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It said plenty about the state of England’s T20 World Cup campaign that, until this morning, their most important innings of the tournament had been played by Lorcan Tucker of Ireland.

England remain in the hunt for the T20 World Cup semi-finals after a 20-run victory against New Zealand at the Gabba

Ireland, England’s conquerors at the 2011 50-over World Cup at Bangalore, claimed another memorable win

VERDICT: England have suffered a major setback at the T20 World Cup after losing to Ireland by five runs and now face a massive clash against defending champions Australia on Friday

England's T20 World Cup hopes have taken a major hit after they were beaten by Ireland in a rain-affected Super 12 clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Rain played spoilsport in England's already shaky chase, helping Ireland defeat the former champions by five runs as per Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the Group 1, Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Wednesday. Read on for details:

The rain stopped play in Melbourne, leaving England five runs short of victory.

Three days ago, more than 90,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground were treated to one of the great T20 World Cup finishes, orchestrated by a player of God-like aura.

Ireland have once again stunned England at a major tournament, with Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker and Josh Little guiding them to victory in a rain-affected T20 World Cup clash at the MCG