Published: Mar 15, 2015, 08:10 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 15, 2015, 08:41 AM (IST)
Pakistan and Ireland will play in the final match of the group stages in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. The winner of the Pool B match will qualify for the quarter-final round on the 2015 World Cup. LIVE CRICKET SCORES AND UPDATES: Pakistan (PAK) vs Ireland (IRE) in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Adelaide
During the toss, Ireland captain William Porterfield won and took the brave decision of batting first. Pakistan suffered a major blow as their lanky pacer Mohammad Irfan was ruled out for the match against Ireland. Pakistan vs Ireland, Free Live Cricket Streaming Online on Star Sports
Ireland will certainly draw confidence from their win eight years ago in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 over Pakistan, and they would like to believe that they have another golden opportunity to beat Pakistan, who have been a little erratic, and go into the quarter-final round. LIVE CRICKET SCORES, COMMENTARY AND BALL-BY-BALL UPDATES: Pakistan (PAK) vs Ireland (IRE) in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Adelaide
The winner of this match will go into the next round as in the first match of the day — between the West Indies and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — the Caribbean side is looking set for a big win. If the West Indies are able to chase down the target of 176 within 36.2 overs, they will see their Net Run Rate getting better than Pakistan’s.
There are three teams vying for the two spots available in the quarter-final round from Pool B, as India and South Africa have already forced their way into the knockout round of the 2015 World Cup. Both Ireland and Pakistan lost their respective matches to India and South Africa, earlier in the tournament.
Teams:
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad (wk), Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil
Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Andrew Balbirnie, Gary Wilson (wk), Kevin O’Brien, John Mooney, Stuart Thompson, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell
