Favourites England opt to bowl first against Ireland

Match 20 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, set to be played between England and Ireland at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, is about to get underway. Ireland have been in good form so far in the tournament, but they are bound to be tested to the hilt by their neighbours and one of the tournament favourites. But can they show the stomach for a fight, or possibly even spark another upset today?

Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little

England (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood