Ireland crash out of World T20

Rain forced the match in Dharamsala to be abandoned with Bangladesh and Oman setting up a decider for Super 10s

DHARAMSALA, INDIA: Ireland crashed out of the World T20 on Friday after rain forced their match in Dharamsala to be abandoned with Bangladesh and Oman setting up a Group A decider to make the Super 10s.

Ireland got some action against Bangladesh before heavy rain intervened and washed away their hopes.

"I know we are out of the competition. It's a disappointing thing for us, kind of last thing on our mind and it's hard to take when the rain interrupts here," a dejected Ireland captain William Porterfield said.



After a delayed start, the match witnessed Ireland winning the toss and inviting Bangladesh to bat in a game reduced to 12-overs-a-side.

Opener Tamim Iqbal's breezy 47 provided good entertainment to the sparse crowd that had stayed on patiently as Bangladesh were 94 for two after eight overs when rain stopped play for one final time.

"Tamim has always been an important player for us and he was good in PSL (Pakistan Super League) and now he takes his form into the World Cup. So it's good for us," said Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza.



There are no reserve days in the tournament to cater for rain-hit matches.

Oman, who stunned Ireland in their first group encounter, are looking like giant-killers ahead of their winner-takes-all clash against favourites Bangladesh on Sunday.

"We were confident coming into the game. We are still alive if we beat Bangladesh. We put in consistent performances in the qualifiers in Ireland and Scotland. They (players) are all excited," a beaming Oman captain Sultan Ahmed said.



Oman had defeated Ireland by two wickets in their first game while Bangladesh edged the Netherlands by just eight runs.

Afghanistan will take on Zimbabwe on Saturday where the winner will make the Super 10s, while Hong Kong meet Scotland in the other Group B match.