The washout brought bad news for Ireland, as they are also eliminated from the group stage. Ireland had a poor start to their campaign with two losses in their first two games, but they got back on track with a dominating 96-run win over Oman in the third match. They needed a big win against Zimbabwe to give themselves an outside chance to reach the Super 8 stage, but as the match was abandoned, the team finished their campaign with just three points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYeah, something we\u2019re quite familiar with as Irish people, I think. Obviously very disappointed to go out in this fashion, but completely uncontrollable and, yeah, just was what to expect today,\u201d Tucker said after the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Reflecting on the overall campaign, Tucker felt Ireland were beginning to find momentum, but left it too late in the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cPotentially, I think we felt like we were building some momentum after the Oman game. Unfortunately, it seems that the momentum came too late. I think when we look back, there were big moments in the tournament, especially in that first game against Sri Lanka, where we maybe didn\u2019t get quite right. But I think looking back on that, just wasn\u2019t ready to be, felt like we might have started a bit slower than we wanted to, but I think just the way that the tournament fell for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Reflecting on the overall campaign, Tucker felt Ireland were beginning to find momentum, but left it too late in the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYeah, I think our group gained great experience in this tournament. I think a lot of them, it\u2019s their first World Cup. It gets really competitive, I think it shows the pressure the elite cricketers are under. I think those big moments, understanding how to deal with them, how to process them. I think we\u2019re hoping to have some big moments in the next couple of years and hopefully prepare us for the next cycle,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n