In a massive upset, Ireland on Wednesday defeated T20 World Cup 2022 favourites England in Super 12 of the T20 World Cup 2022 match. Ireland secured the historic victory over England via the DL method due to rain and won the match by 5 runs. Courtesy of a fighting knock from Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie and early jolt gave by bowler Joshua Little, Ireland was declared as the ultimate winner in the rain-affected match. England was 105-5 when heavy rain started to pour in and ultimately the umpires decided to declare Ireland as the winner as England was 5 runs behind as per the DL method. Andrew Balbirnie's innings of 62 runs off 47 balls earned him man of the match award in the end.
On the other hand, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone were still on the crease when heavy rain started pouring in. However, England fell 5 runs short in their chase of the target of 158 runs. Notably, England's defeat against Ireland reminded fans of Buttler & Co's earlier performance in the ICC tournaments. Notably, the Netherlands beat England in the 2009 T20 WC and 2014 T20 World Cup, and now, Ireland defeated them in 2022 T20 WC.
Here's what fans are saying about Ireland's victory
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Netherlands beat England in the 2009 T20 WC.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 26, 2022
Netherlands beat England in the 2014 T20 WC.
Ireland beat England in the 2022 T20 WC.
England continues to have poor record vs European teams in the World Cup.
Historic win for Ireland. Ireland beat England by 5 runs in T20 World Cup 2022. What a win by Ireland and what a day for Ireland cricket.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) October 26, 2022
England were five runs behind of the DLS score before the it started raining. As a result, Ireland have won this match.#T20WorldCup #ENGvsIRE pic.twitter.com/9wmd9Kch6j
— Prajakta (@18prajakta) October 26, 2022