Rain on Australia's side! England stunned by Irish in boilover that keeps hosts' World Cup alive. Australia puts Sri Lanka to the sword | 04:02.
Their partnership ended when Tucker was run out for 34, with bowler Adil Rashid getting a finger to a Balbirnie drive, which cannoned into the non-strikers’ stumps with the batsman out of his crease. Livingstone matched Wood’s three-wicket haul when Mark Adair was caught in the deep and Ireland limped to the finish. The English are among the title favourites and were heavily-fancied to beat Ireland after opening their tournament with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan at the weekend. The win was Ireland’s first in the Super 12 (or 10 or 8) stage of the T20 World Cup. England started their chase poorly, sitting 3-29 off 5.1 overs chasing a healthy target of 158, and while they began to recover in the middle order the pace was not quick enough. Rain and a wobbly start from England has handed Ireland a famous T20 World Cup triumph at the MCG, by five runs on DLS.
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England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to chase on a fresh MCG pitch under overcast skies. Hand has played only two T20Is and 22 T20s overall. [Fionn Hand](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/fionn-hand-1099225) in a bid to exploit the swing and bounce offered by the [early-season conditions at the MCG](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2022-teams-recalibrate-plans-as-early-season-conditions-turn-mcg-into-pace-paradise-1341551).
IRELAND have been awarded a controversial win over England via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method due to heavy rainfall in Melbourne.Jos Buttler and co.
Over 6: England 37-3 (Malan 15, Brook 3); Target 158 Over 7: England 44-3 (Malan 20, Brook 5); Target 158 We had everything in our favour having won the toss with the weather around, and we didn't take advantage of that. Over 8: England 48-3 (Malan 21, Brook 7); Target 158 We've never played a game of cricket here so to come here and play the tournament favourites with so many big names, and put on a show in front of friends and family and a number of people around the world, it's very satisfying. Over 9: England 53-3 (Malan 22, Brook 10); Target 158 In the first ten overs with the ball, we were poor. Over 10: England 63-3 (Malan 23, Brook 17); Target 158 To do this at one of the most amazing cricket grounds in the world is pretty special.Andrew Balbirnie Over 11: England 69-4 (Malan 25, Ali 2); Target 158 They've completely out-bowled and out-batted England. Over 12: England 77-4 (Malan 33, Ali 2); Target 158