| 0.3 : 0.3: Shaheen Afridi to Andy Balbirnie, OUT! TIMBER! Shaheen Afridi with a wicket in the first over and Andy Balbirnie departs for a duck. Shaheen bowls this one on a good length around off and middle stump, Balbirnie looks to drive it through covers but it isn't full and the ball just slides back on after pitching. Balbirnie is beaten through the gate and the ball smashes into the stumps. Shaheen is delighted and rightfully so. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Lorcan Tucker, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Mohammad Amir to Paul Stirling, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Catastrophic start from Ireland but a more than perfect start for Pakistan here. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Mohammad Amir to Curtis Campher, FOUR! Oh, that nipped back in sharply! |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Shaheen Afridi to Harry Tector, OUT! LBW! Finally, Shaheen Afridi does get one decision his way and Pakistan now have their fourth wicket. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Shaheen Afridi to George Dockrell, FOUR! Up and away! George Dockrell with a shot that will give the Irish fans something to cheer about. Pitched up wide of the off stump, Dockrell gets a bit low and throws his hands at it, slashing the ball over the point region and for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Shaheen Afridi to George Dockrell, FOUR! Shot of the morning so far! |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Mohammad Amir to George Dockrell, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mohammad Amir now picks up his second wicket and the decision to give both frontline pacers an extra over has worked out well for Pakistan. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Mohammad Amir to Gareth Delany, FOUR SHOT! On a hard length, bowled a bit wider of the off stump, Gareth Delany stays leg side of the ball and thrashes it square on the off side for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Haris Rauf to Curtis Campher, OUT! c Saim Ayub b Haris Rauf. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Haris Rauf to Gareth Delany, SIX! Wow, that has been smoked by Gareth Delany. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Shadab Khan to Gareth Delany, SIX! Shadab Khan is welcomed into the attack with a maximum. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Shadab Khan to Mark Adair, DROPPED AND FOUR! Shadab Khan brings out the googly and drops it short on leg stump, Mark Adair rocks back to pull and hits it a bit flat towards deep square leg. Haris Rauf has ample time to run around from deep backward square leg but is a bit casual and ends up grassing the ball on the leap. The ball lands just short of the fence and goes into the ropes. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Abbas Afridi to Mark Adair, FOUR! EDGED AWAY! Back of a length again around off, Mark Adair swipes at it and gets an outside edge behind the stumps toward third man region for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Abbas Afridi to Gareth Delany, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! On a length in the slot, Gareth Delany swings hard and connects well the ball flies over the fence towards the deep square leg region for a maximum. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Imad Wasim to Gareth Delany, OUT! DANGEROUS DELANY DEPARTS! Drifting in and turning away from the batter, Gareth Delany looks to nudge this on the leg side but closes the bat face early, gets an outside edge towards Shadab Khan at backward point for a soft dismissal. |
| 13.3: Imad Wasim to Mark Adair, OUT! c Shaheen Afridi b Imad Wasim. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Imad Wasim to Barry McCarthy, OUT! BINGO! The ploy to take on Imad is not working for Ireland. Tossed up on leg, Barry McCarthy moves further to his leg and looks to loft this over mid off but misses completely and the ball goes on to dislodge the bails. |
| 14.6: Haris Rauf to Joshua Little, FOUR! Valuable runs for Ireland. On a length in middle, Joshua Little gets away from the line of it and slogs. Little gets it wide of Shaheen Afridi at mid on and the ball races away for four. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Shaheen Afridi to Joshua Little, FOUR! A lack of effort in the deep from Abbas Afridi gets a boundary to Joshua Little. On a length around middle and leg, Joshua Little moves to his leg and slogs towards the deep mid-wicket region. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Abbas Afridi to Joshua Little, Six! |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Mark Adair to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! LIGHTENING QUICK! Pitched up in middle, Mohammad Rizwan dances down the track and smashes this right past the bowler to his left for a boundary towards long off. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Mark Adair to Saim Ayub, SIX! DISPATCHED! On a length slightly onto his pads, Saim Ayub latches onto this and flicks this all the way for a maximum over the deep square leg fielder. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Joshua Little to Saim Ayub, Four! |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Joshua Little to Saim Ayub, FOUR! Pitched up around the pads, Saim Ayub was quickly onto it as he flicked this wide of mid-wicket for a boundary. The outfield is slow but not slow enough. Also, Joshua Little has received a second and final warning for running into the danger area. One more instance and he will be out of the attack. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Mark Adair to Saim Ayub, OUT! A good catch by Lorcan Tucker sees the end of Saim Ayub. On a length around off, Saim Ayub looks to drag this over towards the on side, gets an outside edge hanging high over the keeper to his right. Lorcan Tucker does well to judge this well and pouch this backpaddling. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Barry McCarthy to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! On a length drifting down leg at a gentle pace. Mohammad Rizwan swipes at it with one hand off the handle and gets a boundary towards deep square. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Barry McCarthy to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! c Mark Adair b Barry McCarthy. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Ben White to Babar Azam, FOUR! Half-tracker around the pads, Babar Azam sweeps this over the short fine fielder and gets a boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Curtis Campher to Fakhar Zaman, OUT! c sub Ross Adair b Curtis Campher. |
| 9.1: Barry McCarthy to Usman Khan, OUT! c Harry Tector b Barry McCarthy. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Barry McCarthy to Shadab Khan, OUT! c Lorcan Tucker b Barry McCarthy. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Curtis Campher to Imad Wasim, FOUR! Good shot and very much needed from Pakistan's point of view. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Curtis Campher to Imad Wasim, OUT! CAUGHT! Harry Tector with a stellar catch and Imad Wasim cannot believe it. Short and wide from Curtis Campher, there to be put away. Imad stands tall and looks to slap the ball away but hits it flat and straight towards backward point where Tector takes a sharp catch with both hands just to his right and Pakistan are in deep trouble now. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Curtis Campher to Abbas Afridi, FOUR! Well, that's one way to release the pressure. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Joshua Little to Babar Azam, FOUR! Trademark cover drive from Babar Azam and that will make him feel a lot better. A shade too full and wide, Babar leans on and creams it square through covers for a boundary. |
| 15.4: Curtis Campher to Abbas Afridi, SIX! Oh, that's gone all the way and Ireland cannot believe it. |
| 17.4: Ben White to Abbas Afridi, OUT! CAUGHT! Spin has done the trick here and Ben White picks up a huge wicket. This is flighted up but on a dragged length on middle stump. Abbas Afridi skips down the track but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball and forces the lofted shot very high towards long on. There's not enough power on it and the substitute fielder, Ross Adair settles under it to take a fine catch under pressure. Still, 12 needed and Pakistan have three wickets in hand. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Gareth Delany to Shaheen Afridi, SIX! Finally, that decisive blow comes from Pakistan and it is Shaheen Afridi who has hit it. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Gareth Delany to Shaheen Afridi, SIX! BANG! That's it, it's all over! |
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