England beat Ireland by four wickets to win ODI series

England beat Ireland by four wickets in the second one-day international to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.

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   Opener Jonny Bairstow smashed 82 off 41 balls as England beat Ireland by four wickets in the second one-day international to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead. (Source: Reuters)

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   England overcame a middle-order wobble to finish on 216-6 in 32.3 overs in reply to Ireland's 212-9 at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. (Source: Reuters)

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   After Adil Rashid had taken 3-34 to reach 150 ODI wickets, Bairstow equaled the record for the fastest 50 in this format by an Englishman off 21 balls. (Source: AP)

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   Bairstow, Eoin Morgan and Moeen Ali were dismissed as England lurched from 131-3 to 137-6, before an unbroken 79-run stand between Sam Billings and David Willey helped the hosts to their target with more than 17 overs to spare. (Source: Reuters)

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   Earlier, Ireland overcame another poor start after winning the toss and being reduced to 91-6 before Curtis Campher led the recovery. Campher, in only his second ODI, scored an 87-ball 68 with eight fours before being dismissed by seamer Saqib Mahmood (2-45).(Source: Reuters)

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   Campher shared two key partnerships late in the innings, a seventh-wicket 60-run stand with Simi Singh (25) and 56 runs for the eighth wicket with Andy McBrine (24). (Source: Reuters)

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   Players again took a knee to support Black Lives Matter before the game. (Source: Reuters)