Published: Mar 15, 2015, 07:58 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 12:30 PM (IST)
(Pakistan take on Ireland in the final match in the group stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Catch live cricket scores and updates here)
West Indies and Pakistan have qualified for the quarter-finals. Ireland are eliminated.
Man of the Match: Sarfraz Ahmed.
Pakistan 241/3 | Overs 46.1 | Win by 7 wickets
Ahmed Shehzad 63(71) Sarfraz Ahmed 101*(124) Haris Sohail 3(7) Misbah-ul-Haq 39(46) Umar Akmal 20*(29) Alex Cusack 10-1-43-1 John Mooney 9-1-40-0 Stuart Thompson 10-0-59-1 George Dockrell 6-0-43-0 Kevin O’Brien 10-0-49-0 Paul Stirling 1.1-0-5-0
DOT. Plays to long-on, declines the single. FOUR! Sarfraz lofts Dockrell over mid-wicket to get to his maiden ODI hundred, PAKISTAN HAVE QUALIFIED! DOT. Drives to mid-off. DOT. Sarfraz blocks again, what is going on? DOT. Another dot ball? Why? FOUR! Does not matter, Umar pulls off a flat-batted swat to finish things off in style!
Pakistan 233/3 | Overs 45 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 97(118), Umar Akmal 16(28)
WIDE. Down the leg, Sarfraz now needs 4 out of 6. ONE. Drives to long on, just a single, Sarfraz needs 3 out of 5. DOT. Umar blocks a full-toss. DOT. Umar blocks again, are they taking things a bit too far now? DOT. Blocks again, is it just me, or is it getting excruciating for everyone? DOT. Mooney bowls from the corner of the crease, no impact on Umar. DOT. Outside off, Umar shoulders arms — in the 45th over!
Pakistan 231/3 | Overs 44 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 96(117), Umar Akmal 16(23)
ONE. Sarfraz slog-sweeps, the ball runs to deep square-leg, he wants a two, Umar says no, Sarfraz remains on 95. DOT. Umar pushes to mid-on, Sarfraz needs 5 out of 10 here. DOT. Outside off, Umar shoulders arms. WIDE. Down leg, Wilson goes up, you cannot fool Erasmus with those tricks, Sarfraz needs 5 out of 9. ONE. Umar flicks, easy run, Sarfraz needs 5 out of 8. ONE. Sarfraz steers to deep third-man, he needs 4 out of 7. DOT. Umar blocks.
Pakistan 227/3 | Overs 43 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 94(115), Umar Akmal 15(19)
DOT. Umar Akmal plays with a straight bat. DOT. Blocked again. FOUR! Umar lofts Kevin O’Brien over mid-on, will Sarfraz get his hundred? DOT. Umar seems hell-bent on getting Sarfraz to his hundred. DOT. Umar blocks again. DOT. Umar will allow Sarfraz to reach three figures, it seems.
Pakistan 223/3 | Overs 42 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 94(115), Umar Akmal 11(13)
DOT. Compact backfoot defence. DOT. Plays firmly to cover, Thompson has been on the trot so far this over. DOT. Pushes to mid-wicket now. ONE. Pulls hard, mid-wicket dives, he gets a hand to it, back to Sarfraz. WIDE. Down the legs, Wilson gathers. DOT. Drives straight, Thompson gets a hand, hits the stumps, but Umar was way in. DOT. Sarfraz will remain on 94.
Pakistan 221/3 | Overs 41 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 94(113), Umar Akmal 10(9)
DOT. Drives to cover, finds the fielder. FOUR! Lovely on-drive from Umar Akmal, that is the looooooooong Adelaide Oval boundary! ONE. Pushes to wide mid-on and runs, back to Sarfraz. ONE. Sarfraz places to third-man, moves to 94. FOUR! Umar pulls, and places past mid-wicket! DOT. Pulls again, this time it is just a single.
Pakistan 210/3 | Overs 40 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 93(112), Umar Akmal 0(4)
DOT. Sarfraz seems unperturbed, pushes to point. TWO. Pitches short, Sarfraz pulls, moves to 93. DOT. Sarfraz pushes to wide mid-on. DOT. Yorker, Sarfraz keeps it out. DOT. Pushes to mid-on, they consider a run but decide, wisely, against it, good bowling from Thompson. DOT. Plays to extra-cover.
Pakistan 208/3 | Overs 39 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 91(106), Umar Akmal 0(4)
DOT. Cusack welcomes Umar Akmal with a bouncer. DOT. Umar plays to mid-off. DOT. Umar blocks, this time to cover-point. DOT. Umar blocks again.
OUT! Misbah-ul-Haq hit wicket b Alex Cusack 39(46)! Short-pitched, Misbah caught in two minds, tries to steer, treads on to the stumps. He is not happy, almost kicks the ball on his way back.
DOT. Bang on target, Misbah defends. WIDE. Way outside leg, really wayward from Cusack.
Pakistan 207/2 | Overs 38 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 91(106), Misbah-ul-Haq 39(44)
DOT. Sarfraz shows the full face of the bat to Thompson. TWO. Pulls hard, two to Sarfraz, 200 for Pakistan, Sarfraz reaches 90. DOT. Sarfraz blocks. WIDE. Horrible line, could well have been two wides. ONE. Sarfraz flicks, moves to 91. FOUR! Misbah just waits for the ball, and creams it past point! ONE. Pulls it to deep square-leg, keeps strike.
Pakistan 198/2 | Overs 37 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 88(102), Misbah-ul-Haq 34(42)
DOT. Sarfraz gets down on one knee and tries to sweep a bouncer (you have read that right) and misses. DOT. Short outside off, Sarfraz misses again, what has happened to him? TWO. Easy runs to deep third-man. FOUR! Lovely placement through extra-cover, bisects the two fielders and beats the fielders to the fence! FOUR! Uppercuts, Mooney dives at deep third-man, cannot cut off the boundary! ONE. Sharp single to mid-on.
Pakistan 187/2 | Overs 36 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 77(96), Misbah-ul-Haq 34(42)
POWERPLAY. DOT. Misbah flicks, no run. ONE. Misbah plays to deep third-man. ONE. Sarfraz pulls hard, but to no avail. Rameez Raja is back on air. WIDE. Bouncer, too high for Erasmus. DOT. Plays to extra-cover. DOT. Plays hard, Porterfield stops it at point. SIX! Short, and Misbah punishes it over the mid-wicket fence!
Pakistan 178/2 | Overs 35 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 76(95), Misbah-ul-Haq 27(37)
DOT. Mooney gets some away movement, beats Sarfraz. DOT. Flicks to short mid-wicket, this is tight bowling, but Ireland need at least two quick wickets. DOT. Bowls from corner of crease, Sarfraz plays to mid-on. DOT. Once again Sarfraz is beaten outside off, good bowling from Mooney. DOT. Five dot balls on the trot, this time he plays to point. DOT. Plays to mid-on, maiden over from Mooney.
Pakistan 178/2 | Overs 34 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 76(89), Misbah-ul-Haq 27(37)
ONE. Kevin O’Brien pitches short, Sarfraz pulls, these two have now added 50 from 52 balls. DOT. Shows the full face of the bat. ONE. Misbah steers, he is no discomfort at all. DOT. Short-pitched, Sarfraz probably misses out, it goes straight to Wilson. ONE. Sarfraz steers to deep third-man, Ireland need wickets. DOT. Good bouncer, it is drinks at Adelaide Oval.
Pakistan 175/2 | Overs 33 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 74(86), Misbah-ul-Haq 26(34)
DOT. Sarfraz plays to mid-off, no run. FOUR WIDES. Mooney bowls down leg, Wilson cannot gather, they run three plus the wide. DOT. Misbah plays firmly to cover. DOT. Pushes to wide mid-wicket. DOT. Pushes to mid-on, Misbah is not going to take any chances. FOUR! Outside off, Misbah carts it easily past point! DOT. Plays to mid-wicket.
Pakistan 167/2 | Overs 32 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 74(85), Misbah-ul-Haq 22(29)
DOT. Beats inside edge, but does not get a wicket. ONE. Misbah gets a run to the leg. ONE. Hits past mid-wicket, diving effort goes in vain. DOT. Blocks with a purpose, Misbah looks solid. ONE. Misbah flicks, gets off strike. ONE. Sarfraz pushes to mid-off, easy run.
Pakistan 163/2 | Overs 31 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 72(83), Misbah-ul-Haq 20(25)
DOT. Copybook backfoot defence from Misbah. SIX! Goes down on the knee and clears long-on, massive! ONE. Reverse-sweeps, easy run to third-man. ONE. Tosses up, but no problem for Sarfraz to get a run down to sweeper cover. DOT. Pushes to short mid-wicket. ONE. Misbah goes down on one knee, tries to reverse-sweep, changes his mind, sweeps to deep fine-leg.
Pakistan 154/2 | Overs 30 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 71(82), Misbah-ul-Haq 12(20)
ONE. Short-pitched, Misbah tries to pull, the inside-edge hits him on his midriff, they still run. ONE. Sarfraz leg-glances, that is Pakistan’s 150. DOT. Casual defence from Misbah. DOT. Misbah pushes to cover, no run. ONE. Pitches short, Misbah pulls, there is a deep mid-wicket. WIDE. Bouncer, a bit too high for Erasmus. TWO. Sarfraz leg-glances, they run a brace.
Pakistan 148/2 | Overs 29 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 68(80), Misbah-ul-Haq 10(16)
ONE. Plays down to long-off, and they have taken Rameez off commentary. TWO. Misbah plays to deep extra-cover. FOUR! Dockrell tosses up, Misbah moves his left leg out of the way and thwacks it absolutely straight! DOT. Forward defence, straight out of MCC’s manual. DOT. Blocks again. ONE. Pushes to long-off, Misbah keeps strike.
Pakistan 140/2 | Overs 28 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 67(79), Misbah-ul-Haq 3(11)
THREE. Sarfraz unleashes his favourite off-drive, they run hard. DOT. Misbah blocks, Porterfield has a slip for him. ONE. Misbah blocks, the ball rolls to cover, that bat is looking broader with every ball. DOT. Bouncer, not a wide down leg? Strange. DOT. Flicks to mid-wicket. DOT. Misbah blocks again.
Pakistan 137/2 | Overs 27 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 64(78), Misbah-ul-Haq 3(6)
DOT. Misbah plays back to Stirling. ONE. Misbah drives down the ground. DOT. Sarfraz blocks. DOT. Outside leg, why was that not called a wide? DOT. Sarfraz pushes to off. ONE. Sarfraz pushes to point, overthrows, that was terrible.
Pakistan 135/2 | Overs 26 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 63(74), Misbah-ul-Haq 2(4)
TWO. Sarfraz pushes to deep mid-wicket, easy pickings. DOT. Bouncer from Thompson. ONE. Sarfraz pushes to cover and runs, over to Misbah. ONE. Misbah flicks to wide mid-wicket, and he is off the mark. THREE. Lovely off-drive from Sarfraz, this is the long boundary of Adelaide Oval, it falls short. ONE. Some confusion, but square-leg misfields, they get the run.
Pakistan 127/2 | Overs 25 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 57(70), Misbah-ul-Haq 0(2)
ONE. Sarfraz pushes to long-off, easy run. DOT. Misbah is cautious, pushes with soft hands. DOT. Misbah blocks.
OUT! Haris Sohail run out 3(7)! Complete hara-kiri out there, Sarfraz has sold Haris there! He called for the run and left poor Harris stranded!
ONE. Sarfraz pushes Dockrell to mid-on. ONE. Haris Sohail takes a single. READ: Ahmed Shehzad falls for 63.
Pakistan 124/1 | Overs 24 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 55(67), Haris Sohail 1(7)
ONE. Sarfraz pushes to long-on, easy run. Paul Stirling is on, meanwhile. DOT. Haris plays back to Stirling. DOT. Haris drives, Stirling dives, good fielding. DOT. Haris plays to cover. DOT. Haris steps out, does not connect, is hit on the pad. DOT. Plays back to the bowler, tight over from Stirling.
Pakistan 123/1 | Overs 23 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Sarfraz Ahmed 54(66), Haris Sohail 1(2)
ONE. Sarfraz drives to wide mid-on, gives the strike to Haris Sohail. TWO. Haris is off with a flick past mid-wicket.
OUT! Ahmed Shehzad c Ed Joyce b Stuart Thompson 63(71)! Shehzad went for the cross-batted tennis swat off a short-pitched ball, top-edged, and Joyce did the rest at mid-on!
DOT. Shehzad plays to wide mid-off. FOUR! Shehzad cuts loose, walks down the crease and flails his willow, lofts it over mid-on! DOT. Times well, but straight back to the bowler.
Pakistan 116/0 | Overs 22 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 59(67), Sarfraz Ahmed 53(65)
DOT. Cuts to point, no run. DOT. Bouncer, Shehzad ducks. DOT. Shehzad pushes to short cover, another dot ball, but Ireland need wickets. ONE. Pulls hard, but deep mid-wicket stops it. DOT. Shehzad drives to wide mid-off, was in the air, all is well. DOT. Short, pulls, but straight to mid-wicket.
Pakistan 115/0 | Overs 21 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 58(63), Sarfraz Ahmed 53(63)
DOT. Sarfraz plays to point, no run. DOT. Plays to point, sets off, Shehzad wisely sets him back. DOT. Drives to mid-on. DOT. Quick one from Thompson, Sarfraz attempts a cute stroke outside off, that lands into Wilson’s gloves. THREE. Over point, confusing fielding at deep point, they get the extra run. ONE. Shehzad places to square-leg and takes a run.
Pakistan 111/0 | Overs 20 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 57(62), Sarfraz Ahmed 50(58)
DOT. Kevin O’Brien bounces outside off, Shehzad lets go. FOUR! Hits past a flying point, Mooney makes a mess of it on the fence, O’Brien is not amused! DOT. Shows the full face of the bat, good line, but the damage for the over is already done. DOT. Shehzad defends, that was slightly slower from Big Kev. ONE. Shehzad pulls hard, straight to deep mid-wicket. ONE. Sarfraz reaches his fifty with a deft steer down to third-man!
Pakistan 105/0 | Overs 19 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 52(57), Sarfraz Ahmed 49(57)
ONE. Thompson is back, Sarfraz pushes him to deep extra-cover, reaches 46, 100 up for Pakistan. DOT. Short, outside off, Shehzad cuts, but straight to point. ONE. Flicks and runs. ONE. This is getting too easy, short of length, drops the ball to his feet and runs. ONE. Once again, an easy run to deep square-leg. TWO. Sarfraz plays to deep third-man, reaches 49.
Pakistan 99/0 | Overs 18 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 50(54), Sarfraz Ahmed 45(54)
DOT. Strange attempt from Sarfraz, an attempted uppercut at Kevin O’Brien’s pace, he is thankfully beaten. DOT. Plays to point. TWO. Pulls hard, there is a fielder, Sarfraz moves to 44. ONE. Pushes to cover and runs, 45 now. DOT. Nice bouncer, Shehzad lets go. DOT. Pushes to mid-on, no chance of a run.
Pakistan 96/0 | Overs 17 | Need 238 from 50 overs to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 50(52), Sarfraz Ahmed 42(50)
ONE. Sarfraz flicks, back to Shehzad, he is on 49. ONE. Fifty to Shehzad, leg-glances to bring up the landmark off 52 balls! DOT. Shehzad is beaten outside off. DOT. Plays straight, short mid-on is in business again. DOT. Plays to cover, good line from Cusack. ONE. Steers to deep third-man, keeps strike, it is DRINKS. READ: Ahmed Shehzad reaches fifty.
Pakistan 93/0 | Overs 16 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 49(51), Sarfraz Ahmed 40(45)
DOT. Plays back to the bowler. ONE. Shehzad moves to 49 with that single to third-man. DOT. Shehzad plays to point. DOT. DROPPED! Kevin O’Brien had found the edge, but Wilson grassed the chance, Sarfraz lives to tell the tale! TWO. Sarfraz flicks and runs. ONE. Sarfraz plays to deep fine-leg, keeps strike.
Pakistan 89/0 | Overs 15 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 48(49), Sarfraz Ahmed 37(41)
ONE. Plays to deep third-man, they run. DOT. Blocks. ONE. Once again a stroke to deep third-man, another run. ONE. Inside-edge, down to deep fine-leg. ONE. Plays to deep third-man again. ONE. Plays to deep third-man again, they need to plug that hole.
Pakistan 84/0 | Overs 14 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 45(46), Sarfraz Ahmed 35(38)
DOT. Sarfraz blocks, good line. DOT. Once again a good line from Kevin O’Brien. DOT. Sarfraz plays off the back-foot to Kevin O’Brien. THREE! Big Kev strays, Sarfraz flicks past mid-wicket, they run hard. ONE. Shehzad plays to mid-off. THREE. Same line, same stroke, another three.
Pakistan 78/0 | Overs 13 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 42(44), Sarfraz Ahmed 32(34)
DOT. Drops short of mid-on, nice field-placement by Porterfield. THREE. Plays to deep extra-cover, well-stopped. ONE. Flicks, easy single. DOT. Plays to cover, Shehzad looks confident. DOT. Once again short of short mid-on! TWO. Plays to deep extra-cover, easy runs.
Pakistan 72/0 | Overs 12 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 37(39), Sarfraz Ahmed 31(33)
ONE. Sarfraz gets a single off Kevin O’Brien; he plays it past point. DOT. Shehzad plays back to Kevin. DOT. Shehzad plays back to Big Kev. ONE. Sarfraz flicks and sets off, one. DOT. Shehzad defends on short-cover. DOT. Blocks.
Pakistan 65/0 | Overs 11 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 36(36), Sarfraz Ahmed 30(30)
DOT. Sarfraz plays Mooney to mid-wicket. TWO. The ball flies between wicketkeeper and slip! THREE. Sarfraz drives straight, easy shot. DOT. Nice length, Shehzad plays to mid-0n. DOT. Shehzad blocks. DOT. Plays to mid-on.
Pakistan 65/0 | Overs 10 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 36(33), Sarfraz Ahmed 25(27)
FOUR! Dockrell comes on, and Sarfraz sweeps him for four! FOUR! The next ball vanishes past mid-wicket, great going! ONE. Plays to deep point, back to Shehzad. DOT. Plays to extra-cover. FOUR! Rank long-hop, Shehzad cuts with ease, Dockrell has conceded three boundaries in the same over now! FOUR! Whips past mid-wicket, 17 off the over!
Pakistan 48/0 | Overs 9 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 28(30), Sarfraz Ahmed 16(24)
TWO. Shehzad flicks, they run hard, two more. DOT. Blocks to wide mid-off. TWO. Shehzad slashes hard, deep third-man cuts it off, there should have been three, poor running. TWO. Leg-glance, they run hard. DOT. There is a short cover. DOT. Plays to short cover again.
Pakistan 42/0 | Overs 8 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 22(24), Sarfraz Ahmed 16(24)
ONE. Sarfraz pulls Stuart Thompson, easy single to deep square-leg. FOUR! Outside off, Shehzad punches through extra-cover! TWO. Shehzad flicks through mid-wicket, they run hard but cannot quite get the third. ONE. Flicks past backward square-leg, Sarfraz back on strike. FOUR! This time it’s Sarfraz, Thompson is all over the place, overpitched outside off, placed past extra-cover! TWO. Plays past backward point, good running.
Pakistan 28/0 | Overs 7 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 15(21), Sarfraz Ahmed 9(21)
ONE. Plays to wide mid-off, easy run to Shehzad. DOT. Defends firmly. DOT. Plays to point, no run. DOT. Plays to mid-on, no run. ONE. Sarfraz plays to deep third-man, easy run. FOUR! Bowler’s back drive, excellent timing from Shehzad, reaches the fence!
Pakistan 22/0 | Overs 6 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 10(19), Sarfraz Ahmed 8(17)
DOT. Shehzad blocks. ONE. Shehzad pushes to mid-wicket, easy single. DOT. Sarfraz plays to short mid-wicket. BYE. Off-cutter, almost grazed the edge, Wilson fumbles, they run. ONE. Pushes to wide mid-wicket, sharp single. TWO. Drives straight down the ground, could they have got three?
Pakistan 17/0 | Overs 5 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 8(16), Sarfraz Ahmed 6(14)
WIDE. Down the leg from Cusack, good work from Wilson. DOT. Sarfraz blocks. DOT. Blocks again. DOT. Sarfraz flicks, tries to beat mid-wicket, but cannot, nice dive there. ONE. Plays to deep third-man, Shehzad back on strike. THREE. Shehzad punches past point, excellent running from the duo! DOT. Plays to mid-off.
Pakistan 12/0 | Overs 4 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 5(15), Sarfraz Ahmed 6(9)
DOT. Sarfraz plays to extra-cover. WIDE. Down leg, good work by Wilson, who is standing up to the stumps. DOT. Sarfraz drives to mid-on, no run. ONE. Sarfraz plays to deep point, they set off. DOT. Shehzad plays to wide mid-off. DOT. This time to square-leg, Shehzad is cautious. FOUR! Outside off, Shehzad cuts, that would ease the pressure!
Pakistan 6/0 | Overs 3 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 1(12), Sarfraz Ahmed 4(6)
ONE. Sarfraz leg-glances, back to Shehzad. DOT. Bang on target, Shehzad defends, the ball rolls towards leg. DOT. Shehzad cover-drives, but straight to fielder. ONE. Shehzad drives straight, they run an easy single, he gets off the mark. DOT. Sarfraz is in a spot of bother, the ball could have rolled on, hit the boot instead. LEG-BYE.
Pakistan 3/0 | Overs 2 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 0(9), Sarfraz Ahmed 3(3)
DOT. Mooney comes on, Sarfraz plays to extra-cover. DOT. Outside off, shoulders arms. THREE. Sarfraz places it past wide long-on, that is the long boundary in Adelaide Oval. DOT. Shehzad blocks again. DOT. Short of good length, on off-stump, Shehzad plays cautiously. DOT. An encore of the previous ball, Shehzad is yet to get off the mark.
Pakistan 0/0 | Overs 1 | Need 238 to win, 237 to qualify for quarter-finals
Ahmed Shehzad 0(6), Sarfraz Ahmed 0(0)
DOT. Cusack to Shehzad, slightly slower, plays to cover. DOT. Shehzad drives, well fielded by point. DOT. Shehzad shows the full face, confident start from both Cusack and Shehzad. DOT. Places to mid-wicket, Sarfraz thinks of a single, Shehzad sends him back. DOT. Good line, Shehzad defends, maiden.
Ireland 237 | Overs 50
Porterfield 107(131) Stirling 3(8) Joyce 11(18) Niall O’Brien 12(10) Balbirnie 18(36) Wilson 29(38) Kevin O’Brien 8(16) Thompson 12(15) Mooney 13(19) Dockrell 11(8) Cusack 1*(1) Sohail 10-0-44-2 Adil 7-0-31-1 Rahat 10-0-48-2 Wahab 10-0-54-3 Afridi 10-0-39-0 Haris 3-0-20-1
OUT! George Dockrell run out (Sarfraz Ahmed) 11(8)! Dockrell misses, they try to steal a bye, Sarfraz hits the stumps at non-striker’s end with a direct hit, Dockrell collides with Umar Akmal!
ONE. Alex Cusack drives straight, just a single. SIX! Dockrell makes room, the ball sooooooooooooars over deep mid-wicket, WHADDASHOT! DOT. Short-pitched, Cusack shuffles and tries to thwack to leg, misses completely, last ball coming up.
OUT! John Mooney c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz 13(19)! Hits straight to mid-wicket! Third wicket for Wahab (that was bowled at 150 kph), but more importantly, a FOURTH CATCH for Umar, a World Cup record, equalling Mohammad Kaif and Soumya Sarkar!
ONE. Dockrell plays to point, easy run.
Ireland 229/8 | Overs 49
John Mooney 13(18), George Dockrell 4(4)
ONE. Excellent yorker, Mooney just about digs it out. ONE. Dockrell gets a single to deep extra-cover. FOUR! Wide and full, Mooney plays a one-handed slice past a flying Shehzad at backward-point. TWO. Slower, Mooney plays to deep extra-cover, there is some confusion, but they get back for the second run in time. DOT. Mooney shuffles, tries to scoop, but the ball hits his beard. DOT. Hoicks and misses.
Ireland 221/8 | Overs 48
John Mooney 6(13), George Dockrell 3(3)
ONE. Slashes hard, Mooney gets a single to deep third-man. ONE. Shehzad misfields at backward-point, Dockrell is off the mark. ONE. Mooney cuts hard, but there is a fielder on the fence. TWO. Dockrell plays down to deep third-man, excellent running. DOT. Bouncer from Wahab, Dockrell lets it go.
OUT! Kevin O’Brien c Sohail Maqsood b Wahab Riaz 8(16)! Quick from Wahab, O’Brien goes for the big shot, easy skier for Maqsood at mid-wicket!
Ireland 216/7 | Overs 47
Kevin O’Brien 8(15), John Mooney 4(11)
ONE. Plays to mid-off and sets off. DOT. Change of pace, O’Brien is cramped for space. FOUR! Sheer power! Overpitches slightly, O’Brien’s brute force comes into play, through wide mid-off! DOT. O’Brien hoicks, straight to Maqsood at wide mid-wicket, he slips, no run. DOT. Short, O’Brien tries a heave, misses completely. ONE. DROPPED at deep mid-wicket by Rahat Ali, how costly was that?
Ireland 210/7 | Overs 46
Kevin O’Brien 3(10), John Mooney 3(10)
DOT. Mooney plays to point, Ireland needs Big Kev on strike. DOT. DROPPED! Mooney hits it back to Wahab, he cannot hold on with his right (wrong) hand. DOT. Gives himself room, tries to cut and misses. DOT. Plays to cover, O’Brien is still off strike. ONE. Edges, they run anyway, O’Brien will get only the last ball. DOT. Bounces, Kevin ducks, ONE off the over.
Ireland 209/7 | Overs 45
Kevin O’Brien 3(9), John Mooney 2(5)
DOT. Rapped on the pads, stifled appeal, Mooney needs to rotate strike here. DOT. Mooney plays to point. ONE. Bouncer, Mooney hooks, down to deep fine-leg. WIDE. Bouncer, O’Brien ducks, close call. ONE. O’Brien plays to wide mid-on. ONE. Mooney pushes to short mid-wicket. DOT. O’Brien plays to deep mid-wicket, slight misunderstanding, all is well.
Ireland 205/7 | Overs 44
Kevin O’Brien 2(7), John Mooney 1(1)
OUT! Stuart Thompson c Umar Akmal b Rahat Ali 12(15)! Went for the big one, never timed it, easy catch for Umar Akmal at cover — his third!
ONE! DRAMA! Almost plays on, the ball hits the boot, excellent call from Kevin O’Brien! ONE. Plays to mid-wicket, 200 comes up for Ireland. FOUR! Outside edge, races past slip, Afridi cannot cut it off at deep third-man! DOT. Thompson hits hard, cannot beat Super Umar at cover!
Ireland 198/6 | Overs 43
Kevin O’Brien 1(6), Stuart Thompson 7(11)
DOT. Wahab is back, Thompson plays and misses. DOT. Good bouncer, Thompson ducks. ONE. Pushes to extra-cover and sets off, Kevin O’Brien is back on strike. ONE. Kev finally gets off the mark, he has a big role to play today. TWO. Crisp drive from Thompson past extra-cover. ONE. Plays to third-man and sets off.
Ireland 193/6 | Overs 42
Kevin O’Brien 0(5), Stuart Thompson 3(6)
ONE. Thompson pushes one past point, Misbah has a slip now. LEG-BYE. To square-leg, O’Brien is yet to get off the mark. DOT. Rahat is bang on target, Thompson blocks. DOT. Past outside edge. DOT. Beats inside edge this time! ONE. Pushes to mid-on.
Ireland 190/6 | Overs 41
Kevin O’Brien 0(4), Stuart Thompson 1(1)
ONE. Stuart Thompson gets off strike with a flick. DOT. Pushes to mid-on, confusion, thankfully both are safe. DOT. Plays to mid-off, just two off the over.
OUT! Gary Wilson c Wahab Riaz b Sohail Khan 29(38)! Big wicket! Short-pitched, Wilson attempted the uppercut, straight to Wahab at deep third-man, what were you thinking? This is Adelaide Oval!
DOT. Wilson was given LBW off Sohail, he reviewed immediately, there was a huge inside-edge! Erasmus has made a rare blemish. WIDE. Bouncer, too high. DOT. There is certainly some reverse-swing there, Wilson shuffles, Sohail hits pad.
Ireland 188/5 | Overs 40
Gary Wilson 29(35), Kevin O’Brien 0(2)
Final over of the day for Afridi. DOT. Tries to make space, but Afridi follows him, can only defend. DOT. Defends again, good length from Afridi. FOUR! Drops short, horrible fielding by sweeper cover! ONE. Plays to extra-cover, Kevin O’Brien on strike. DOT. O’Brien blocks. DOT. O’Brien plays to mid-on.
Ireland 183/5 | Overs 39
Gary Wilson 24(31), Kevin O’Brien 0(0)
OUT! William Porterfield c Shahid Afridi b Sohail Khan 107(131)! Porterfield was looking dangerous, tried to clear mid-wicket, but mistimed; an ageing Afridi (is that an oxymoron?) flies to his left to come up with a blinder!
ONE. Plays to third-man. ONE. Plays to deep point, Sohail is doing a good job. ONE. Wilson plays to deep point, Shehzad dives at point but misses, he is not happy. DOT. Slower delivery, Porterfield waits and plays, and misses. READ: William Porterfield reaches his hundred.
Ireland 179/4 | Overs 38
William Porterfield 106(128), Gary Wilson 21(28)
TWO. DROPPED! That is Porterfield’s seventh hundred, first in World Cups. He was a bit fortunate, since that one went through Rahat’s hand. FOUR! Rahat strays outside off, Porterfield celebrates his hundred with an extra-cover-drive! ONE. Porterfield plays to deep third-man, they do not attempt a second. ONE. Cut furiously, cut off, Porterfield denies a second run. DOT. Porterfield blocks. DOT. Porterfield blocks again.
Ireland 171/4 | Overs 37
William Porterfield 99(123), Gary Wilson 20(27)
ONE. Porterfield flicks, moves to 97. ONE. Plays close to his feet, runs for the single, a direct throw from Sohail at the non-striker’s end would have got him! ONE. Pushes to cover, Porterfield is 98. ONE. Wilson plays past mid-on, gives it back to Porterfield. ONE. Porterfield reaches 99 with a flick. FOUR! First boundary for Wilson, Sohail drops short, Wilson cuts hard over point!
Ireland 162/4 | Overs 36
William Porterfield 96(120), Gary Wilson 14(24)
ONE. Porterfield flicks, they decide against a second. ONE. Wilson plays Rahat to deep point, another run. DOT. Bang on from Rahat, Wilson plays it back to him. ONE. Single to mid-on, Porterfield moves on to 96. TWO. Cuts to deep point. WIDE. Outside off, Wilson slashes and misses. DOT. Slightly slow, bang on target.
Ireland 156/4 | Overs 35
William Porterfield 94(117), Gary Wilson 11(21)
DOT. Wilson blocks. DOT. That is three dot balls in a row. ONE. Gets off-strike with a single past backward-point. ONE. Porterfield takes a single down to long-on. DOT. Plays to point. DOT. Drops it close and runs, a direct hit from Sarfraz may have got Porters, just two off the over.
Ireland 154/4 | Overs 34
William Porterfield 93(116), Gary Wilson 10(16)
ONE. Wilson gives the strike back to Porters with a cut. FOUR! SMACK! Porterfield smashes it past mid-off! ONE. Pushes to long-on, sets off for a single. DOT. Wilson blocks. ONE. Wilson pushes to long-off, easy picking. WIDE. Down the leg, poor bowling. DOT. Porterfield flicks, and it is drinks.
Ireland 146/4 | Overs 33
William Porterfield 88(113), Gary Wilson 8(13)
ONE. Wilson gets off strike, Afridi is back. ONE. That was a googly, Porterfield does not time, the ball flies over mid-wicket. DOT. Wilson defends. DOT. Wilson defends again. DOT. Wilson goes for a drive, inside-edges. ONE. Rocks back and cuts, but there is a sweeper. READ about Andy Balbirnie’s dismissal.
Ireland 143/4 | Overs 32
William Porterfield 87(112), Gary Wilson 6(8)
ONE. Wilson drives to long-on. ONE. Porterfield whips Sohail past extra-cover. ONE. Wilson drives past extra-cover, Sarfraz yells “Umar, Umar…” ONE. Easy single to square-leg, did Misbah err in giving Sohail an extra over? ONE. Wilson plays to deep extra-cover. DOT. Porters hits back to Haris.
Ireland 138/4 | Overs 31
William Porterfield 85(109), Gary Wilson 3(5)
ONE. Porterfield slashes hard, just short of deep third-man. DOT. Wilson defends. DOT. On off-stump, Wilson defends once again. ONE. Wilson plays to deep point. DOT. Nice bouncer, Porterfield ducks, close call. DOT. Porterfield slashes and misses.
Ireland 136/4 | Overs 30
William Porterfield 84(106), Gary Wilson 2(2)
TWO. Gary Wilson plays to deep point. DOT. Wilson defends.
OUT! Andy Balbirnie c Shahid Afridi b Haris Sohail 18(36)! On leg-stump, Balbirnie sweeps, Afridi takes an easy catch at fine-leg!
ONE. Porterfield flicks Haris Sohail, easy run. ONE. Outside off, Balbirnie punches through cover. THREE. Porterfield flicks, Maqsood misfields, they get the extra run.
Ireland 129/3 | Overs 29
William Porterfield 80(104), Andy Balbirnie 17(34)
DOT. Balbirnie plays back to Wahab. DOT. Balbirnie pushes again, this time to mid-on. DOT. Good bowling, Balbirnie is cramped for room. DOT. Cuts hard, but Shehzad is electric at point! ONE. That slowed a bit on bouncing, was in air, fell short of mid-wicket, back to Porters. ONE. Porterfield pulls, keeps strile.
Ireland 127/3 | Overs 28
William Porterfield 79(103), Andy Balbirnie 16(29)
ONE. Plays to long-on. ONE. Plays to extra-cover. ONE. Plays to long-on, should Misbah get an extra-fielder inside the circle? DOT. Plays to mid-on, it is UMAR. DOT. Porterfield flicks, no chance of a run. DOT. Backward-point cuts off, three dot balls on the trot, and Rameez is back with a “thanks, Nas”.
Ireland 124/3 | Overs 27
William Porterfield 78(99), Andy Balbirnie 14(27)
TWO. On-drives, Misbah dives, the ball goes under him, by the time he recovers they get the extra-run. DOT. Umar Akmal is sharp at short cover. DOT. Does not time well, goes to mid-on. DOT. Cannot beat Sir Umar! WIDE. Down the leg, tries to get away with a stifled appeal, fails. It had actually brushed the pad. TWO. Beats Umar (!), easy pickings. DOT. Plays to mid-off.
Ireland 118/3 | Overs 26
William Porterfield 76(94), Andy Balbirnie 11(26)
DOT. Afridi is on target, no run. DOT. Balbirnie defends again. ONE. Balbirnie drives to deep extra-cover. ONE. Porterfield plays to deep point. DOT. Once again Afridi is spot on. ONE. Balbirnie drives to long-on, good over.
Ireland 115/3 | Overs 25
William Porterfield 75(93), Andy Balbirnie 9(21)
DOT. Good line from Adil, Porterfield blocks. ONE. Porterfield plays past point. ONE. Balbirnie plays past extra-cover, back to Porterfield. DOT. Umar Akmal is electric today at short-cover! DOT. Porterfield blocks, good over so far. DOT. Porterfield plays to Umar again.
Ireland 113/3 | Overs 24
William Porterfield 74(88), Andy Balbirnie 8(20)
ONE. Porterfield paddles it down to deep fine-leg. DOT. Balbirnie plays it late, but finds backward-point. ONE. Bowls straight, pushes to mid-on and they run. FOUR! Porterfield throws the kitchen-sink! Not timed at all, ball flies above extra-cover! DOT. Porterfield keeps it out. ONE. Easy single, there.
Ireland 106/3 | Overs 23
William Porterfield 68(84), Andy Balbirnie 7(18)
DOT. Plays to leg. ONE. Plays past extra-cover. TWO. Plays to deep third-man. ONE. Plays to point and sets off, sent back by Balbirnie, rightly so. DOT. Cramps Porterfield for space. ONE. Easy single, down to third man.
Ireland 102/3 | Overs 22
William Porterfield 65(80), Andy Balbirnie 6(16)
TWO. Turn from Afridi, Porterfield tries to flick, the ball rushes to deep third man, 100 comes up for the Irish. ONE. Porterfield flicks, easy run. DOT. Balbirnie blocks. ONE. Balbirnie plays past cover. DOT. Porterfield plays to cover. DOT. Porterfield plays to mid-wicket.
Ireland 98/3 | Overs 21
William Porterfield 62(76), Andy Balbirnie 5(14)
ONE. Adil is back, drifts slightly, Balbirnie leg-glances. ONE. Porterfield manages to beat point, easy run. DOT. On line, cramped for space, no run. DOT. Once again on line, Balbirnie blocks. DOT. Balbirnie blocks. DOT. Balbirnie plays back to Adil, good over.
Ireland 96/3 | Overs 20
William Porterfield 61(75), Andy Balbirnie 4(9)
DOT. Afridi is bang on target. DOT. Afridi is on line, Balbirnie tries to glide, beaten. ONE. Balbirnie plays to deep point. DOT. Porterfield edges, straight to third-man, good bowling from Boom Boom. DOT. Porterfield blocks. DOT. Plays back to Afridi, excellent over.
Ireland 95/3 | Overs 19
William Porterfield 61(72), Andy Balbirnie 3(6)
FOUR! Down the legs, Porterfield gets an easy boundary. DOT. Tucked up, lovely line from Rahat. DOT. Porters plays to mid-on, easy run. DOT. Porterfield plays back to Rahat. DOT. Porterfield plays to point, good bowling from Rahat. DOT. Slightly short, Porterfield tries to cut, does not time.
Ireland 91/3 | Overs 18
William Porterfield 57(66), Andy Balbirnie 3(6)
ONE. Porterfield pushes it past mid-wicket. DOT. Balbirnie pushes, but Afridi is cautious off his own bowling. ONE. Balbirnie drives to long-off. ONE. Porterfield plays to backward-point. DOT. Balbirnie plays to short fine-leg, no chance of a single. DOT. Plays to mid-wicket.
Ireland 88/3 | Overs 17
William Porterfield 55(64), Andy Balbirnie 2(2)
DOT. Outside off, Balbirnie lets it go, Misbah gets two slips in. TWO. Cuts, sweeper picks it up.
OUT! Niall O’Brien c Umar Akmal b Rahat Ali 12(10)! Rank long-hop, O’Brien punches off the back-foot, Umar Akmal pulls off an outrageous one-handed catch (?!?!?!?!?)!
DOT. Porterfield plays to cover. DOT. Porterfield plays to mid-off. ONE. Plays to extra-cover, they run an easy single.
Ireland 85/2 | Overs 16
William Porterfield 54(61), Niall O’Brien 12(9)
ONE. Porterfield paddles it down to deep fine-leg, moves to 49. ONE. Joyce gives the strike back. DOT. Porterfield plays to mid-wicket. FOUR! Outstanding extra-cover drive, brings up his 50 from just 59 balls, outstanding innings! DOT. Porterfield blocks. ONE. Plays to extra-cover.
BOOM BOOM TIME!
Ireland 78/2 | Overs 15
William Porterfield 48(56), Niall O’Brien 11(8)
DOT. Wahab is bang on target, Niall defends. DOT. Niall plays to short cover. FOUR! Wahab drops short, and bang goes Niall, rocks back and pulls hard! WIDE. Down the leg. ONE. O’Brien plays to deep fine-leg. ONE. Porterfield gives the strike back, moves to 48. DOT. Niall blocks, and it is drinks. READ Ed Joyce’s dismissal.
Ireland 71/2 | Overs 14
William Porterfield 47(55), Niall O’Brien 6(3)
DOT. Porterfield blocks. TWO. Porterfield flicks past mid-wicket, easy runs. DOT. Porterfield plays to mid-off. WIDE. Rahat bounces, but it is a tad too high. DOT. Plays to mid-on. TWO. Flicks past mid-wicket again, Porters moves on 43. FOUR! Slashes hard, flies over slips, Porterfield looks in ominous form!
Ireland 62/2 | Overs 13
William Porterfield 39(49), Niall O’Brien 6(3)
TWO. Niall O’Brien sets off with a brace down to third man. FOUR! Short, and Niall cuts hard to the fence, easy picking. DOT. Niall plays to point.
OUT! Ed Joyce c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz 11(18)! Joyce goes for the pull, but Wahab is too quick; easy catch for Umar Akmal, who grasps it (no typo there)!
TWO. Porterfield inside-edges, easy brace. ONE. Pierces the off-side field.
Ireland 53/1 | Overs 12
William Porterfield 36(47), Ed Joyce 11(17)
DOT. REVIEW! The ball races past Joyce’s edge, or does it? They went up in unison, umpire says NO, Misbah goes for the review. Wasim says he heard something, snicko shows a vibration, replays suggest not out. The ball never hit the bat, though Joyce’s bat brushes the pad. Sarfraz was sanguine. Pakistan have wasted their review. DOT. Rahat has been very accurate, Joyce plays to cover. DOT. Joyce blocks. ONE. On the leg, Joyce flicks and sets off. DOT. Porterfield defends. ONE. Porterfield drives to deep extra-cover.
Ireland 51/1 | Overs 11
William Porterfield 35(45), Ed Joyce 10(13)
ONE. Joyce plays to wide mid-on. ONE. Porterfield pulls, easy single. WIDE. Bouncer, flies above Joyce’s hea, excellent take by Sarfraz, Ireland’s fifty comes up. ONE. Plays past point. DOT. Bang on target. DOT. Porters pulls, nice comeback from Wahab. DOT. Porterfield sees it off.
Ireland 47/1 | Overs 10
William Porterfield 34(41), Ed Joyce 8(11)
DOT. Joyce defends. ONE. Joyce plays to third man, back to Porterfield. ONE. Porters means business here, drives hard to mid-off. DOT. Bang on target, nice line from Rahat. DOT. Porterfield plays to extra-cover, the off-side is packed. DOT. Excellent over from Rahat there!
Ireland 46/1 | Overs 9
William Porterfield 34(37), Ed Joyce 7(9)
WIDE. Wahab is on, tries a slower, it slips and lobs slowly outside off. DOT. Porterfield plays to point. FOUR! Gorgeous cover-drive, Sohail slides, taking the ball to the fence with him. FOUR! Porterfield square-drives beautifully, this is a completely different Irish captain! ONE. Porters plays to deep point. ONE. Joyce defends and sets off. DOT. Plays to point, 11 off the over.
Ireland 35/1 | Overs 8
William Porterfield 34(37), Ed Joyce 7(9)
DOT. On comes Rahat, bang on target, no run. ONE. DROPPED! Hit to backward point, Shehzad grasses the chance, was he wrong-footed? DOT. Plays to mid-wicket. DOT. Plays to mid-on. FOUR! Porterfield pulls through mid-wicket, what has happened to him? ONE. Slashes, the ball reaches on the bounce to deep third-man.
Ireland 29/1 | Overs 7
William Porterfield 20(28), Ed Joyce 5(6)
ONE. Inside edge, Joyce gets a single. DOT. Porterfield plays to point. DOT. Hit hard to cover, cannot beat Umar Akmal. SIX! Huge, huge from Porterfield (what has happened to him?), Sohail drops short, Porterfield clears mid-wicket. DOT. Porterfield blocks. DOT. Plays to point. READ: Paul Stirling’s early dismissal.
Ireland 22/1 | Overs 6
William Porterfield 14(23), Ed Joyce 4(5)
DOT. Plays to extra-cover, Adil is on target. DOT. Plays to cover, finds the evergreen Afridi (in two shades of green). DOT. Driven to point, but Shehzad is sharp at point. Misbah has guarded the off-side ring with his best men. DOT. Drives to cover-point, Afridi is brilliant out there, will he ever age? TWO. Flicks through mid-wicket, Wahab does well to stop the third. FOUR! Pulls and places well through vacant square-leg, six off the over.
Ireland 16/1 | Overs 5
William Porterfield 8(17), Ed Joyce 5(5)
DOT. Good bowling from Sohail, Porterfield blocks. DOT. Tries to drive past extra-cover, well-fielded, no run. DOT. Drives straight to Umar Akmal at cover. ONE. Pulls to deep fine-leg, Porterfield does not run a second. DOT. Joyce plays to cover. DOT. Joyce lets it go to Sarfraz.
Ireland 15/1 | Overs 4
William Porterfield 7(13), Ed Joyce 4(3)
DOT. Joyce was cramped for space, no run, good bowling. DOT. Joyce blocks, this is to stuff from Adil. FOUR! Fabulous square-drive, excellent placement!
OUT! Paul Stirling LBW b Ehsan Adil 3(8)! Adil is on line, Stirling tries to shuffle, misses, and there is no doubt. Stirling consults Porterfield, but his captain thinks it is out as well.
DOT. Bang on target, Stirling defends. DOT. This is good, accurate bowling from Adil.
Ireland 11/o | Overs 3
William Porterfield 7(13), Paul Stirling 3(5)
DOT. On target, Stirling defends. TWO. Stirling cover-drives, 40-year-old Misbah runs to pull it back. DOT. Cramped for space, good bowling. ONE. Pushes to extra-cover, easy single. DOT. Plays to extra-cover. DOT. Porterfield defends again, good competitive cricket.
Ireland 8/o | Overs 2
William Porterfield 7(11), Paul Stirling 0(1)
Adil from the other end. DOT. Porterfield flicks to mid-wicket, good stop by Wahab. DOT. Outside off, Porterfield is cautious, lets it go. WIDE, Too wide, Porterfield does not bother. FOUR! Porterfield suddenly implodes, Adil bowls short, “Peterfold” whacks it over mid-wicket! DOT. Outside off, Porterfield lets go. TWO. Plays to deep fine-leg. DOT. He finds the line, on the channel.
Ireland 1/o | Overs 1
William Porterfield 1(5), Paul Stirling 0(1)
Sohail Khan to bowl. DOT. Porterfield plays to mid-on. DOT. On the channel, Porterfield is beaten. DOT. Again on the channel, Porterfield lets it go. DOT. Sohail is accurate today, lovely line, once again Porterfield shoulders arms. DOT. ONE. Porterfield (Peterfold for Rameez) flicks and sets off. DOT. Stirling shows the middle of the bat.
Ireland: WTS Porterfield (c), Gary Wilson (wk), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien, Andy Balbirnie, John Mooney, Stuart Thompson, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell —unchanged from previous match
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil —Haris Sohail and Ehsan Adil in for Younis Khan and an injured Mohammad Irfan
Ireland have retained their same team. Mohammad Irfan is out with a hip injury, and Younis has been left out.
Toss: Misbah-ul-Haq and William Porterfield walk out to the centre along with an absolutely beaming Rameez Raja (who just referred to Porterfield as Peterfold). Ireland win the toss and decide to bat first.
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool B’s final match, between Pakistan and Ireland at the Adelaide Oval. This is Abhishek Mukherjee, and I will be bringing you the over-by-over updates from the crucial match which will decide the quarter-final qualifications among these teams. Pakistan vs Ireland ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match Preview
The Pakistan vs Ireland match will turn in to a knockout game if the West Indies are able to chase down the target of 176 runs set by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 36 overs. The West Indies had bundled out UAE for a paltry 175 earlier in the day at Napier, and if they are able to win the match by the 36th over, their Net Run Rate (NRR) will become better than that of Pakistan. Live Cricket Scorecard: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Pakistan vs Ireland, Pool B Match 42 at Adelaide
In this case, the Pakistan vs Ireland match will turn into a knockout game. Ireland are coming off from a heavy defeat against India, but in no situation the Irish can be taken lightly. They have a very good bowling attack and their batting firepower is among the best in the Associate nations. Pakistan vs Ireland Live Cricket Score ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Pool B Match 42
The presence of Ed Joyce, skipper William Porterfield, Paul Stirling and Niall O’Brien — especially the current form that they have been — makes Ireland an extremely dangerous side with the bat and Pakistan will have to be wary of their opponents. The match will be played at the Adelaide Oval — the same venue where Pakistan lost to India in their 2015 World Cup opening match by a huge margin. The pitch will be excellent for the batsmen but the bowlers may have a hard time at the venue. How can Pakistan, West Indies, Ireland qualify for quarter-finals?
Pakistan would draw confidence from their win against South Africa, as they head into this match as the clear favourites. But they should not make the mistake of taking Ireland easily — the memories of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies are still fresh in the minds of the cricket fans world over.
Ireland had defeated the Pakistanis, in what turned out to be a memorable match for the Associate nation. Ireland have enough experienced cricketers in their ranks and the quality of giving a very tough fight to the strongest of the opponents is something which distinguishes them from the rest.
“We have got a new life in this tournament and we must ensure we do not waste it. There are four must-wins games to play starting with the one against Ireland. Then three more and you could win the tournament, so our approach has to be straightforward,” said Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq before the match.
