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ICC T20 World Cup England v Ireland No result England yesterday sneaked into the Super Eight stage of the ICC World Twenty20 when there was a no result in their crucial Group D match against Ireland at the Providence Stadium. Both teams received one point as rain prevented five overs from being completed in the innings of the team batting second. England's superior run-rate saw them pip the Irish to second place behind the West Indies in the final standings.Paul Collingwood's team managed only a mediocre 120/8 off their allotted 20 overs as only former Irishman Eoin Morgan (45 off 37 balls) could get on top of the bowling.Ireland's star was Trent Johnston, who conceded just 14 runs in his four overs while grabbing the valuable wicket of Collingwood for a duck. Kevin O'Brien claimed 2/22 and Boyd Rankin took 2/25. England then restricted the Irish to 14/1 in the 3.3 overs bowled before rain forced the players off the field and prevented any further play. That meant that Ireland paid a heavy price for their 70-run defeat by the Windies last Friday, when they were skittled for a meagre 68.
