T20 WC 2022: Another major upset has been seen in the T20 World Cup being played in Australia. Ireland beat England by 5 wickets in a rain-hit match. The decision was made by the Duckworth-Lewis method. England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ireland’s team could not even play the full 20 overs and got out for 157 runs in 19.2 overs. In reply, England scored 105 runs in 14.3 overs for the loss of five wickets till the game was stopped due to rain. The match could not be restarted due to rain and Ireland were declared victorious by 5 runs by the Duckworth-Lewis method. Earlier in this World Cup, Namibia had defeated Sri Lanka.
T20 WC 2022: IRE vs ENG
In this match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie scored the highest 62 runs. He faced 47 balls and hit 5 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Wicket-keeper batsman Lorcan Tucker scored 34 runs in 27 balls. Mark Wood and Liam Livingstone took 3 wickets each for England.
Chasing the target of 158 runs, the English team did not start well. His wickets kept falling at regular intervals, which had to bear the brunt of defeat. Opener Jos Buttler returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs. After this, the second opener Alex Hales could also score just 7 runs. Ben Stokes was bowled out for 6 runs. Dabin Malan definitely scored 35 runs. Harry Book contributed 18 runs. Moeen Ali was on 24 and Liam Livingstone was on 1 when the game was stopped due to rain. Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie was adjudged man of the match.