A 154 run third wicket partnership between Freddie Ogliby and Rob O'Brien the highlight of the Irish innings. Surrey slow left-armer Ralphie Albert the star with the ball as he first broke the big partnership and then ran through Ireland's middle order in quick time. The early breakthrough came from Durham's left arm seamer James Minto snaring CSNI duo James West (8) and Adam Leckey (2) and he claimed two more in the final overs as Ireland lost 7 wickets for 77 runs. A disappointing total after at one stage being 189-2. The England reply was a stop, start affair with more rain interruptions reducing the game in stages to 25 overs. England captain the South African born Ben Dawkins who is on Kent's books and Worcestershire's Isaac Mohammed made light of the interruptions to post 69 in the opening ten overs. Dijkstra made the breakthrough next over, Mohammed caught behind for 37 off 25 (2x4, 3x6) and took a second in his next, James Isbell for just a single. But Dawkins and Will Bennison pressed the accelerator and the required rate dropped from 6 to 3 in a flash. Dijkstra claimed the wicket of Dawkins with England just a dozen short and it was left to Bennison and Joe Moores to knock off the last few. England simply with too much power - 8 maximums in their 24 overs to Ireland's 1 - they upped the pace at will and made light of a comparatively stiff DLS target.