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Minnows Ireland pulled off a huge upset on Wednesday, surprising number two-ranked England by fivꩵe runs in a rain-affected match𒉰 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Put in to bat first, Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie (62 off 47) guided his team to 92-1 in the first ten overs, but after a mid-order col🌸lapse, they 𝓀got bundled out for 157 in 19.2 overs.
In reply, England slumped to 29-3 with just one boundary in the first five overs as the Irish pacers didn’t allow them to play big shots. After the powerplay overs, England tried to gain some momentum but lost the wickets of Harry Brook and Dawid Malan in the process.
Just when Moeen Ali was getting into his stride, rain halted the play, with England’s score reading 105-5 off 14.3 overs. Jos Buttler & Co. was five runs behind the DLS scoring method as the game was called off, giving Balbirnie’s men another famous victory in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Ireland defeated West Indies in the first round and▨ knocked them out of the tournament.
“We haven’t played a game here, to come and play the tournament favorites, with so many big names and to put on a show is very satisfying. We had a great week in Hobart and to do this was at one of the biggest grounds is pretty special,” said the Iris𓂃h skipper Balbirnie in post-match presentation.
Here is how cricket fraternity reacted on Twitter:
Congrats Ireland. Better team on the day
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
What a win for . They have done a brilliant job in upse🌠tting the favourites, England. Their batting and bowling were top-notch today 🙌🏾 This World Cup is turning out all about the underdogs!
— Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
Ireland have now hammered the West Indies &; now beaten England .. Throughly des♒erved ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
With some 𒅌help fro mm rain off course but Ireland beating E🅷ngland by 5 runs.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
This is huge for Ireland!
DLS or not they were ahead, they played a great gౠame!— Urooj Mumtaz Khan (@uroojmumtazkhan)
👏👏
— Damien Martyn🏏 (@damienmartyn)
Match summary
Cc: 😄— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Ireland win at the MCG via DLS.
Well done 🍀
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
Ireland deserve🔯d winners. Most of the big teams dropping points. This super 12 is something else
— Bazid Khan (@bazidkhan81)
🇮🇪 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Ireland beat England. Another shock result at this very interesti♔ng tournament
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
Well, that's it! Ireland win. And they deserve it – they really outplayed England. This group is wide open and the Aus v England match on Friday should be an absolute doozy.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
A captain's knock 💪
Andy Balbirnie's crucial fifty makes him the POTM 👊
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
Strong in 2011. Stronger in 2022. Historic. ☘️
— Barbados Royals (@BarbadosRoyals)
Just look what it means ❤️ ☘️🏏
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland)
IRELAND BEAT ENGLAND AT THE G! INCREDIBLE
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
The last time I🍌reland beat England in a World Cup, India went on to win the World Cup 🤞
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Ireland 🥂beat England in World Cup 2011 in Bengaluru by 3 wickets
Ireland beat Engl𝐆and in T20 World Cup in Meꦿlbourne by 5 runs (DLS method)
Paul Stirling & George Dockrell wer𓆉e part of both t𓃲hese wins!
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
