Ireland stunned England, the 2010 ICC T20 World Cup champions, in the Super 12 encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Irishmen won by five runs (DLS method) after rain played spoilsport.
Match summary
Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie slammed 62 before Ireland perished on 157. In reply, England got off to a sluggish start as Joshua Little bowled a stunning opening spell. England were 105/5 in 14.3 overs when rain abandoned the play.
Feat
Ireland touched the 100-run mark inthe 12th over. Two of the three highest T20I totals by Ireland after the first 10 overs have come in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Knock
Ireland skipper Balbirnie played a captain's knock in the first innings.He slammed 62 off 47 balls, a knock laced with 5 fours and 2 sixes. It was his eighth half-century in T20I cricket.
Bowlers
Liam Livingstone registered his career-best T20I bowling figures (3/17). Mark Wood too snapped up three wickets. Left-arm seamer Sam Curran scalped two in the penultimate over.
Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali has become the eighth England batter to complete 1,000 runsin T20Is. Ali, who got the feat in his 67th game, reached the landmark after crossing the five-run mark.
Defeat
England are yet to register a win in T20I cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They have lost each of their four T20Is at this iconic venue thus far