Men in Green chased down the target in the 17th over
DUBLIN: Pakistan on Sunday
defeated Ireland in the second T20I by seven wickets to level the three-match
series 1-1 being played in Dublin.
The Men in
Green chased down the target in the 17th over on the back of performances by Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Azam Khan.
Pakistan struggled initially in
the chase, losing Saim Ayub (6) and skipper Babar Azam (0).
But, Rizwan and Fakhar paired up to
form a gigantic partnership. Their 140-run partnership is Pakistan's highest
for the 3rd wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 105 between Rizwan and
Haider Ali.
Rizwan remained not out on 75 off
46 balls with the help of fours sixes and six fours while Fakhar hit 78 off 40,
powered six fours and as many sixes.
Wicketkeeper-batter Azam took on
the Ireland bowlers, smacking 30 off 10 which included a four and four
maximums.
Earlier, Ireland posted 193/7 after
being put into bat first by Pakistan, their highest-ever total at the Clontarf
Cricket Club.
Pakistan opted to field and started
well with Shaheen Afridi picking the first two wickets. He dismissed Paul
Stirling (16) and Andy Balbirnie (11).
But Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker
recovered for Ireland with a 62-run partnership. Tector was the best batter for
the home side, scoring 51 off 34 balls while Tucker made 32 off 28 balls.
Curtis Campher also chipped in with
a 13-ball 22 while Gareth Delany slammed a 10-ball 28 cameo and remained not
out to post Ireland's highest-ever total at Clontarf Cricket Club.
Shaheen picked three wickets but
conceded 49 runs while Mohammad Amir, in his first game of the series, finished
with 1/44.
Abbas Afridi took two wickets for
33 runs while Naseem Shah picked a wicket for 36 runs.
The series finale will be held at
the same venue on April 14.
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