Superb England crush Ireland with record ODI chase

First ODI, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester

Ireland 281-5 (50 overs): Lewis 69 (89), Hunter 62 (90), Stokell 54* (48)

England 283-4 (38.1 overs): Bouchier 104 (95), Dunkley 73 (61); Murray 3-58

England won by six wickets; pb bid 1-0

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England's caller epoch started with a ascendant six-wicket triumph implicit Ireland arsenic they cruised to their grounds pursuit of 282 successful the archetypal one-day international.

Opener Maia Bouchier struck a stunning 104 disconnected 95 balls to unafraid England's highest pursuit successful women's ODIs with 11.5 overs to spare.

Bouchier added 143 for the archetypal wicket with Sophia Dunkley, who made 73, which laid the cleanable level earlier the centurion holed retired to long-on with conscionable 59 runs needed.

Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp made airy enactment of those remaining runs with a quickfire basal of 54 disconnected 38 balls to enactment England wrong touching distance, Capsey hitting the winning bound to decorativeness unbeaten connected 41.

Ireland were mediocre with the shot and sloppy successful the field, but nevertheless it was a superb commencement for England's transitional batting line-up, which is without the precocious retired Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont, and successful the lack of injured skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt.

Despite their struggles successful the field, Ireland earlier impressed with the bat to station 281-5, with half-centuries for skipper Gaby Lewis, Amy Hunter and Rebecca Stokell.

Lewis and Hunter added 136 for the 2nd wicket earlier Stokell's counter-attacking sound of 54 not retired from 48 balls provided a precocious boost, arsenic England's bowlers lacked menace successful the mediate overs, without Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone, who are being rested.

It looked a competitory full astatine the halfway mark, but connected a level transportation offering small assistance for the bowlers, the gulf successful people and acquisition was stark successful the 2nd innings.

The three-match bid continues astatine Derby connected Thursday.