England Cricket Team vs Ireland Cricket Team Matches

England is widely known as the forefather of Cricket. There have been very few matches between England and Ireland. In terms of success rate and statistics, England has always had the upper hand in terms of wins and statistics. The two teams have faced each other only 16 times in different formats of the game (1 Test, 13 ODIs and 2 T20Is), with England winning 11 matches and Ireland winning 3 matches and having two matches abandoned.

England vs Ireland – Statistics

England and Ireland have faced each other only once in Test matches. The only Test match between England and Ireland was played in July 2019. England won the Test series by a margin of 143 runs and finished the series 1-0.

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England vs Ireland Match Statistics: Match-by-match statistics

In the only Test, a match between England and Ireland, England won by a huge margin of 143 runs, and Jack Leech was named player of the match and player of the series. England’s first and second innings scores were 85 and 303, and Ireland’s were 207 and 38. Mark Adair and Tim Murtagh from Ireland took 6 wickets, and Stuart Board from England took 7 wickets.

ODI Statistics: Series Statistics

England and Ireland have played 5 ODI series, with England winning all 5 and Ireland winning 0. The Irish team was so weak that England defeated them in an ODI series. The most recent series was in July 2020, in which Ireland won one of the 3 matches. That was England’s tour of Ireland, meaning England toured Ireland to play this series. The next ODI series is yet to take place until August 2023.

ODI Statistics: Match-by-match statistics

In the 13 ODI matches between Ireland and England, Ireland have won 2 matches, and England have won 10 matches. Ireland’s highest score against England is 329 runs, and the highest individual score by a player is set by Paul Stirling, which is 142 runs. Ireland defeated England in that match, where England scored 328 runs, and Ireland chased them down by 329 runs in the 2nd ODI on 4 August 2020.

T20 Statistics: Series Statistics

In the T20 format, England and Ireland have only faced each other twice in T20s, as part of the T20 World Cup. No T20 series have been played between England and Ireland.

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T20 Stats: Match-by-match stats

England and Ireland have played just two T20Is, with Ireland winning one and the other being abandoned. Both T20s were played as qualifiers for the T20 World Cup. In the last T20 in November at

Adelaide, Ireland surprisingly beat England by five runs on DLS. Ireland scored 157 runs in 20 overs, while England scored just 105 runs in 14.2 overs.

World Cup Played: England vs Ireland

England and Ireland have only faced each other twice in the T20 World Cup, they have not faced each other in the ODI World Cup. In the most recent 2022 T20 World Cup, Ireland beat England and have better statistics in T20 matches.

England vs Ireland – Win-loss record

Considering all three formats, it is widely accepted that England have dominated the Irish team over the past few years. Except for the T20 format, England dominate in most of the statistics. Ireland have only won a single T20 match and 2 ODI matches out of 16 matches between them.

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