In the T20 World Cup 2022, the England team has suffered a major setback, as the English team has suffered a big loss due to rain. The England team had to face defeat by 5 runs at the hands of Ireland. Rain disturbed the match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ireland got a thrilling win in this match, as the Duckworth-Lewis rule came into force, with England trailing by 5 runs.

If we talk about Ireland vs England match then –

England team captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl. In such a situation, Ireland’s team got off to a good start while batting first and scored around 100 runs in 10 overs. However, England bowled well and the team was bundled out for 157 runs in 19.2 overs. Captain Andy Balbirnie scored 62 runs for Ireland.

Mark Wood and Liam Livingstone got 3-3 wickets for England, while Sam Curran got 2 wickets. When the England team came out to chase the target of 158 runs, the team did not get a good start. Even the team had scored 105 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 14.3 overs and could have won the match, but after that the rain spoiled the fun of the match and the match could not start.

England’s team is now at number three in the Group 1 points table

When the rain came, the England team was 5 runs behind according to the method of Duckworth Lewis. This was the reason why Ireland got the victory. England’s team is now at number three in the Group 1 points table, while this victory for Ireland was a relief. David Malan scored 35 runs for England, while Moeen Ali scored 24 not out in 12 balls.

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