Ireland vs Pakistan Match Stats

Back of a length, at the off stump. Andy Balbirnie taps it to the leg side and completes a single.

WIDE! Good length down leg. George Dockrell shuffles to off side and attempts to nudge it through on side but misses. Wide called.

Good length and angling at the leg stump. George Dockrell moves leg side for room but misses his shot completely.

FOUR! Crucial boundary! Shaheen offers a juicy knee-length full toss angling in, George Dockrell flicks it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary on a single bounce.

Drop and run. Full, on the stumps, George Dockrell works it to the leg side for an easy single. 

WIDE! Oh, no! This is frustrating for Pakistan now. Spills it well down the leg stump line on a fuller length. Andy Balbirnie fails to flick it but it is called a Wide.

Angling into the batter on a length, Andy Balbirnie nudges it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length, from around the wicket, on the top of the middle. George Dockrell hops on the back foot and drops it in front of covers. Ireland is well in the game as they need 46 off the last 5 overs. 

Naseem Shah starts off with a bouncer, outside off. Andy Balbirnie steps across and tries to upper cut it but fails to get any bat on it.

FOUR! Smacking shot. It is a short ball, angled into the body. Andy Balbirnie picks it up very easily and pulls it towards deep square leg. In the gap and in the boundary.

A slower one this time, on a good length. Andy Balbirnie looks to heave it across the line but misses.

Short ball, around middle. Andy Balbirnie pulls it to mid-wicket for one.

Naseem Shah pulls his length back once again but this rolls his fingers over as well. George Dockrell fails to pick the slower one and it heads straight to the keeper.

A toe-crushing yorker this time, George Dockrell moves away and jams it to point for an easy single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A very important wicket for Pakistan. Abbas Afridi serves a slower one, full and on off. George Dockrell leans in and chips it into the off side. Fakhar Zaman pouches it safely. A change in bowling has garnered a positive result for the tourists as they see the back of Dockrell. Ireland are 4 down now.

A sharp bouncer, on middle. Delany looks to chase it but misses.

Slower ball, on a length, jagging back in. Gareth Delany goes back and punches it to deep point for two runs.

A full toss, around the hips. Gareth Delany clips it towards long on and rotates the strike.

SIX! All the way. A much-needed boundary for the hosts. Andy Balbirnie is doing a wonderful job to keep his side in the hunt. Slower bumper, outside off. Andy Balbirnie stays back and bludgeons it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Short one, outside off. Andy Balbirnie cuts it to deep point for one. A wicket came off the very first delivery here, but Andy Balbirnie is putting up a solid knock here. 10 runs from this one.

A length ball, around off. Andy Balbirnie backs away and slices it towards long off. Mohammad Rizwan gives it a chase from inside the circle and takes two runs.

DROPPED! A good-length delivery, on off. Andy Balbirnie throws his bat at it, but it catches the outer half and pops up towards point. The fielder runs backwards and ends up making a mess of it. Two runs taken.

Fuller one, on off. Andy Balbirnie blocks it out watchfully.

Andy Balbirnie flicks this full ball into the leg side for a single.

Pitches it up, full and outside off. Delany leans in and drives it along the ground towards deep point. Iftikhar Ahmed fumbles in the deep. The batters take two runs.

FOUR! A boundary to end the over. Gareth Delany making sure that he helps his partner in the best way possible. Way too full, outside off. Gareth Delany picks it up early and drills it through the left the of mid off for a fine boundary. 19 runs needed in 2 overs now.

WIDE! Shaheen Afridi starts with a loosener here. It is too full, going down the leg side. Andy Balbirnie looks to tickle it away but fails to get any bat on it. 

Afridi hurls in a full one this time, outside off. Andy Balbirnie squeezes it towards deep point and comes back for one.

Tap and run. Length ball, around off. Delany pushes it to point and crosses.

Shaheen Afridi fires in a full one, wide outside off. Andy Balbirnie throws the kitchen sink at it, but fails to get any bat on it.

OUT! FULL TOSS AND CLEANED UP! Andy Balbirnie is gutted. He is on his feet here. Shaheen Afridi serves a full toss, around off. Andy Balbirnie looks to hunt for that all important boundary, swipes it across the line, but does not get any wood on it. The ball sneaks through and goes on to hit the stumps behind. A huge blow for Ireland.

FOUR! What a strike. Curtis Campher on his very first delivery, reverse-scoops Shaheen Afridi for a boundary. It is a yorker-length delivery, in the blockhole. Curtis Campher sets himself up nicely and gets four for it.

Short ball, on top of middle. Curtis Campher stands tall and pulls it down the park for a single. 11 runs needed in the final over. This is turning out to be a nail-biting affair.

FOUR! A no-look boundary? This is extraordinary. Abbas Afridi serves a bumper, outside off, this one jags back into the batter. Curtis Campher sways back, but gets his blade up. It catches the outer half and runs down to the deep third boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Campher looks to cut it away but misses it.

It is full, on middle and leg. Curtis Campher flicks it down the park towards long on. Shaheen Afridi is too slow to get to the ball and the batters take two runs. 5 needed now in three balls.

FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Abbas Afridi fires in a full ball, around middle and leg. Curtis Campher whips it towards deep square leg off the inner half. Naseem Shah rushes to his left from fine leg, and puts in a dive but the ball goes on to crash into the ropes. The crowd erupts here. Although, Naseem Shah has stayed down, past the ropes, a substitute fielder on the field now.

LEG BYE! What a win for Ireland. A historic victory for them. A length ball, angled into the pads. Curtis Campher looks to pull it away but misses. It brushes the thigh pads and goes to the keeper. Gareth Delany is early into his run, this was bound to happen. The boys cross and seal a huge win for the hosts. Ireland win the match by 5 wickets.