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ICC T20 World Cup: Five biggest upsets in tournament history

The recently concluded qualifier stage of the 2016 World T20 saw a massive upset when the little-known Oman team stunned the more-fancied Ireland side by chasing a stiff target of 155 at Dharamshala. The Irish had been tipped by many to qualify for the Super 10 stage from Group A and the defeat derailed their whole campaign.We look at five of the other major upsets in previous editions of the  ICC T20 World Cup till date.

#5 Netherlands defeating England 2014 World T20

The Netherlands celebrate following victory over England in the England v Netherlands match at the ICC World Twenty20 2014

After their shock win in the opening game of the 2009 World T20 (more on that later) the Dutch came back to sting the English again in the 2014 edition. After being asked to bat first by England captain Stuart Broad, the Netherlands team finished with a fighting total of 133-5 largely due to gritty knocks by Wesley Barresi and Stephan Myburgh.

In their reply, England never managed to get going in their pursuit of the target as Mudassar Bukhari triggered a sensational batting collapse with figures of 3-12. The English side folded for a meagre total of 88.

England would later bow out of the tournament after the group stage with three defeats and a solitary win (over eventual tournament champions Sri Lanka). 

 

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