Former Ireland batsman Morgan, England´s captain in the absence of the rested Alastair Cook, and Bopara came together when the visitors were in dire straits at 48 for four.[break]
But from looking like they might lose the game, England ultimately won with seven overs remaining.
Morgan and Bopara´s unbroken stand surpassed the 16-year-old fifth-wicket record at this level of 223 set by India´s Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Leading 10 fifth-wicket ODI partnerships (stand, partners, team, opponents, venue, year):
226* Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, ENG v IRL, Malahide 2013
223 Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, IND v SRI, Colombo 1997
220 Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, AUS v NZL, Wellington 2005
195 Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, NZL v ZIM, Bulawayo 2011
186* Murray Goodwin, Grant Flower, ZIM v WIS, Chester-le-Street 2000
184* Gautam Gambhir, MS Dhoni, IND v SRI, Brisbane 2008
183* Jacques Kallis, Jonty Rhodes, RSA v PAK, Durban 1998
181* Eoin Morgan, Kevin O´Brien, IRL v CAN, Benoni 2009
176 Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, PAK v SRI, Colombo 2009
174 Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood ENG v IND, The Oval 2004
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