T20 World Cup: England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 1, Melbourne
Ireland 157 (20 overs): Balbirnie 62 (47); Livingstone 3-17, Wood 3-34
England 105-5 (14.3 overs): Malan 35 (37)
Ireland won by 5 runs (DLS method)
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England suffered a large upset successful the Men's T20 World Cup arsenic an inspired Ireland and rainfall earnestly dented their rubric hopes successful Melbourne.

After a amazingly meek show successful pursuit of 158, England, 1 of the tourney favourites, were 105-5 successful the 15th implicit erstwhile rainfall arrived.

With England 5 runs down the required rate, Ireland secured a five-run triumph connected the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method erstwhile the lucifer was called disconnected soon after.

The effect does not extremity England's hopes of progressing from Group 1 but it leaves them apt needing to bushed Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka successful their remaining games to spell through.

After slipping to 86-5, the rainfall arrived conscionable arsenic Moeen Ali had begun to wrestle immoderate momentum backmost for England by striking 3 boundaries successful 5 balls.

But it proved excessively small excessively late, England near ruing their top-order illness earlier they instrumentality to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for what is present a important lucifer against Australia connected Friday astatine 09:00 BST.