The Pakistan cricket team (PAK vs IRE) played its last match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 against Ireland. The two teams faced each other in Florida, in which Babar Azam and company won a close match by three wickets. After struggling for 18 overs, the Pakistan team managed to win the match (PAK vs IRE). The Irish team gave a tough challenge to the 2009 champion Pakistan. Despite this, it had to face a crushing defeat.

PAK vs IRE: Aamir-Afridi's bowling created a stir

• The performance of the Ireland cricket team (PAK vs IRE) who came to bat first after losing the toss was not good at all. It proved difficult for the batsmen to score runs against Pakistani bowlers Mohammad Aamir and Shaheen Afridi.
• With the help of the lower order batsmen, the team was able to set a target of 107 runs. Gareth Delany scored the most runs for the Irish team. He scored 31 runs in 19 balls.
• Apart from him, George Dockrell contributed 11 runs, Mark Adair 15 runs and Joshua Little 22 runs. However, the top order and middle order batsmen could not even touch the double digit mark.
• Andy Balbirnie and Harry Tector returned to the pavilion without opening their account. Captain Paul Stirling managed to score one run. Lorcan Tucker and Barry McCarthy hit 2-2 runs.
• Ben White remained unbeaten on 5 runs, while Curtis Campher was dismissed on a personal score of 7 runs. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi and Imad Wasim took three wickets each. Mohammad Aamir took 2 wickets and Haris Rauf took one wicket.

Afridi's stormy innings gave Pakistan victory

• In the reply innings, the Pakistan (PAK vs IRE) team achieved the target of 107 runs given in the 19th innings after a lot of struggle. The team managed to register a win due to Shaheen Afridi's stormy innings.
• Babar Azam played an unbeaten fighting innings of 32 runs in 34 balls and brought the team's score to the threshold of victory. In the end, Shaheen Afridi hit 13 runs in 5 balls with the help of two sixes and put 111 runs on the team's scoreboard.
• However, in the meantime, the condition of the Pakistan team looked very bad. The team lost six wickets at a score of just 62 runs. At the same time, after losing two wickets back to back in the 10th over, the team seemed to be lagging behind in the match.
• But in the end, Shaheen Afridi's innings put the match in Pakistan's bag. Mohammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub were out after scoring 17 runs each. Fakhar Zaman scored 5 runs, Usman Khan scored 2 runs and Imad Wasim scored 4 runs.
• Abbas Afridi lost his wicket on a score of 17 runs. Barry McCarthy took three wickets for Ireland (PAK vs IRE). Curtis Campher took two wickets. Mark Adair and Ben White took one wicket each.