In one of the biggest upsets of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, the England cricket team was defeated by Ireland by 5 runs via DLS or the Duckworth Lewis method. Yes, the DLS method was used in the thrilling match to decide the winner. England was five runs short of the Irish total in terms of the D/L method which helped the Ireland cricket team register one of the most memorable wins in the history of this game.
Coming out to bat first, Ireland posted a target of 157 runs on the scoreboard riding on the stellar knock of captain Andrew Balbirnie (62 off 47). After losing Paul Stirling at 21, Balbirnie and gloveman Lorkan Tucker brought back the much-needed momentum to their innings by adding 82 runs for the second wicket.
While defending, Joshua got Ireland off to a brilliant start by dismissing England captain Jos Buttler and Alex Hales inside the three overs to send the England side on the backseat. Despite dropping many catches and misfields, Ireland kept picking wickets at regular intervals. When rain interrupted the proceedings, Moeen Ali had smashed 12 runs off three balls but it was too late.
Meanwhile, social media has been buzzing with reactions from cricket fans and experts alike. Notably, the last time Ireland defeated England in a World Cup match, the Indian cricket team won the World Cup title in 2011. Therefore, Indian fans got excited after Ireland’s win and came up with amazing tweets and reactions.
Check out the reactions:
History just repeated itself…what an upset.#tigerexch #ENGvsIRE #cricket #ICCT20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/0zEcIuHF9H
— Tigerexch (@tigerexch) October 26, 2022
Congratulations @cricketireland on a massive victory. Hope England doesn’t say winning through DLS isn’t in the spirit of the game. 😄 #EngvsIRE pic.twitter.com/0S4L5f1ZTi
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) October 26, 2022
2011 – Ireland beat England… India won the World Cup
2022 – Ireland beat England… Fingers crossed 😁 pic.twitter.com/VH8jgZPcE8
— V I P E R™ (@VIPERoffl) October 26, 2022
fuk, the Oreo juju is real
— ° (@anubhav__tweets) October 26, 2022
Kuch samjhe Daya? pic.twitter.com/vkqQ6KVCwE
— 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙖 👻 (@Archie_says__) October 26, 2022
So india will win this world cup🔥🔥
Same like oreo launch and relaunch by MSD 🔥🔥— Charm Chandu (@Urstrulychandu2) October 26, 2022
India won the world Cup in 2011
India winning the T20 World Cup in 2022 …?
Not to forget about Oreo too
It’s all coming together
— Omega Typhoon (@Omegamegh20) October 26, 2022
Balbirnie, who was adjudged Man of the Match for his half-century, expressed his emotions after defeating England. He said: “It is amazing and kind of emotional. We haven’t played a game here, to come and play the tournament favorites, with so many big names and to put on a show is very satisfying. We had a great week in Hobart and to do this was at one of the biggest grounds is pretty special. A few (supporters) of them extended their trip, they are so passionate about the game and we are trying to make the sport big in Ireland. Quite a quick turn around but we have the momentum and will try to make the most of it”.
