New Delhi: After rain disturbed match played between England and Ireland, Ireland won the match by 5 runs through Duckworth Lewis.

In the Super-12, this match between England and Ireland was played in Melbourne. It was a thrilling match.

In this match, England won the toss first and decided to bowl. Batting first, Ireland’s team was reduced to 157 runs in 19.2 overs. Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie scored 62 runs in 47 balls. His innings included 5 fours and 2 sixes.

Later, the England team started very badly. Batsman Jos Buttler, who came to the opening, returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, Alex Hales also got out by scoring 7. Dawid Malan took some innings but after scoring 35 runs, he also appeared to be returning to the pavilion after losing wickets.

At the same time, Ben Stokes (6) and Harry Brook (18) could not contribute anything special for the team.

The rhythm was seen in Island’s bowling. Joshua Little took 2 wickets for 16 runs in 3 overs. Barry McCarthy, Pheoin Hand and George Dockrell took 1-1 wickets. England were 5 runs behind Ireland before the rain started. Ireland benefited from this.

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