England will take on Ireland in the first of three ODIs on September 23 at Trent Bridge. Here’s all you need to know about the ENG vs IRE 2nd ODI, including the updated scorecard, toss news and the playing XIs.

England vs Ireland, 2nd ODI
September 23, 2023
11:00 am local time
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

ENG vs IRE, 2nd ODI: Toss

Ireland chose to bowl after winning the toss.

England vs Ireland, 2nd ODI: Live score

ENG vs IRE, 2nd ODI: Team news

England have named a second-string side for the series rewarding Zak Crawley, the highest run-getter in Ashes 2023, with the captaincy badge. Crawley last featured in ODI cricket way back in 2021. Ben Duckett is entrusted with vice-captaincy. The squad comprises numerous fresh faces, with four uncapped players and seven players with six or fewer ODIs under their belts.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore has replaced Joe Root, the only player in the series from England’s World Cup team. Root was supposed to play the series opener as final preparation before the showpiece event but saw the game washed out.

Dashing opener Paul Stirling will captain Ireland, who failed to seal a berth in the quadrennial event next month. Curtis Campher will be promoted to No. 3, as stated by chief selector, Andrew White.

ENG vs IRE, 2nd ODI: Playing XIs

England: Phil Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Zak Crawley (c), Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Matthew Potts, George Scrimshaw

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbarnie, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little

Match prediction – Today’s England-Ireland live match

A close contest is on the cards. It will be a battle between England’s young guns and a promising Ireland side having players like Stirling, Harry Tector and Josh Little in their ranks. England still bat deep despite having a new squad, giving them a slight competitive edge over the tourists.

Ireland went down 1-2 during their last ODI series in England in 2020.

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