Dublin, Sept. 21 -- A half-century from Jordan Cox and three-fer from spinner Adil Rashid were the highlights as England defeated Ireland in the third T20I by six wickets at Dublin on Sunday.

With this win, the series of three matches has ended 2-0 in favour of England.

England won the toss and elected to field first. Skipper Paul Stirling and Mark Adair delivered a decent start with a 30-run opening stand, but a catch from wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler helped Liam Dawson pack Stirling for just seven. Ireland was 30/1 in 3.2 overs.

At the end of the power play in six overs, Ireland was 46/1.

However, spinner Rehan Ahmed struck to remove Adair (33 in 23 balls, with five fours and a six) and Jamie Overton removed Lorcan Tucker and Cur...