Score on arrival: 48 for 4, chasing 266
Final score: 274 for 4, won by 6 wickets with 42 balls to spare
A one-off ODI in Ireland was threatening to swing the home side's way when James Taylor was bowled by Tim Murtagh, with 226 runs still needed off 210 balls.
Ravi Bopara combined with captain and hometown boy Eoin Morgan to get those 226 runs off just 28 overs, racing to his only ODI hundred off just 74 balls.
For a packed crowd in Malahide, who had seen encouraging signs of a shock victory all afternoon, it was all a bit of a kick in the teeth, all the more stinging given that Morgan had played such a key role.
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