Tuesday morning brought with it unexpected but very welcome news from Down Under as the Irish men's team defeated their English counterparts at the T20 Cricket World Cup.
But while cricket has deep roots within Irish history, having been the most widely-played sport here in the 19th century due to British colonialism, it has been a niche sport for over a century.
Therefore most Irish people, even keen sports fans, are pretty unfamiliar with its rules and various codes.
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Here are the main details to know for greater context on what the Irish team have achieved in Melbourne:
What does T20 stand for?
T20 is short for Twenty 20 which is a condensed alternative version of cricket, introduced in 2005 in an effort to make the game more accessible to a wider audience.
Matches are much shorter in duration compared to the traditional format as each side has only a single innings to bowl with.
Bowling overs are limited to 20 per side and crucially, each team has just 80 minutes to get through their overs. And the fielding team must field at least five bowlers among their line-up.
Each bowler then is restricted to a maximum of bowling four overs.
In short, it's a shortened and more modern version of cricket as it even eschews the monotone cream kits of the past in favour of multi-coloured, easily identifiable jerseys like you'd see in football, GAA or rugby.
There's also more modern production values with pop music played between bowls and additional props to drum up as much atmosphere as possible.
How does the World Cup work?
16 countries qualify for its World Cup. The eightest-ranked ones, including England are put straight into the second group stages.
Ireland had to secure their place in their so-called 'Super 12' group by initially getting a top-two place in Group B where they competed against Scotland, the West Indies and Zimbabwae.
Now they're in with hosts Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan along with the English.
They'll all play each other once with the top two from the two groups then advancing to the semi-finals.
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