Written by: Dip Rajbahak - 2022008, Grade X
Posted on: 26 November, 2020
From July 24th, 2019 to 27th, July there was One day-Off Test between Ireland and England in Lord’s at London. The England skipper won the toss and decided to bat first. England’s destructive limited-overs batsman Jason Roy was making a debut in this test match. England started horribly 8 for 1 as they lost their opener Jason Roy in the second over. Joe Denly and Rory Burns also got out within the thirty-six runs on the board. As skipper, Joe Root also didn’t last long and got out in single-digits score so as Jonny Bairstow, Moen Ali, and Chris Woakes all three got out without scoring any runs. Then Curran and Stone smashed a few boundaries and England was all out in 85 runs.
On day 2 Ireland’s first wicket fell in at 32 runs on the board then Balbirnie scored a quick fifty in 69 balls. Then wicket started stumbling of Ireland too and got all-out in 207. Still, they were at the top because they were leading by 122 runs. Now the second inning started and England's nightwatchman Jack Leach scored a half-century and became not out only Rory got out. Jason Roy got brute and smashed boundaries over boundaries and scored half-century too. On day 3 as Jason got dismissed by Stuart Thompson in 72 and sadly night watchman also couldn’t score his first maiden ton though he got out in nervous 90s. Skipper Root scored 31 and Jonny again failed to score a run and Curran and Broad smashed boundaries and crossed 300 runs margin and got all out in 303 on the scoreboard.
Ireland was pleased with the target because they led by 122 and they only needed 181 runs to win the match. Ireland’s first wicket fell on 11 for 1 of Porterfield then the wickets started stumbling quickly as Woakes made a career-best bowling figure of 7.2 overs 2 maiden 6 wickets and only conceded 17 runs. And Broad helped Woakes too as he took 4 wickets. And shattered Ireland’s Dream to win the game against England and got bowled out in just 38 runs. Which is their lowest score in history. And Leach got man of the match for his excellent 1*/ 92 runs and 0/26 in his bowling. And England won the One-Off Test by 143 runs.
