{"id":81457,"date":"2024-06-16T21:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T21:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-end-t20-world-cup-campaign-with-three-wicket-win-over-ireland\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T21:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T21:04:11","slug":"pakistan-end-t20-world-cup-campaign-with-three-wicket-win-over-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-end-t20-world-cup-campaign-with-three-wicket-win-over-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan end T20 World Cup campaign with three-wicket win over Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Captain Babar Azam guided Pakistan through a nervy chase as they ended their T20 World Cup campaign with a three-wicket win over Ireland on Sunday in the last Group A match, a dead rubber after both teams were already eliminated.<\/p>\n

Pakistan finished third in the five-team group with four points after losing to India and the United States, who progressed to the Super Eight stage. Ireland finished bottom with one point, ending their campaign without a win.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan, the 2009 champions<\/a> and runners-up in 2007 and 2022, lost their first two Group A fixtures.<\/p>\n

A stunning super-over humiliation<\/a> at the hands of the United States was followed by a six-run loss<\/a> to bitter rivals India in a game where they failed to chase down a modest 120-run target.<\/p>\n

After Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl, Shaheen Afridi (3-22) dismissed Andrew Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker in the first over while skipper Paul Stirling and George Dockrell fell to Mohammad Amir (2-11), leaving Ireland reeling at 28-5 in the sixth over.<\/p>\n

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Gareth Delany (31 off 19 balls) helped stabilise Ireland\u2019s innings but fell to Imad Wasim (3-8) before an unbeaten last-wicket partnership of 26 runs between Joshua Little (22 not out) and Benjamin White (5 not out) got them to 106-9.<\/p>\n

After Pakistan openers Mohammed Rizwan and Saim Ayub (both 17) fell during the powerplay, Barry McCarthy (3-15) dismissed Usman Khan and Shadab Khan in the same over, leaving Pakistan looking shaky at 57-5.<\/p>\n

But Azam (32 not out) anchored the innings and Pakistan chased down the target with seven balls to spare, as Lauderhill\u2019s Central Broward Park stadium finally saw a match completed after three of its previous games were washed out.<\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/strong>: Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Amir<\/p>\n

Ireland<\/strong>: Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little and Ben White<\/p>\n