Brilliant Beaumont stars in record England victory

Second ODI, Belfast

England 320-8 (50 overs): Beaumont 150* (139); Sargent 2-60

Ireland 45 each retired (16.5 overs): Raymond-Hoey 22 (37); Cross 3-8, Filer 3-10

England won by 275 runs

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Tammy Beaumont's sparkling 150 not retired helped group up England's 275-run thrashing complete Ireland successful a one-sided 2nd one-day world successful Belfast.

The hosts were bowled retired for conscionable 45 - their lowest ever ODI full - successful reply to England's imposing 320-8.

Opener Beaumont batted passim for her 10th ODI period - nan astir by immoderate Englishwoman - pinch support from Freya Kemp, who bludgeoned 65 from 47 balls.

In reply, Ireland slumped to 8-4 wrong nan 4th complete of their pursuit successful a calamitous commencement and they grounded to recover, handing England their biggest ODI triumph successful position of runs.

Captain Kate Cross continued her good form, taking 3-8 aft her career-best 6-30 successful nan first ODI connected Saturday, while Lauren Filer's gait proved excessively overmuch for Ireland arsenic she vanished pinch 3-10.

Only opener Una Raymond-Hoey reached double figures, contributing 22 from 37 balls arsenic nan gulf betwixt nan 2 sides was astonishingly stark.

Off-spinner Georgia Davis made her world debut, pursuing nan 5 debutants successful Saturday's opener, and vanished pinch an awesome 2-19, while Kemp besides claimed two.

The triumph besides sees England unafraid a bid win, pinch nan 3rd ODI taking spot astatine nan aforesaid venue connected Wednesday, which is followed by 3 T20s successful Clontarf, Dublin.

Beaumont and Cross are England's astir knowledgeable players successful nan England squad to return connected Ireland, pinch a abstracted broadside named to that travelling to nan United Arab Emirates for nan T20 World Cup adjacent month.

And while Cross starred successful nan bid opener, Beaumont was disappointment to miss retired astatine nan apical of nan bid and batted pinch her trademark swagger and assurance present that showed she was wished to put that right.

At times, she had to excavation heavy erstwhile batting pinch England's caller faces for illustration Hollie Armitage, Paige Scholfield and Mady Villiers, absorbing unit and guiding them done immoderate spells of tight bowling.

But successful nan destructive Kemp she recovered her cleanable companion arsenic they added 101 for nan 4th wicket.

The all-rounder is 1 of only 2 of nan squad successful Ireland to besides beryllium heading to nan World Cup (alongside Bess Heath), and recovered immoderate shape astatine nan cleanable clip pinch her first ODI 50 coming from conscionable 37 balls.

The sound included 7 fours and 2 sixes, allowing Beaumont to accumulate successful nan mediate overs, earlier an explosive decorativeness saw her spell from her period to 150 successful conscionable 22 balls.

While England's broadside is mostly inexperienced, Beaumont is an established world-class performer and showed that erstwhile astatine her very best, she is simply a formidable match-winner.