MAJOR UPSET! Ireland register historic win over England by 5 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method - IRE V ENG T20 World Cup Scorecard, Match report

Ireland vs England, ICC T20 World Cup 2022, IRE v ENG, Match Report, Scorecard: Rain gods favoured Ireland on Wednesday as they pulled off a stunning upset over one of the T20 World Cup 2022 favourites England in the Super 12 match in Melbourne. Ireland stunned England by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain interrupted match. 

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IRE v ENG, Ireland vs England Match Report: 

After a delayed start due to wet outfield after rain showers, England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field first. Put in to bat, Ireland skipper Andy Balbirnie top-scored for his team with a 47-ball 62 while Lorcan Tucker made 34. Ireland set England a target of 158 runs. 

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Liam Livingstone (3/17) and Mark Wood (3/34) shared six wickets between them for England.

Outstanding bowling comeback helps England restrict Ireland to 157

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Chasing 158, England were down to 105 for 5 wickets in 14.3 overs when it began pouring at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

According to the Duckworth-Lewis method, England were found to be five runs short when the umpires decided to call off the IRE v ENG game.

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For England David Malan made 35, while Moeen Ali was unbeaten on 24.
For Ireland, Josh Little (2/16) picked up two wickets.

Ireland bowlers have kept things under control with three big scalps in the Powerplay #IREvENG | : https://t.co/WuCy4jxWJS

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Ireland vs England Player of the Match: Ireland skipper Andy Balbirnie was judged the 'Player of the Match' by the panelists for his innings of 62 runs.

A captain's knock

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ENG vs IRE, England vs Ireland Scorecard: