Ambitious Ireland beat Error Prone England by 05 Runs on the D/L Method in rain ruined game
ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Championship 2022 – 11th Day Super 12 Stage – Group 01 – 04th Day – Match 05 (20th Match) – Melbourne, Victoria
Ireland put into bat, 157 all out – ( 19.2 Overs ) Skipper Andrew Balbirnie 62 ( 2×6, 5×4, 47 balls ), Lorcan Tucker 34, Curtis Campher 18, Paul Stirling 14, Gareth Delany 12no – Andrew Balbirnie / Lorcan Tucker added 82 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the last 09 wickets for the addition of 54 runs – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – 42 dot balls – Liam Livingstone 3 / 17, Mark Wood 3 / 34, Sam Curran 2 / 31, Skipper Joseph Buttler 03 victims, Sam Curran 02 catches.
England in reply, 105 / 5 – ( 14.3 Overs ) Dawid Malan 35, Moeen Ali 24no, Harry Brook 18, Extras 14 – Joshua Little 2 / 16, George Dockrell 1 / 05.
Moeen Ali went pass 1000 runs in T20 Internationals. This is the first win by either side against each other in this format. The only other instance was a no result due to rain.
Player of the Match – Andrew Balbirnie – Ireland
New Zealand vs Afghanistan – Abandoned
Super 12 Stage – Group 01 – 04th Day – Match 06 ( 21st Match ) – Melbourne, Victoria The night match was a complete washout with the pitch covers still on due to persistent heavy rain.