England women's team handed a thrashing to Ireland in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Belfast on Monday, September 9. Tammy Beaumont's record-breaking unbeaten 150, coupled with Freya Kamp's rapid 65 helped England get to a huge score of 320 before Kate Cross-led side bowled out the hosts for a paltry score of 45. 275 was the biggest victory margin for England women in ODIs in terms of runs as the visitors capped off a historic day.
Apart from Una-Raymond Hoey, none of the other Irish batters even reached double digits as all four of Cross, Lauren Filer, Kemp and Georgia Davis shared the scalps. Cross and Filer took three each while Kemp and David shared a brace each as Ireland were shot out for their lowest-ever ODI score in women's game in just 16.5 overs.
Biggest win margin (by runs) for England women in ODIs
275 runs vs Ireland (Belfast, 2024)
239 runs vs Denmark (Banstead, 2018)
238 runs vs Scotland (Reading, 2001)
230 runs vs Pakistan (Vijayawada, 1997)
Lowest total in women's ODIs for Ireland
45 against England - Belfast, 2024
46 against Australia - Dublin, 2001
53 against South Africa - Doha, 2014
55 against Australia - Dublin, 2005
Ireland stretched England in the first ODI but the second game was just a farce as far as performance across departments was concerned.
That wasn't all. Tammy Beaumont also broke the England record for most centuries in women's ODIs as she leapfrogged Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards. Beamont's 139-ball 150* was her 10th century in ODIs for England as she went past both Sciver-Brunt and Edwards (9).
England will aim to seal the series in the third ODI on Wednesday, September 11 while Ireland look to bounce back and try and avoid a clean sweep.
