Recent Match
Pakistan tour of Ireland, 2024, 2nd T20I, Dublin, May 12th, 2024

Ireland

(19.6 ov) 193/7

Pakistan

(16.5 ov) 195/3

Complete Pakistan won by 7 wkts

1.3
Amir to Stirling, no run
1.2
Amir to Balbirnie, leg byes, 1 run, short of length outside the leg-stump, Balbirnie fails to pull it away, but takes a legbye
1.1
Amir to Stirling, 1 run, good length on the middle and leg line, nudged through square leg for one
Mohammad Amir, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6
Shaheen Afridi to Balbirnie, no run, beaten! A lovely delivery, short of length and seaming away, from off-stump, Balbirnie hangs his bat and is lucky not to edge that
A change of ball. Delay in play.
0.5
Shaheen Afridi to Balbirnie, FOUR, similar delivery to the last one, full and wide outside off, width and Balbirnie carves it over backward point, did not hold back at all
0.4
Shaheen Afridi to Balbirnie, no run
0.3
Shaheen Afridi to Balbirnie, no run, short of length and maybe just pitching outside the leg-stump, Balbirnie fails to flick it away, rapped on the pads
0.2
Shaheen Afridi to Balbirnie, FOUR, floaty half-volley outside off, in the slot, Balbirnie bends his back knee and drives gloriously wide of cover, is off the mark in style
0.1
Shaheen Afridi to Balbirnie, no run, goes for the inswinging yorker rightaway
Balbirnie and Stirling are at the crease. Balbirnie is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack
15:39 Local Time, 14:39 GMT, 20:09 IST: The players and umps are walking out.
15:36 Local Time, 14:36 GMT, 20:06 IST: A short drizzle. The sun has come out now. We should start soon.
15:27 Local Time, 14:27 GMT, 19:57 IST: The rain is back and the covers are being put into place again.
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Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir
Ireland (Playing XI): Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Graham Hume, Craig Young, Benjamin White
Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field