T20 ICC WORLD TWENTY20 WEST INDIES 2010 - England Vs Ireland

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Rain gain for England

Providence (Guyana): England entered the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup after heavy downpour washed out their curcial Grou[ d match against Ireland her, With each team getting one point, England qualified for the super Eight stage, thanks to their superior net run-rate. England have a net run-rate of -0.452, better than Ireland's -3.500 after the two group matches.

           Hosts West Indies have already qualified as the top team from the Group D. Put into bat, England went off to a dismal start but Eoin Morgan's determined 37-ball helped them eke out a moderate for eight on Tuesday.

             Morgan, who struck five fours, found good support from Luke Wright (20 off 24). The duo came together when the team was struggling at 49 for four and added 41 runs for the fifth wicket partnership to give a timely recovery.

           Rain halted the match soon after Ireland were four for no loss in 1.2 overs when the match was halted due to heavy downpour. Though the proceedings resumed under a laden sky after almost half-an-hour, Ireland could add only 10 runs in 13 balls before the heaven again opened up.