Ireland shock England with T20 World Cup victory in Melbourne
Ireland's fine form at the T20 World Cup has continued in Melbourne with a dramatic rain-affected victory over England at the MCG.
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Ireland's fine form at the T20 World Cup has continued in Melbourne with a dramatic rain-affected victory over England at the MCG.
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie admitted his side's batting must improve after they fell to a nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in their Super 12 opener at the T20 World Cup.
West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran expressed his disappointment and mentioned that the team has let down its fans after his team's exit at the T20 World Cup on Friday following a crushing defeat to Ireland. The captain also cited his batting failure at the World Cup and was absolutely disappointed about the West Indies exit. "We have disappointed our fans and ourselves. It's definitely hurting. I have disappointed my guys with the way I performed," said Pooran after the match.
Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie celebrated a "pretty special" achievement from Curtis Campher and George Dockrell as they blasted their side to a thrilling victory over Scotland at the T20 World Cup.
T20 World Cup, Zimbabwe vs Ireland, Group B Match Live Updates:On Day 2 of the ongoing T20 World Cup, Zimbabwe will take on Ireland. It will be interesting to see whether the Andrew Balbirnie-led side will have an advantage over Zimbabwe or not, as they entered the tournament, having played 22 T20Is, since last year. On the other hand, Zimbabwe have won a T20I and an ODI series against Bangladesh. On Day 1, Namibia and Netherlands have registered wins against Sri Lanka and UAE, respectively. Both the teams today, will look to register a winning start. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Ireland suffered an 11-run loss to Namibia in their first warm-up match ahead of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Ireland are to return to Lord's for a four-day Test match against England next summer, four years after their historic first match at the iconic venue.
A 15-man Ireland squad has been named for the T20 World Cup campaign, which gets under way in Australia next month, with Simi Singh getting the nod over Andy McBrine.