Guyana, May 05: England entered the Super Eights stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after rain washed out their crucial Group D match against Ireland here.
With each team getting one point, England qualified for the Super Eights stage, thanks to their superior net run-rate.
Ireland could add only 10 runs in 13 balls before rain interrupted the Twenty20 World Cup Group D match.
Ireland were 14 for one in 3.3 overs, with Captain William Porterfield (4 not out) and Niall O’Brien (9 not out) on the crease.
Opener Paul Stirling (0) was the only Ireland batsman to depart. He fell prey to Ryan Sidebottom in the second over after the match resumed when the rain had stopped for a few minutes.
Sidebottom was bowling his second over when the match was interrupted by the downpour again.
—-PTI