Ireland beat England in the current T20 World Cup series by Duckworth-Lewis method. In this case, Indian cricketer Amit Mishra has tweeted to praise the Irish team by pointing out their game spirit. With this, it is said that he has given a hint to the English cricket team. What is the reason for that?
In this match held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ireland scored 157 runs in 19.2 overs losing all wickets. England chased down the target of 158 runs to win. The team scored 105 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 14.3 overs. Then the rain interrupted and the game was stopped. There was a situation where no further competition could be held. As a result, Ireland was declared victorious by 5 runs in the TLS system.
Fans took to social media to comment that Ireland would have won had it not rained. Amit Mishra also congratulated the Irish team.
“Congratulations to the Irish team on a great win. I hope England won’t say that winning under the TLS system doesn’t add to the spirit of the game,” he said.
Last September, Indian player Deepti Sharma had dismissed English player Charlie Dean in a mancut manner. According to ICC rules, a batsman can be run out at the non-striker’s end. However, England cricketers and players criticized it as not being in the spirit of the game.
Recently Australian player Starc also spoke about his dismissal in the T20 series against England which was reported on stump mic. It seems Mishra has now tweeted with the incident in mind.