Ireland Vs Pakistan 2nd T20i 12 May 2024

2nd T20I • Castle Avenue • Dublin

Ireland

193/7 (20)

Pakistan

195/3 (16.5)

PAK won by 7 wickets

Info

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Scorecard

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Date & Time

12 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Castle Avenue, Dublin

Match

2nd T20I,

Ireland vs Pakistan 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Aidan Seaver (Ireland), Roly Black (Ireland), Mark Hawthorne (Ireland, TV)

Referee

Graham McCrea (Ireland)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionLow Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

150Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

125.28Avg SR

2nd Innings

150Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

130.06Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IRE

1- 1

PAK

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Ireland

Pakistan

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Andy Balbirnie

IRE . BAT

77 Runs

1 Match

Babar Azam

PAK . BAT

57 Runs

1 Match

Saim Ayub

PAK . BAT

45 Runs

1 Match

Top Bowlers

Craig Young

IRE . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Abbas Afridi

PAK . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Gareth Delany

IRE . ALL

1 Wkt

1 Match

Player of the Match Mohammad Rizwan

75(46)

IRE

PAK

Info

Ireland

193/7 (20)

Batters

Andy Balbirnie

114.29

c Zaman b Afridi

Paul Stirling

157.14

c Amir b Afridi

Lorcan Tucker

150.00

c Zaman b Afridi

Harry Tector

114.29

c Afridi b Afridi

Curtis Campher

169.23

c & b Amir

George Dockrell

187.50

c Khan b Shah

Gareth Delany

280.00

Not out

Mark Adair

180.00

b Afridi

Graham Hume

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 1, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.65)

193/7

Did not Bat

Craig Young, Ben White

Bowlers

EXT

Shaheen Afridi

12.25

Mohammad Amir

11.00

Naseem Shah

9.00

Abbas Afridi

8.25

Imad Wasim

7.00

Saim Ayub

7.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Paul Stirling

c Amir b Afridi

1-29

3.2

Andy Balbirnie

c Zaman b Afridi

2-34

3.5

Harry Tector

c Afridi b Afridi

3-96

11.3

Curtis Campher

c & b Amir

4-137

15.1

George Dockrell

c Khan b Shah

5-154

16.6

Lorcan Tucker

c Zaman b Afridi

6-154

17.1

Mark Adair

b Afridi

7-165

18.3

Pakistan

195/3 (16.5)

Batters

Saim Ayub

200.00

c Campher b Adair

Mohammad Rizwan

163.04

Not out

Babar Azam

0.00

c Tucker b Hume

Fakhar Zaman

195.00

c Delany b White

Azam Khan

300.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 2, W: 1)

TOTAL

(16.5 Ov, RR: 11.58)

195/3

Did not Bat

Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi

Bowlers

EXT

Mark Adair

3.5

11.22

Graham Hume

10.67

Craig Young

15.00

Curtis Campher

11.00

Ben White

9.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Saim Ayub

c Campher b Adair

1-6

0.3

Babar Azam

c Tucker b Hume

2-13

1.4

Fakhar Zaman

c Delany b White

3-153

14.3

Match Info

Date & Time

12 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Castle Avenue, Dublin

Match

2nd T20I,

Ireland vs Pakistan 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Aidan Seaver (Ireland), Roly Black (Ireland), Mark Hawthorne (Ireland, TV)

Referee

Graham McCrea (Ireland)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

1 1 1 4 0 1

Over 14

Runs: 8

4 6 W 1 6 1

Over 15

Runs: 18

1 6 0 0 0 4

Over 16

Runs: 11

1 1 1nb 6 6 1wd 6

Over 17

Runs: 22

All Overs

Player of the Match Mohammad Rizwan

75(46)

Commentary

Pakistan fans would be relieved and joyous in the same breath today. This win of theirs has set up the series decider beautifully. Ireland would be miffed about not being able to close down a historic series win after putting on a good performance for the more than half of this game. But they would have another shot at history on Tuesday. The visitors would want to try a few more things but sealing the series will be their number one priority. We will be there to call the action. For now, Darpan Tikiya and Bala wave you goodbye with their tired fingers. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for more sporting action.

Mohammad Rizwan (75* off 46 balls, Player of the Match): The whole match they played very well against us. So I have to give them credit. Chasing 194 is not an easy task especially against the Ireland bowlers because they know the conditions well. You always feel pressure when you lose. But when you look at the other side of the page, Ireland know how to use the conditions well. (On becoming the second player to have 300+ T20I runs with a 50+ average) I don't really look at my average. If you look at averages, you are an average player. If you look at conditions, you win matches. I have huge respect for Virat Kohli so it is good company.

Babar Azam (Pakistan Captain): It is a relief. Credit to the two batters (Fakhar and Rizwan). After the bowling innings we decided that we are going to look to chase this in 18 overs. We capitalised in the powerplay today. Before the start there was a bit of a rain. But we were not worried about that. I think we bowled well in the second half of our innings but in the last 3 overs they took the game away. We wanted to restrict them to 170-180. Rizwan is experienced and he was positive with his intent. That is not easy in Ireland because the ball keeps on moving a bit throughout. We are going to give 100% in the last game. It is a very good Irish side. I am looking forward to the next match and hopefully, the crowd will come to support us.

Paul Stirling (Ireland Captain): We were pretty much in the game. We thought it's a 180-plus game. But 180 wasn't enough on the other day, you never know. At the halfway point, we definitely gave ourselves a chance. But brilliant batting in the end. Those dropped chances cost us a little bit. It's important to take early opportunities. We were well beaten in end. Pretty happy with the energy around the team. Fielding has been good for the last year. So just give the lads a tap and see how it goes on Tuesday. There are options with the ball, but today it didn't feel those were the options to go to. Certainly think it's a fair result, 1-1. All to play for, big game on Tuesday.

Post match presentation is coming up. Meanwhile, you can go through the summary of the match posted below.

Pakistan win by 7 wickets and with 19 balls to spare. The series is levelled 1-1.

Ireland 193/7 (20 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 51 (34) | Shaheen Afridi 3/49

Pakistan 195/3 (16.5 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 78 (39) | Graham Hume 1/32

That performance would put smiles back on the faces of the Pakistan fans who were disappointed after what transpired in the first T20I of the series. Pakistan looked hungrier today. They were better in the field and were bolder with their intent with the bat in the powerplay. However, this victory wasn't achieved without encountering any speed bumps on the way.

Their bowlers were not able to contain the Irish batters and at the half way stage of this match, the consensus was that Ireland had got a challenging score on the board. That target of 194 started seeming even more imposing when Pakistan lost two wickets pretty early in the chase.

But then, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan got together. They had a partnership of 140 runs in just 77 balls. That game changing partnership could have, in fact, been nipped in the bud. Ireland had two opportunities. But they spilled both. The culprit was Graham Hume. He unfortunately, could not hold the two catches that came his way and Ireland never quite recovered.

Azam Khan came out to bat towards the end and had a bit of a fun. His 10-ball-30 would have been enjoyed by the fans. He hit 3 consecutive sixes off Ireland's best bowler to take his team home.

17.0

16.6 Mark Adair to Azam Khan, SIX! That's a brutal finish! Slower ball in the slot. Azam Khan picks the change in pace, makes some room and smacks it straight back over the bowler

Pakistan are now one hit away.

16.5 Mark Adair to Azam Khan, too short this time, flies over the batter

16.4 Mark Adair to Azam Khan, SIX! He is making merry out here! Adair sticks to the short ball and Azam sticks to the pull shot. Timing is not spot on but still gets enough to clear the fence

16.3 Mark Adair to Azam Khan, SIX! He doesn't need a free hi, but it becomes just a bonus! Short ball from Adair and Azam hammers it over the mid-wicket fence

16.3 Mark Adair to Mohammad Rizwan, misses the mark with the slower ball! It's higher than his waist line which means he has to reload this. Rizwan hits it to square leg and takes one

16.2 Mark Adair to Azam Khan, slower ball on a length. Backs away and slaps it to sweeper cover

16.1 Mark Adair to Mohammad Rizwan, slower ball full on the stumps. Soft hands to square leg

Mark Adair [3-0-20-1] to bowl his final over.

The Pakistan supporters in the crowd are enjoying these boundaries that are being put on display now. They can smell victory. 22 runs to win off 24 balls.

overs

172 /3 score

runs

Azam Khan *

11 (6)

Mohammad Rizwan

73 (44)

Graham Hume

1 /32

15.6 Graham Hume to Azam Khan, FOUR! Goes for the wide yorker but misses the length by a couple of inches. The timing from Azam is top notch, rockets away off the meat of the bat

15.5 Graham Hume to Azam Khan, in the blockhole outside off. Digs out out to mid-off. Azam wants a single but gets sent back

15.4 Graham Hume to Azam Khan, digs it into the deck. Azam tries to swing across the line but doesn't connect