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Minnows Ireland pulled off a huge upset on Wednesday, surprising number two-ranked England by five runജs in a rain-affected match 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 ten𒉰 overs🧜, but after a mid-order collapse, they got 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 ওround 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 Irish skipper Balbirnie in po𒆙st-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 upsetting the favourites, England. Their batting and bowlin♍g were top-notch today 🙌🏾 This Worlꦆd Cup is turning out all about the underdogs!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
Irelandꦰ have now hammered the West Indies & now beaten England .. Throughly deserved ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
With some help fro mm r﷽ain off course but Ireland beating England by 5 runs.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
This is huge for Ireland!
DLS or not they were ♒ahead, they played a great ജgame!— 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 deserved 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 interestiꦐng 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 Ireland beat England in a World Cup, Indi⭕a went on to win the World Cup 🤞
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Ireland beat England in World 𝐆Cup 2♒011 in Bengaluru by 3 wickets
Ireland beat England in T20 World Cup𝓰 in Melbourne 🍌by 5 runs (DLS method)
Paul Stirling &💮amp; George Dockrell were part of bಞoth these wins!
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
