ICC WT20 : England qualify for Super Eight stage with superior run rate as their encounter with Ireland was washed out due to rain
Match Number 10 : England vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10 : No Result game due to rain interference
Ireland won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 36th occasion of inserting the opposition in ICC WT20. It also provides the fifth such occasion in the ongoing edition.
Ireland has inserted the opposition on three occasions in ICC WT20 – vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 08,06.09, vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and vs England at Providence on 04.05.09.
C Kieswetter was dismissed run out for 20 in this game providing the 73nd occasion of a batsman run out in ICC WT20. His run out dismissal in this game provides the 15th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. His run out dismissal provides the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20.
C Kieswetter became the third wicket keeper opening batsman to be dismissed run out in ICC WT20. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia for 43 vs Bangladesh at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan for 5 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09
PD Collingwood’s zero in this game provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring a duck in ICC WT20. The complete list read thus – SO Tikolo of Kenya {vs New Zealand at Durban on 12.09.07}, PD Collingwood of England {vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07}, DL Vettori of New Zealand {vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07}, RT Ponting of Australia {vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09}, P Utseya of Zimbabwe {vs New Zealand at Providence on 04.05.09} and PD Collingwood of England {vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10}
PD Collingwood earned the dubious distinction of becoming the only captain to score ducks on two occasions in ICC WT20 – vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07 and vs Ireland at Providence on 04.05.10
MH Yardy was run out for zero without facing a delivery in this game to become the third batsman to suffer such an ignominy ICC WT20. The other two batsmen are – DL Vettori of New Zealand vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07 and Mohammad Aamer of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09
Ireland were 3 for no loss after 1.2 overs at the first stoppage of play and were 14 for 1 after 3.3 overs at the second and the final stoppage of play when the match was called off.