Ireland shocked rivals England by producing a brilliant five-run win via Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) in the T20 World Cup, thanks to a magnificent half-century from captain Andrew Balbirnie and an excellent bowling performance led by Josh Little.
Having been put in to bat, Ireland got off to a perfect start thanks to an important partnership between Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker. They came together after Mark Wood removed danger man Paul Stirling for 14 and put on 82 runs for the second wicket, particularly targeting the expensive Chris Woakes.
With Ireland threatening to go big, Adil Rashid made a crucial breakthrough as he fortuitously ran out Tucker for 34 by deflecting a Balbirnie drive back onto the stumps. England then staged a much-needed fightback as Ireland fell from 103-1 to 157 all out, with Rashid, Liam Livingstone and Wood all impressing.
