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Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 32 to help Pakistan defeat Ireland at Lauderhill and win by three wickets in their Group A clash; both teams had already been knocked out from contention at this point in time.
Shaheen Afridi bowls the penultimate over and dismisses Balbirnie for an impressive 57 off 43 balls – Ireland need 13 off 12 to avoid an innings defeat.
IRE 106 for 9
Irish have put up an admirable fight against Pakistan in a game which was always going to come down to run-scoring, yet ultimately Babar Azam’s runs and Shaheen Afridi’s wickets helped Pakistan secure a three-wicket win to end their World Cup campaign on a high note.
Gareth Delany and Mark Adair formed an important 32-run partnership to keep Ireland competitive; unfortunately, due to some poor fielding and batsmanship from Ireland’s side, Pakistan eventually collected three wickets that allowed them to cross the finish line and claim victory.
Paul Stirling scored six as Ireland finally opened their account against Afridi, but had no answer when Afridi delivered an in-swinging yorker that sent Stirling flying – leaving Litton Das alone at wicket with no chance to stop it from hitting Litton Das.
Josh Little eventually hits Afridi’s slower ball over long-on for four, as his struggle continued. Unable to maintain their partnership as their innings falters further, Afridi swiftly removed Lorcan Tucker before trapping Harry Tector lbw for two wickets within minutes – prompting their dismissal in quick succession by Afridi.
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Shaheen Afridi claimed his third wicket of the over as he sent Tector’s back foot flying through the air off a full delivery, even despite an appeal by Irish batsman Michael Tector. This decision stood regardless of any possible appeal from Tector himself.
Ireland need only 30 runs more to post an acceptable total, yet pressure is mounting as they try to prevent an embarrassing defeat at this early stage of the tournament.
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam’s partnership helped Pakistan seize control of the match as they drove Ireland lower order all the way down to 106-9. Azam took control with an inswinging Yorker which dismissed Paul Stirling in the third over. Two balls later, Azam removed Lorcan Tucker with another Yorker delivery before stunning Harry Tector with another in-swinger delivery a ball later. Imad Wasim and Haris Rauf also provided important wickets that secured victory for Pakistan.
PAK 194 for 9
Babar and Mohammad Rizwan have made a solid start to Pakistan’s chase, taking several quick singles before inching closer and seizing control.
FOUR! Azam shows his class with this shot; he backs up and smashes a fuller delivery off off off over long on for an impressive boundary that will surely boost his confidence immensely.
Out! Azam attempts to cut the ball off his pads but it goes short and hits him on his pads instead, drawing an appeal from the keeper which goes down as leg before wicket (LBW). Ben Stokes then takes up reviewing and Ultra Edge confirms it as such.
Azam attempts a sweep shot but the ball falls a bit short of his intended target; therefore, he can only hit it toward mid off on the on side for one run.
Another fuller delivery, on off, this time Azam attempts to drive but misses the outside edge. He attempts again with a straight bat but this time just wide of off; taking it to mid on for a single.
Mohammad Amir comes on to bowl his final over. Amar Azam attempts to cut one but falls over due to too little length. There was an outraged appeal from Ireland’s wicket-keeper but ultimately this went down as a catch behind call and will put some additional pressure on their lower order batsmen.
IRE 107 for 9
Ireland were unable to build upon an encouraging start as they faltered to 107-2 after 34.5 overs, losing two wickets quickly – opener Andy Balbirnie was out for an excellent 62 and captain Paul Stirling was trapped lbw by Mohammad Amir for just 37 runs. Although Ireland are far off their par, some great strokeplay by McBrine and Richardson kept run rates down in the late stages.
Pakistan made quick work of Ireland’s batsmen early on with Babar Azam scoring an unbeaten 32. Azam hit sixes off his first ball before having Stirling caught at short leg for an outstanding one-handed catch by Mohammad Amir and castled Lorcan Tucker before trapping Harry Tector lbw to put Ireland under immense early pressure.
Irish batsmen were powerless against Pakistan’s speed and variety bowlers. Tendai Chisoro (3-22) claimed three crucial wickets: William Porterfield (7), Ed Joyce (nil) and Niall O Brien (8). Ireland were all out for only 104 runs within 35 overs of play.
Azam struck back with another full and wide delivery to Balbirnie which struck his outside edge and found the boundary. Balbirnie appeared well-placed to score his maiden Twenty20 hundred before Amir struck again to dismiss him.
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Irish batsmen struggled on an unforgiving pitch and were put under additional strain in the 17th over when Shem Ngoche punched back down the ground a straight delivery from Mohammad Amir that was punched back down by Mohammad Amir and punched back down again by Shem Ngoche, forcing Michael Carberry out for 11 off Gamage before Litton Das made a spectacular diving catch off Gamage off Litton Gamage before Shem Ngoche trapped Luke Wright lbw to close out Ireland innings without further incident or further batted balls being hit or taken out to complete it with only Shem Ngoche bowling one more delivery from Mohammad Amir before ending it all with another delivery from Mohammad Amir bowling straight delivery and then trapping Luke Wright out with another straight delivery from Mohammad Amir before bowler Mohammad Amir sent his full spell onto Mohammad Amir before taking it through its path towards its fateful conclusion with one final delivery from Mohammad Amir bowled back down by Shem Ngoche, after Mohammad Amir straight delivery was punched back down ground by Shem Ngoche caught off Gamage then removed Michael Carberry for 11 off Gamage off Gamage before trapping Luke Wright out with another delivery from Mohammad Amir after just one more bowling delivery from Shem Ngoche out shortly afterwards by trapping Luke Wright out on Gamage bowled off Gamage bowled him out for 11 with another delivery from Mohammad Amir bowle. Amir took note lbw trapping Luke Wright was caught out lb.
PAK 106 for 9
Irish batsmen were slow in the powerplay and struggled to keep pace with Pakistan’s run rate, eventually falling by five wickets for 23 runs in their middle order collapse. Babar Azam and Abbas Afridi managed to keep Pakistan alive long enough to give themselves a chance of winning this match.
Bartlett takes over for one last over. Rizwan flicks an early wide into Rizwan for four, before he edges another fuller one to Nathan Ellis who takes an accurate catch at leg side for five runs from this over.
Johnson returns to the crease and starts with a short ball that Usman misses by striking his thigh pads before reaching the keeper for one. Usman ends his over with an aggressive straight drive over midwicket which leads to two runs scored from it.
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Shan Masood attempts to pull but misses, getting his glove to it instead. He then launches another ball over to long on for another boundary hit by him.
The skipper takes his time, giving himself plenty of time to hit the ball into the stands. On his first ball of this over he hits a lofted four and later on his second, hits both sixes with ease.
Xavier Bartlett bowled the final over of the game and Josh Little hit him for six over long on. A straight one missed, hit Josh Little on his thigh pad and went over the rope, giving another four. Bartlett then conceded two singles before finishing his over.
Ireland have finished bottom of Group D and wonless at this tournament, according to Paul Stirling’s admission that his side didn’t play its best cricket during a challenging campaign. They now turn their focus back onto domestic cricket and seek improvement. Thanks for joining us during this live blog; stay tuned for more coverage from UAE soon – until then sleep tight and remain calm!
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