The Knight-led side will feature in the only Test to be played from June 22 to 26 at Nottingham. This will be the first five-day Test for England women on English soil.
After hitting the winning run in the last ball, Player of the Match Michael said in the post-match presentation, "I don't think I can quite put it into words, I'm lost for words. We had a few tough games against Ireland and last time we had a tied game (in the previous qualifiers) against Zi
Ireland's top order had crumbled in the first 10 overs and they were 34-4. However, Curtis Campher's 120 and George Dockrell's 69 gave Ireland hope in the match.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes believes that the seven-day break will be sufficient for his bowling attack to recover ahead of back-to-back fixtures at Lord's and Headingley in the Ashes 2023 series
In the post-match presentation, Berrington said, "What a game of cricket. Delighted to get over the line, we had the belief all the way through. Exceptional knock by Leasy (Leask) to get us over the line, The most important thing today was to turn up and play our best cricket."
Batting first, Ireland's top order collapsed against Brandon McMullen's lethal bowling. They were 33/4 after 8.2 overs. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie were dismissed on a golden duck by McMullen in consecutive balls. Harry Tector was also dismissed cheaply at 6 of 10.
Australia batter Marnus Labushagne's reign at the helm of ICC Test rankings came to an end with England's Joe Rot sealing his place at the top after the first Ashes 2023 Test match
The first real opportunity came Kuwait's way in the 23rd minute and they capitalised on it to take the lead. Khaled Hajiah was left unmarked inside the box and the skipper made no mistake in heading the ball home from a corner.