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Home  »  Cricket  »  Ireland vs Pakistan 2024  »  1st T20I Full Commentary

Pakistan vs Ireland 2024 1st T20I Full Commentary

Result · May 10 2024, Fri - 07:30 PM (IST)
1st T20I, - Clontarf Cricket Club
PAKISTAN
182/6
IRELAND
183/5
Ireland won by 5 wickets
CRR:9.23
Player Of The Match
  • 19.6

    Mark Adair to Shaheen Afridi. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by McCarthy. That's the end of the first innings. Babar Azam and Saim Ayub built well after losing an early wicket. Ireland bowlers controlled the scoring rate by picking up wickets in the middle. Iftikhar Ahmed played a small cameo at the end. Will the hosts do their best with the bat? Join us shortly for the chase.

  • 19.5

    Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run.

  • 19.4

    Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Yorker, off stump on the front foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, shy attempt by Adair.

  • 19.3

    SIX! Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.

  • 19.2

    FOUR! Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 19.2

    Wide Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Tucker.

  • 19.1

    SIX! Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Length ball, middle stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 8 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Ireland: 172/5 (rr 9.05)
  • 18.6

    SIX! Barry McCarthy to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 18.5

    Barry McCarthy to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump moves in front pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

  • 18.4

    Barry McCarthy to Shaheen Afridi. Short, off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

  • 18.3

    Barry McCarthy to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

  • 18.2

    SIX! Barry McCarthy to Shaheen Afridi. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 18.1

    Barry McCarthy to Shaheen Afridi. Short, off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 11 runs. Bowler: Naseem Shah. Ireland: 164/4 (rr 9.11)
  • 17.6

    Mark Adair to Shaheen Afridi. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, dropped catch by Dockrell.

  • 17.5

    OUT! Caught. Mark Adair to Fakhar Zaman. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by McCarthy. Adair removes Zaman.

  • 17.4

    Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Delany.

  • 17.3

    FOUR! Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, past third man for 4 runs.

  • 17.2

    SIX! Mark Adair to Iftikhar Ahmed. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs.

  • 17.1

    Mark Adair to Fakhar Zaman. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Campher.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 10 runs. Bowler: Muhammad Abbas Afridi. Ireland: 153/4 (rr 9.00)
  • 16.6

    Craig Young to Iftikhar Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Stirling.

  • 16.5

    Craig Young to Fakhar Zaman. Off cutter short, outside off stump down the track pulling, hit body to gully for 1 run, fielded by Tucker.

  • 16.4

    Craig Young to Iftikhar Ahmed. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Dockrell.

  • 16.3

    Craig Young to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Campher.

  • 16.2

    FOUR! Craig Young to Fakhar Zaman. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • 16.1

    Craig Young to Iftikhar Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by McCarthy.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Naseem Shah. Ireland: 143/3 (rr 8.94)
  • 15.6

    Barry McCarthy to Iftikhar Ahmed. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Delany.

  • 15.5

    Barry McCarthy to Iftikhar Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by White.

  • 15.4

    FOUR! Barry McCarthy to Iftikhar Ahmed. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

  • 15.3

    Barry McCarthy to Iftikhar Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 15.2

    OUT! Run Out. Barry McCarthy to Fakhar Zaman. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to silly point, direct hit by McCarthy. McCarthy used his football skills.

  • 19.5

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body to short leg for 1 run, fielded by Khan. Ireland win a thrilling match by five wickets and take the lead in this series. Andrew Balbirnie played a vital knock of 77 runs, leading his team to victory. Harry Tector also contributed with 36 runs. Muhammad Abbas Afridi picked up two wickets to his name, but some sloppy mistakes in the field cost the game for the visitors. Andrew Balbirnie is the Player of the Match.

  • 19.4

    FOUR! Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

  • 19.3

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Afridi, fielded by Khan.

  • 19.2

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 19.1

    FOUR! Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Curtis Campher. Short, outside off stump swayed away cutting, mis-timed past third man for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 8 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Ireland: 172/5 (rr 9.05)
  • 18.6

    Shaheen Afridi to Curtis Campher. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Azam.

  • 18.5

    FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Curtis Campher. Half volley, to leg on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.

  • 18.4
    Andrew Balbirnie b Shaheen Afridi 77 (55)

    OUT! Bowled. Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Balbirnie. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Balbirnie misses a full toss.

  • 18.3

    Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Balbirnie. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 18.2

    Shaheen Afridi to Gareth Delany. Yorker, outside off stump backing away Steer, to backward point for 1 run.

  • 18.1

    Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Balbirnie. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ayub.

  • 18.1

    Wide Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Balbirnie. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Khan.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 11 runs. Bowler: Naseem Shah. Ireland: 164/4 (rr 9.11)
  • 17.6

    FOUR! Naseem Shah to Gareth Delany. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 17.5

    Naseem Shah to Gareth Delany. Half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Ahmed.

  • 17.4

    Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.

  • 17.3

    Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Yorker, to leg on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 17.2

    Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 2 runs, dropped catch by Khan, fielded by Ahmed. Tough chance goes down.

  • 17.1

    Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs, run save by Rizwan, fielded by Afridi.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 10 runs. Bowler: Muhammad Abbas Afridi. Ireland: 153/4 (rr 9.00)
  • 16.6

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Andrew Balbirnie. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ayub.

  • 16.5

    SIX! Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Andrew Balbirnie. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 16.4

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Gareth Delany. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.

  • 16.3

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Gareth Delany. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Ayub.

  • 16.2

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Gareth Delany. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 16.1
    George Dockrell c Fakhar Zaman b Muhammad Abbas Afridi 24 (12)

    OUT! Caught. Muhammad Abbas Afridi to George Dockrell. Slower ball half volley, off stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Zaman. Crucial wicket for Pakistan at this time.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Naseem Shah. Ireland: 143/3 (rr 8.94)
  • 15.6

    Naseem Shah to George Dockrell. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Rizwan.

  • 15.5

    Naseem Shah to George Dockrell. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 15.4

    Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, mis-fielded by Zaman.

  • 15.3

    Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 15.2

    FOUR! Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

  • 15.1

    Naseem Shah to Andrew Balbirnie. Back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Khan.

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