An unbeaten 124 runs from captain Eoin Morgan has seen England beat Ireland by six wickets in their one-day international match in Dublin.

The hosts made 269-7 from their 50 overs before England reached 274-4 with seven overs left in the day.

Ireland had William Porterfield to thank for their healthy total as the opener made 112 runs until he was bowled by Boyd Rankin.

Rankin went on to take another three wickets in the form of Paul Stirling (10), Ed Joyce (one) and John Mooney (27).

England struggled to make much progress when it was their turn to bat, labouring to 48-4 as they lost Michael Carberry (10), Luke Wright (five), James Taylor (25) and Gary Ballance (0).

However, unbeaten knocks of 124 and 101 from Morgan and Ravi Bopara respectively saw England over the line.