Fans on Twitter reacted after Ireland crushed England in T20 World Cup 2022 clash at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). They lauded the team for the superlative effort and took a jibe at the Jos Buttler-led side for losing against a low-ranked side.
Ireland thumps England by 5 runs (DLS method).
In what will be one of their biggest wins, Ireland has thumped England in the T20 World Cup 2022 in a rain-effected match. The Irish team displayed a staggering performance with both bat and ball and bagged the game by 5 runs the DLS method.
Asked to bat first, although Ireland lost Paul Stirling (14) early, skipper Andrew Balbirnie (62) and Lorcan Tucker (34) took English bowlers to cleaners and smashed them all over the park for their 82 runs partnership.
However, after their wicket, Ireland lost a few quick wickets and was left tottering at 132/5. But a few handy contributions from Curtis Campher (18) and Gareth Delany (14*) pushed them to a total of 157 runs on the board. For England, both Mark Wood and Liam Livingstone bagged three wickets.
Chasing the target, England looked in deep trouble as they lost both their openers Jos Buttler (0) and Alex Hales (7) early. Dawid Malan (35) held the one end but wickets kept falling at the other as Ireland reduced the opposition to 86/5.
Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone then tried to steady the English innings as rain played the spoilsport and forced players to walk back to the dressing room with the scorecard reading 105/5. As a result, England fell short of 5 runs as per DLS with the par score being 110 and Ireland emerged victorious.
Fans on Twitter react as Ireland beats England by 5 runs as per DLS
As Ireland defeated England by 5 runs as per the DLS method, fans on Twitter reacted hilariously to it. They trolled the English Cricket Team and brought in the spirit of the game angle to take a jibe at them. Here are some of the reactions:
A famous win for Ireland at the MCG ☘️
AdvertisementEngland came close before the rain came down #IREvENG #T20WorldCup
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 26, 2022
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Even Ireland win T20 match in Australia then come shameless Argentina cricket team pic.twitter.com/aMuhdwuaVV
Advertisement— cricket troll corner (@adityaraj2kfrek) October 26, 2022
@TheBarmyArmy hahahahahhaah pengland lost now everyone will crib and cry by saying because of rain. But the fact is Ireland owned the England batters.
— Anil (@Anil25157109) October 26, 2022
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Bye bye England. Naseer kept saying play fast or u gonna regret. This has happened. They were favourites for world cup now Australia vs England is officially knock out match for both teams.
Advertisement— PAKISTAN CRICKET ♥️ INDIAN CRICKET (@Pakistanlove000) October 26, 2022
What a shame but England cn only blame themselves.. Shocking that despite the threat of rain Malan and Brook showed no intent to keep the score ahead of the DLS Par score .
— Ashish (@ashishanya) October 26, 2022
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Why two matches are taking place at same ground in World cups ,Australia has plenty of grounds.Had there been one game at a particular venue in a day ,these rain dependent results could have been somewhat avoided .
Advertisement— Nitzz Singh (@nitzz_singh) October 26, 2022
Totally deserved it. They played with intent and determination. They were out there to win and did.
Other teams need to take a few lessons from them.
Advertisement— Abed Afridi (@AbedAfridi) October 26, 2022
It's all over for England!!! 🤯
Another massive win for Ireland in their T20I World Cup history as the beat the hot favourites England by only 5 runs (D/L method). 🙌🏼
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— Tohidul Islam (@tohidul115) October 26, 2022
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Every Irish person right now pic.twitter.com/yqS6brcAwH
Advertisement— john WALSH (@lurchjohn) October 26, 2022
Its against the Spirit of cricket 😭😭😂😂😂
Poor Spirit of Cricket mechants 😭😭
Advertisement— Ajith Krishnan (@G_Aji_17) October 26, 2022
Now this result made NZ vs ENG and Eng vs Aus games very very significant. Almost virtual Knockout games.
— deepak malik (@malik0894) October 26, 2022
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MCG should be named as Ground of Upsets.
Advertisement— Towheed Javaid (@JavaidTowheed) October 26, 2022
Spirit of the game got a punch.
— rustyesh (@rustyesh) October 26, 2022
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England 😂
Advertisement— Syed Muhammad Ali (@Syedalikashmri) October 26, 2022
