PAK vs IRE Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan survives scare, beats Ireland by three wickets for consolation win

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PAK vs IRE, T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan beats Ireland to finish campaign with win

Pakistan beat Ireland by three wickets in their Group A clash of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday to end its campaign with a win.

PAK needs 12 runs to win from 12 balls. Delany again. Flicked off the legs by Babar for a single. SIX! Shaheen gets down on one knee and sweeps this down the ground for a maximum. A wide outside off next ball and an extra run for PAK. Dropped! Paul Stirling drops this in the slip as Shaheen gets a thick outside edge. Huge chance missed! SIX! Slog sweep again and Shaheen sends this over deep midwicket. That’s it then! Pakistan wins by three wickets. 

Ben White with the ball. 14 needed now from 18 balls for PAK. Ireland needs wickets. Abbas goes for the sweep and misses. Loud appeal for lbw and Ireland reviews this. Impact is well outside off. Abbas is surviving dangerously. He gets a top edge over the bowler as he looks to pull this. OUT! Abbas looks to clear the rope but this is caught at long-on. 

In comes Shaheen Afridi. Ends the over with a couple of dot balls. 

Abbas Afridi c sub (Ross Adair) b Ben White 17 (21b 1x4 1x6)

Gerath Delany into the attack. PAK needs 17 runs to win from 24 balls. Tossed up on middle and driven back to the bowler by Abbas. A couple of singles to follow. Beaten! Abbas goes for an expansive hit down the ground and misses as the ball turns away. Ireland has reviewed this for caught behind as the ball was close to the inside edge. But there is nothing on UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat and Abbas will survive. Tossed up again and driven down the ground again by Abbas for a single. 

Campher bowls out. Pulled away by Abbas, this is high in the air, and falls well wide of the diving wicketkeeper, who runs to the square-leg region. Punched by deep cover by Babar for a single. SIX! Short, pulled by Abbas and this just clears the square-leg fence. Dabbed behind point for a single by Abbas. Leading edge for Babar and this almost carries to the cover fielder. 

Little into the attack. PAK needs 32 runs to win from 35 balls. Little starts off the over with three dot balls. FOUR! Too full outside off and driven through cover by Babar to the boundary. Too straight now and clipped off the pads by Babar for a single. A quick single for Abbas to end the over. 

Campher bowls his third over. Single for Babar to start the over. Abbas is beaten outside off trying to guide this to deep third. He slashes outside off next ball and misses the ball again. Punched behind point but no run again. FOUR! Too full and this is heaved away to the boundary through midwicket by Abbas. Beaten again to guide this to deep third. End of over. 

Pulled to deep square-leg by Babar for a single. Defended back to the bowler by Abbas Afridi. Steered to deep third with an open bat face for a single by Abbas. Pulled to deep midwicket by Babar for a couple of runs. One more for him through the leg-side. Short again and pulled to short midwicket by Abbas to end the over. 

McCarthy bowls out. Flicked on the leg-side by Babar for a couple of runs. Tucked to deep square-leg for one more by Babar to end the over. 

Campher again. Babar is greeted with a bouncer just outside off and he almost gloves it to the wicketkeeper. Ireland seriously sensing an opportunity here. Dragged to long-on by Babar for a single. FOUR! Full and drilled to the long-on boundary by Imad Wasim. OUT! Imad slashes this straight the point fielder and Pakistan loses another one. 

Imad Wasim c Harry Tector b Curtis Campher 4 (6b 1x4)

Barry McCarthy continues. McCarthy to Usman, OUT! What is going on? Another wicket as Usman tries to play on the front foot but edges to Tector. 

Usman Khan c Tector b McCarthy 2(3)

Shadab Khan is the new batter. McCarthy to Shadab, OUT! This game is not done yet! Shadab gone for a two-ball duck. Drinks Break. 

Shadab Khan c Tucker b McCarthy 0 (2)

Josh Little is into the attack. He is feeling some discomfort during the run-up. Curtis Campher will bowl this over after Josh Little goes out. Campher to Zaman, OUT! Ireland is not going to give up so easily! Outside off delivery for Zaman and he tries to clear the in-field but plays to Ross Adair who leaps in the air to complete a fabulous catch. 

Rizwan c Mark Adair b McCarthy 17(16)

Usman Khan is the new batter in the middle. Five runs from this over. 

Barry McCarthy continues. Three dots to start the over before Zaman takes a single, taking Pakistan over the 50-run mark. Three off this over. 

Off-spinner Benjamin White into the attack. White to Babar, FOUR! Full ball, dwindling down the leg and Babar pulls it over backward square leg for a boundary. Three singles and a couple fetch Pakistan nine from this over. 

Barry McCarthy comes into the attack in place of Josh Little. FOUR! Rizwan puts his bat into a full delivery on off to get a boundary. OUT! Ireland is keeping itself in this contest with constant wickets. This time Rizwan holes out to Mark Adair. 

Rizwan c Mark Adair b McCarthy 17(16)

Fakhar Zaman gets off the mark in the last delivery with a single. 

Mark Adair continues. Adair to Ayub, OUT! Ireland strikes early to remove good-looking Ayub who tried to pull the short ball but an edge carried to the keeper. 

Saim Ayub c Tucker b Mark Adair 17 (17)

Skipper Babar Azam is in at number three. He gets off the mark with a single. FOUR! Rizwan drives it over mid-off as eight come from this over. 

Joshua Little continues. Sam Ayub hits back-to-back FOURS! 10 off this over. 

Mark Adair continues. Just a single off the first five deliveries. Adair to Ayub, SIX! Beautiful shot over deep square leg to end the over with a six. 

Josh Little from the other end. Just two off his first over as Pakistan is off to a slow start. 

Mohammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub will begin the chase for Pakistan. Mark Adair with the ball. He beats Rizwan’s outside edge first ball. FOUR! Rizwan steps out and hammers this length ball past mid-off for a boundary. This is punched to point by Rizwan. He first attempts a run but then decides against it. Beaten! Adair beats Rizwan’s outside edge again with one that straightens a touch. Drifted on the pads and flicked to midwicket for another dot ball to end the over. 

Imad will bowl the last over. Little goes for the switch hit first ball and gets the ball over point for a couple. Three dot balls in a row to follow. Little for a slog sweep and misses. Four dots in a row now. Pushed down the ground for a single by Little and that’s the end of the innings. 

Abbas comes back for a third over. A quick single for White off the second ball as he guides this to point with an open bat face. Full toss, and that’s swiped over mid-on by Little, but he refuses the single. SIX! Slower one and this is hammered over long-on by Little for a maximum. Eight runs from the over and Abbas goes for 31 from his three overs. 

Shaheen bowls his last over. He starts off with a yorker, which Josh Little fends off with an inside edge. FOUR! Little heaves this away to the midwicket boundary. Cracking shot. Full again and this is guided to deep point for a single by Little. Another single to end the over and that’s six runs from it. 

Amir comes back. Rizwan is claiming a catch but the ball quite clearly came off the shoulder and then the helmet. Pakistan doesn’t have reviews left and can’t go upstairs for this one. Maiden over. 

Imad again. Just three singles from the over as Ireland somehow looks to drag the score past the 100-run mark. 

Rauf bowls out. FOUR! Boundary to end the over for Ben White. He swings across the line to beat the mid-on fielder and finds the boundary. 

Imad continues. OUT! Caught at wide long-on and Mark Adair has to go. However, Shaheen and Usman Khan are hurt since the two collided while trying to catch this. Shaheen pouches it, but looks like Usman has hurt himself. 

OUT! And McCarthy doesn’t last too long. He is clean bowled and Ireland is nine down. McCarthy backed away far outside leg-stump to make room but missed the big swipe on the off-side. 

Mark Adair c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Imad Wasim 15 (19b 2x4)

Barry McCarthy b Imad Wasim 2 (7b)

Rauf bowls his third over. He varies his lengths well and concedes just three runs from the over. 

OUT! Imad Wasim comes into the attack and he strikes off his third ball. This one grips and turns away from Delany to take the outside edge and straight to the point fielder. Barry McCarthy comes in next. 

Gareth Delany c Shadab Khan b Imad Wasim 31 (19b 1x4 3x6)

Abbas Afridi comes back and goes for 16 runs. Adair collects a boundary off a top-edge as Abbas goes short, and when he pitches it up, Delany clears the deep square-leg boundary for a maximum. 

Shadab Khan comes in place of Abbas Afridi. Shadab to Delany, SIX! This time clubbed it over long-on. Delany takes Ireland past 50. FOUR! Mark Adair picks the short ball and pulls it towards deep square leg where Haris Rauf tried to stop the ball with a dive but failed it. 11 off this over. 

Haris Rauf continues. Delany hits back with power and Rauf has hurt himself while trying to stop the hit. Rauf to Delany, SIX! What a shot! Quick, short and into the middle, Delany gets a proper swing to clobber Rauf over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Seven off this over. 

Abbas Afridi from the other end. Five singles including a leg bye come from the first five deliveries. Delany pulls the short ball which was going for a boundary before the boundary rider stops and saves one run. Eight off this over. 

So a first change in the bowling attack as Haris Rauf comes in place of Shaheen Afridi. Rauf to Campher, OUT! Oh lord, this is turning out to be a horrendous batting show from Ireland. Campher tries for a lofted shot but just holes out to Sam Ayub at square leg. 

Curtis Campher c Saim Ayub b Haris Rauf 7(14) [4s-1]

Mark Adair gets off the mark with a single. Just one off this over. 

Mohammad Amir continues with his third over. Three dots to start the over. Amir to Dockrell, OUT! Amir uses his variation and bowls a leg cutter to get an easy caught and bowled opportunity. 

Tector lbw b Shaheen Afridi 0(6)

Gareth Delany starts with a crips FOUR to get off the mark. A dot to end the over. End of the PowerPlay, Ireland 32 for five. 

Shaheen Afridi with his third over. FOUR! Dockrell plays out the first three deliveries before ramming the short ball over cover for his first boundary. FOUR! Another boundary, this time full length from Shaheen and Dockrell leans ahead and plays a glorious drive over extra cover. He ends the over with a three after beautifully guiding the full ball down the ground. 11 off this over. 

Mohammad Amir continues. Campher plays three dots before getting a quick couple. He fails to get any run from the last two deliveries as Amir ends up leaking just two runs from his second over. 

Shaheen Afridi continues. Afridi from over the wicket, starts with a wide as Tector runs a single after Rizwan fails to grab the ball on time. Shaheen to Campher, FOUR LEG BYES! Full and races past the slip cordon off Campher’s legs. Shaheen to Tector, OUT! LBW! Third wicket for Shaheen, fourth wicket for Pakistan! Another full delivery, gets a big swing and hits Tector on his boot who was trying to flick the ball behind. 

Tector lbw b Shaheen Afridi 0(6)

Mohammed Amir from the other end. Paul Stirling gets off the mark with a single off the first delivery. Tector gets a leg byes single in the third delivery. Amit to Stirling, OUT! Amir keeps it short, Stirling looks to pull it but instead, he edges this behind. This is turning out to be a terrible start for Ireland. 

Stirling c Rizwan b Amir 1(2)

Curtis Campher walks in at number five. FOUR! A lucky inside edge boundary opens his account for Campher. Six runs off this over. 

Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling open for Ireland. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball. Full delivery to start the over, Balbirnie drives it at cover, a dot to start. Shaheen drags, in short, this time, the ball hits the thigh pads. Shaheen to Balbirnie, BOWLED! Full delivery, swinging in and all it took three deliveries for Shaheen to clean up Balbirnie. 

Balbirnie b Shaheen Afridi 0(3)

Lorcan Tucker is the new man in for Ireland. He gets off the mark with a double through an inside edge. Shaheen to Tucker, OUT! Wow, this is some start from Pakistan. Shaheen kept it on the testing line as Tucker edged this one behind the keeper Rizwan. 

Tucker c Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 2(2)

Harry Tector is at number four. Shaheen to Tector, HUGE APPEAL FOR LBW! The ball swung in late to hit Tector on his back foot. The on-field decision goes to Pakistan which takes a review. The impact was fine but the ball was missing stumps. Finally the first over ended with so much action. 

Both countries are walking into the middle. We are in for the National Anthems. 

Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White. 

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi. 

The captains are in the middle. Pakistan wins the toss and elects to bowl. Naseem Shah is not playing today, confirms Babar Azam. In comes Abbas Afridi. For Ireland, Ben White comes in for Craig Young. 

Ramiz Raja says there is wetness in the outfield. The square boundaries are 62m and 67m. The straight boundary is 78m. There is a bit of grass on the wicket and Waqar Younis says there should be something in this for the quicks. The team winning the toss would want to bowl first. 

Good news is that the game should be starting on time as there is no rain around as yet. 

There is a 40 per cent chance of rain in Broward County today. It is mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning and the afternoon. 

All three matches scheduled at this venue have been abandoned without a ball being bowled. Will Pakistan and Ireland meet a similar fate today? 

Matches played: 1

Pakistan won: 1

Ireland won: 0

Only result: Pakistan won by 39 runs (The Oval; 2009)

Matches played: 4

Pakistan won: 3

Ireland won: 1

Last result: Pakistan won by six wickets (Dublin; 2024)

Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White. 

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Saim Ayub/Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir.

PAKISTAN

Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.

IRELAND

Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Graham Hume, Neil Rock, Ross Adair. 

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