An enthralling encounter between Ireland and England. Not the first time that Ireland has overshadowed an English side. A little help from rain and Ireland were 5 runs ahead of the DLS par score after 14.3 overs.
Massive upset at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Earlier, Mark Wood (3/34), Liam Livingstone (3/17) and Sam Curran (2/31) helped England to restrict Ireland for 157 runs.
At one stage, Ireland were looking in great control.
Andy Balbirnie (62) and Lorcan Tucker (34) put on an 82-run stand for the second wicket, but one Tector got out, things went haywire for Ireland. England will need 158 runs to win the match.
Brief Scores
Ireland: 157 all out in 19.2 overs (Andy Balbirnie 62, Lorcan Tucker 34; Mark Wood 3/34, Liam Livingsstone 3/17, Sam Curran 2/31)
England: 105 for 5 in 14.3 overs (Dawid Malan 35, Moeen Ali 24; Josh Little 2/16, George Dockrell 1/5)
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