Published: May 23, 2013, 04:00 PM (IST)
Edited: May 23, 2013, 04:00 PM (IST)
Pakistan play two One Day Internationals against Ireland © AFP
Dublin: May 23, 2013
Pakistan take on Ireland in the first One-Day International at Dublin on Thursday.
Pakistan won the two-match ODI series against Scotland 1-0 after the second match was washed out due to rain.
They then travelled to Ireland to play another two-match ODI series. These games act as good warm-up matches ahead of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the first ODI against Ireland. The home side will hope rekindle their 2007 World Cup form and cause an upset over the Asian giants.
Teams:
Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Gary Wilson (wk), Kevin O’Brien, Alex Cusack, Andrew White, Trent Johnston, Goer Dockrell, Tim Murtagh
Pakistan: Imran Farhat, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asad Shafiq, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Kamran Akmal (wk),Ehsan Adil, Junaid Khan,Mohammad Irfan, Saeed Ajmal.
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