England were five runs behind on the DLS scoring method, giving Ireland a famous victory when the game was called off a few minutes later. “Our message was to just create chances and we know how this England team like to play, if we take every chance then we would be in with a shot. England were among the title favourites and heavily fancied to beat Ireland after opening their tournament with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan at the weekend. Instead the shock defeat has thrown Group 1 wide open with Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland and England all now with one win and one loss. “We were not consistent enough, let them score on both sides,” said England captain Jos Buttler.

Source: The Herald October 27, 2022 07:23 UTC