Dominant Ireland secure famous victory over England by five runs via DLS

A dominant Ireland sprung a huge upset in the ongoing T20 World Cup with a fivewicket victory over 2010 champions England by five runs via DLS method in a Group 1 match in Super 12 stage at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground MCG on WednesdayWednesdays win is also just the third victory for Ireland over England in Mens international cricket after ODI wins in Bengaluru 2011 in the World Cup and Southampton 2020 and also their first time win in T20Is tooThe fiverun win over England also adds to Irelands incredible upswing in T20Is after bowing out of last years T20 World Cup in the first round and then defeating West Indies in a decisive firstround match in Hobart to enter Super 12 stage of this years tournamentAfter Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie 62 off 47 balls and Lorcan Tucker 34 off 27 balls strung an 82run stand to help the side post a competitive 157 all out in 192 overs pacer Joshua Little took out Jos Buttler and Alex Hales to reduce England to 242 in four overs setting the base for a famous victory as England could manage 1055 in 143 oversAfter that rain arrived and gave Ireland their first two points in Super 12 leaving Group 1 wide open It also makes Englands next match against archrivals Australia a mustwin affair in order to remain alive in the race for a spot in the semifinalsAlso readNo complacency against Ireland vows England skipper Jos ButtlerIn defence of 158 on a tricky pitch and overcast conditions Little dealt England a huge blow when he had Buttler caught behind off a thin edge for a twoball duck in the opening over Alex Hales was next to depart in Littles second over as short fine leg took a nice catch of the topedge flying off the batFionn Hand coming into the playing eleven in place of offspin allrounder Simi Singh bowled Ben Stokes with a screamer of a delivery through the gate for just six as England finished the powerplay at 373 Post powerplay Harry Brook and Dawid Malan were gifted lifelines but didnt make much use of itWhile Brook was caught in the deep while trying to pull off George Dockrell Malans struggle came to an end when extra bounce on his pull was snapped by diving third man off Barry McCarthy as England were in deep trouble at 865 in 131 oversMoeen Ali slammed two sixes and a four to give England some hope of an unlikely win But rain arrived when England needed 53 runs off 33 deliveries leaving Ali stranded at 24 not out off 12 balls as they were found five runs short of par score as per DLS method giving Ireland a win to remember for agesEarlier despite rain causing a delay in start of the proceedings Ireland reached 591 at the end of powerplay losing opener Paul Stirling as he slashed a 150 kph ball from Mark Wood to third manBut Balbirnie and Tucker batted intelligently against Englands powerful bowling lineup finding the boundaries with ease giving Ireland a ray of hope for touching the 200mark But Englands bowlers fought back from the 12th over as Adil Rashid got the latter runout at the nonstrikers end to end a dangerous 82run stand for the second wicket off 57 ballsFrom there Ireland lost their last nine wickets for just 34 runs in an astonishing collapse to be 157 all out with four balls unused in their innings Wood 334 and Liam Livingstone 317 were the pick of the bowlers for England while Sam Curran starred with 230But with Ireland being dominant with both bat and ball in the first half of their innings England were consigned to their ninth T20I defeat in 12 matches this year and had to see their opponents celebrate a stunning victory with their family and friends in the stands of MCGBrief scores Ireland 157 all out in 192 overs Andrew Balbirnie 62 Lorcan Tucker 34 Liam Livingstone 317 Mark Wood 334 beat England 1055 in 143 overs Dawid Malan 35 Moeen Ali 24 not out Joshua Little 216 George Dockrell 15 by five runs via DLS methodThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever