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After losing to India and USA, Ireland are looking to improve their position in the tournament by beating Pakistan on Sunday. A win would increase Pakistan’s net run rate and secure qualification for the Super Eight stage; conversely a defeat could spell disaster for Babar Azam’s side.

Timeline

Pakistan will play Ireland in their final Group A World Cup matchup on Sunday. Both teams have already been eliminated from Super Eight contention, so a win would give both an opportunity to close on an upbeat note despite rain-affected games for Ireland while Pakistan were defeated by USA and Canada during their two previous matches.

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Ireland’s chances of reaching the Super 8s were dealt a blow when they fell to India in their opening match, but victory against Pakistan will give them much-needed morale support. They currently lead United States by one match but face a tough test from an impressive Pakistan team comprised of T20 stars.

Gareth Delany and Josh Little of Ireland put on an outstanding partnership, leading their side to an innings total of 106-9 by scoring 39 runs off 19 overs in 19th over. Though there were missed opportunities here and there, this pair ensured Ireland would be well placed to defend their total.

Shaheen Afridi of Pakistan begins their bowling attack. Balbirnie drives it at cover for one, before driving another fuller delivery on to his leg side for a boundary. A few dot balls follow before Shaheen gets one to bounce up before bowling it directly towards Gareth Delany at short midwicket.

Babar drives past the point fielder to hit a fuller leg-side delivery for a boundary, followed by three more dot balls and single from Ayub in the 17th over as Pakistan reach 107-5 and Ireland’s Barry McCarthy comes on to bowl their next over.

Preparation

Babar Azam’s Pakistan squad arrived in Dublin early Wednesday morning as they prepare for an exciting three-match T20I series against Ireland. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared a video of their arrival, providing crucial practice ahead of the T20 World Cup tournament starting June.

On Friday, Ireland and Pakistan will begin a Twenty20I series at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. Both teams have high expectations of their forthcoming clash; Ireland boasts an unbeaten track record against Pakistan in T20Is having won all four matches between them in T20I format.

Irish side, under coach Paul Stirling and with experienced players such as Andy Balbirnie, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell and Harry Tector likely to play key roles against Pakistan. Pakistan will aim to improve upon their recent T20 World Cup performances where they lost all games and failed to qualify for Super 8s competition.

Pakistan are expected to field an elite side against Ireland for this T20I series, featuring Mohammad Amir, Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali Shaheen Afridi and Usman Khan amongst others.

Due to visa issues, Amir will not play in the first T20I against Australia but arrangements have been made for him to rejoin his squad later in the week. Pakistan are also expected to benefit from Imad Wasim returning as an important pace bowler who should be in great form for this series.

Pakistan are favourites to win this T20I series against Ireland; however, Ireland are a tough team and will prove difficult to defeat. Both teams hope to reach the final of T20 World Cup kicking off June 24. Additionally, this T20I series marks their inaugural multi-match bilateral T20I against each other.

Matches

Pakistan will look to improve upon their underwhelming start to this tournament when they play Ireland on June 16 at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida. Pakistan have struggled on slower pitches of America and lack consistency in their batting attack.

Ireland have fallen far below expectations in their opening two games but still possess enough talent to post large totals. They feature several match-winners among their ranks who should make an impressionful statement of intent for this slow surface and add some momentum in this matchup.

Babar Azam’s side will need to put forth their best effort against Ireland if they wish to reach the Super Eights and book their spot in them. A win against them would provide much-needed confidence heading into their final group stage match against India.

Ireland’s batsmen struggled on Lauderhill’s slow pitches and were guilty of some poor decisions and misjudgments, leading them to miss some good chances. However, their middle order were able to stem this slide, with Joshua Little and Gareth Delany chipping in with late runs to close on 106-9.

Pakistan’s bowlers caused havoc early in Ireland’s innings, reducing them to 26-3 after only six overs of play in their powerplay innings. But Imad Wasim’s disciplined bowling and dot ball pressure allowed them to recover to finish at 107-9 at 20 overs.

Babar Azam will be one of Pakistan’s key players in this matchup with his stylish batting style and ability to score big runs in T20 cricket. After an indifferent start to the competition, Azam must find form against an Ireland side who have struggled on Lauderhill’s slow pitches. Shadab Khan will also play an instrumental role – his leg-spin should disrupt Ireland’s batting while picking up wickets midway through their innings; Shadab Khan may well be Pakistan’s last hope against humiliating defeat by Irish batsmen.

Scorecard

Ireland were not in any real difficulty during their final match of Group A at Florida T20 series but ultimately finished last in Group A. Ireland batted well from start to finish but Pakistan’s bowlers proved too formidable, breaking partnerships late in the game to ultimately thwart Ireland.

Babar Azam led his hosts’ innings with an unbeaten 32, helping them score 106-9 in 20 overs. George Dockrell and Gareth Delany offered some resistance with the bat; however, pacers remained on alert throughout.

Imad Wasim stood out as the stand-out bowler, taking three wickets in three overs to give Pakistan some breathing room and give some easy runs back over the ropes. Wasim benefited from some sloppy Irish catching as the ball often passed between hands or over the ropes allowing Wasim easy runs back out into play.

Live Score for Ireland Vs Pakistan: Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl first. Although the pitch appears good, wetness has created some uncertainty regarding its effectiveness as an outfield wicket. The captains remain uncertain of its outcome.

Irish Opening Partnership at 50 in Powerplay

The Irish openers make an encouraging start, scoring 50 in their powerplay partnership; however, they cannot build upon this and become embroiled in trouble very soon after this. Naseem Shah falls first before Lorcan Tucker was caught at long-on for 35.

Josh Little strikes back against Abbas Afridi with a big six! Reading early, Little struck out for an absolute maximum slamming it straight down the pitch for six runs off 10 balls to move to 18 off 10 and could well reach his century!

Starting the over, Zaman mishit his shot, trying to clear the infield but falling short and being caught at long-on by Imad Wasim who took an amazing catch! Three runs from that over as Imad Wasim continued his innings.

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