Ireland Vs Pakistan 1st T20i 10 May 2024

1st T20I • Castle Avenue • Dublin

Pakistan

182/6 (20)

Ireland

183/5 (19.5)

IRE won by 5 wickets

Info

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Scorecard

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Date & Time

10 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Castle Avenue, Dublin

Match

1st T20I,

Ireland vs Pakistan 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Jonathan Kennedy (Ireland), Mark Hawthorne (Ireland), Roly Black (Ireland, TV)

Referee

Graham McCrea (Ireland)

Toss

Ireland elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchGreen Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

135Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

112.08Avg SR

2nd Innings

134Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

115.58Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IRE

0- 1

PAK

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Ireland

Pakistan

Player of the Match Andy Balbirnie

77(55)

PAK

IRE

Info

Pakistan

182/6 (20)

Batters

Saim Ayub

155.17

c Campher b Delany

Mohammad Rizwan

25.00

runout (Tector)

Babar Azam

132.56

c Adair b Young

Fakhar Zaman

111.11

c McCarthy b Adair

Azam Khan

0.00

c White b Young

Shadab Khan

0.00

runout (McCarthy)

Iftikhar Ahmed

246.67

Not out

Shaheen Afridi

175.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.1)

182/6

Did not Bat

Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah

Bowlers

EXT

Mark Adair

10.00

Barry McCarthy

9.75

Craig Young

6.75

Curtis Campher

10.00

Ben White

10.67

Gareth Delany

5.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Mohammad Rizwan

runout (Tector)

1-7

1.5

Saim Ayub

c Campher b Delany

2-92

11.2

Babar Azam

c Adair b Young

3-116

14.3

Azam Khan

c White b Young

4-116

14.5

Shadab Khan

runout (McCarthy)

5-123

15.2

Fakhar Zaman

c McCarthy b Adair

6-150

17.5

Ireland

183/5 (19.5)

Batters

Andy Balbirnie

140.00

b Afridi

Paul Stirling

160.00

c Azam b Shah

Lorcan Tucker

57.14

c Zaman b Afridi

Harry Tector

133.33

c Afridi b Wasim

George Dockrell

200.00

c Zaman b Afridi

Gareth Delany

166.67

Not out

Curtis Campher

214.29

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 7)

TOTAL

(19.5 Ov, RR: 9.23)

183/5

Did not Bat

Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Ben White

Bowlers

EXT

Shaheen Afridi

6.50

Naseem Shah

9.25

Imad Wasim

7.00

Abbas Afridi

3.5

9.39

Shadab Khan

13.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Paul Stirling

c Azam b Shah

1-14

1.5

Lorcan Tucker

c Zaman b Afridi

2-27

4.1

Harry Tector

c Afridi b Wasim

3-104

12.5

George Dockrell

c Zaman b Afridi

4-143

16.1

Andy Balbirnie

b Afridi

5-167

18.4

Match Info

Date & Time

10 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Castle Avenue, Dublin

Match

1st T20I,

Ireland vs Pakistan 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Jonathan Kennedy (Ireland), Mark Hawthorne (Ireland), Roly Black (Ireland, TV)

Referee

Graham McCrea (Ireland)

Toss

Ireland elected to bowl

W 0 2 1 6 1

Over 17

Runs: 10

2 2 0 1 2 4

Over 18

Runs: 11

1wd 1 1 0 W 4 1

Over 19

Runs: 8

4 0 2 4 1lb

Over 20

Runs: 11

All Overs

Player of the Match Andy Balbirnie

77(55)

Commentary

Castle Avenue is bathed in sunshine at it embodies the optimism that would fill the Ireland team after this win. Remember, they are in the same group as Pakistan in the T20 World Cup that will begin in less than a month's time. Hence, they would take a lot of confidence from this win. I hope you have enjoyed our coverage of it. This is the duo of Darpan Tikiya and Pradeep are signing off!

Andy Balbirnie (Player of the Match): 100% I believed. I did not watch the last over. I put a towel on my head. Because I felt it was my job to get Ireland over the line. Harry (Tector) spoke to me and said if you can bat normally till the 13th over, we could get the runs at the back end because it is a small ground. Yes, I was disappointed to get out on the full toss. You don't get too many of those deliveries from a bowler like Shaheen. This is the first time we have beaten Pakistan in T20 cricket. So yes, I am happy.

Paul Stirling (Ireland captain): We are absolutely delighted, perfect start to the summer and a brilliant day this for us. When you come here, against Pakistan, flattest pitch in the world and we were pretty happy with 180, at one stage we thought we could restrict them 170 but we were delighted to chase 180 on that track. Brilliant knock from Balbirnie, he got through the powerplay and picked up the pace later on as well. We have had great games here, especially against Pakistan, to get over the line is brilliant.

Babar Azam (Pakistan captain): We didn't start off well in the six overs, the pitch was two faced, with the extra-bounce. But, we recovered very well, 180 at the toss we thought it was good, but we weren't good with the bowling and fielding, few dropped catches cost us the game. Ireland batted well and they were the deserved winners, we lost it in the last 10 overs.

Stay tuned for the post match presentation. In the meantime, you can go through the summary of the game posted below.

Ireland win by 5 wickets with 1 ball to spare.

Pakistan 182/6 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 57 (43) | Craig Young 2/27

Ireland 183/5 (19.5 overs)
Andy Balbirnie 77 (55) | Abbas Afridi 2/26

The rollercoaster ride has ended up in rhapsodic joy for the home team. They go 1-0 up in the series against a much stronger Pakistan team on paper. Not only will this win be remembered for a while but it also brings them closer to an automatic qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Hence, it is indeed a moment to cherish and celebrate for the Irish.

For the neutral viewer though, it was a game that took them through the vicissitudes of emotions that only an enthralling cricket match can spark. It kept them on the edge of their seats and glued to the action throughout.

Pakistan started off conservatively with the bat. They faced 22 dot balls within the first six overs. Iftikhar Ahmed played a wonderful cameo to bring them back but he was reluctant to run a second run on the last ball of the innings. However, the real difference was the fielding and the running between the wickets from the two teams.

Ireland did not begin particularly well either. They faced the same number of dots in the powerplay and lost two wickets too. But it was the running between the wickets through the middle phase that constantly kept Pakistan fielders under check and kept the scoreboard ticking for the home team.

While Andy Balbirnie played a match winning knock of 77. This win would not have been possible without the cameos of George Dockrell and Curtis Campher. Dockrell's quick 24, turned the momentum in Ireland's favour after they had lost Tector's wicket. But it was Campher who held his nerve in the final moments to guide them home. That reverse scoop is likely to give Shaheen and his fans a few nightmares in the days to come.

19.5 Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher, IRELAND STUN PAKISTAN! Ireland go 1-0 up in the series, it's a historic moment for Ireland as they beat Pakistan. Short into the batter, Campher looks to pull but misses, cops the blow on the body but Delany was lightening quick to get across and that has been signaled a wide but doesn't matter. Pakistan have plenty to ponder!

Naseem Shah hasn't got up after the dive at the boundary. Irfan Niazi is in as a substitute.

SCORES ARE LEVEL!!! Ireland need one to win off two balls. Can Pakistan drag it into a super over somehow?

19.4 Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher, FOUR! Scores are level! Low full toss on the off-stump, Campher swings across, gets enough bat on it, through backward square-leg and the fine-leg fielder's dives goes in vain and it's a boundary in the end for Ireland!

Shaheen was slow. Irish batter were quick. They stole the second from under his nose. 5 runs to win off 3 balls.

19.3 Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher, length delivery on the middle and leg. Campher swings hard but doesn't get hold of it, whacked it down to long-on. Shaheen was later to get to the ball and they scamper through for a couple.

Make that 7 runs off 4 balls.

19.2 Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher, back of a length outside the off-stump, Campher swings hard at it to cut but misses, through to the keeper. It's a dot, good come back from Abbas!

Curtis Campher is the man for Ireland. 7 runs to win off 5 balls now.

19.1 Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher, FOUR! Oh dear, terrific delivery but Abbas can't believe it Campher somehow managed to get bat on it. Short and angled in, Campher looks to evade it but takes some bat on the way and races to third-man ropes. Just the kind of start Ireland needed!

Abbas Afridi [3-0-26-2] has the responsibility to bowl the last over.

That over was a rollercoaster ride in itself. So has been this entire match. We are headed to the final bend now. Ireland need 11 runs to win off the last over.

overs

172 /5 score

1wd

runs

Curtis Campher *

5 (2)

Gareth Delany

10 (6)

Shaheen Afridi

1 /26

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