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Ireland v Pakistan Only Test

PAK in IRE/ENG/SCOT - 2018 (2018) · The Village, Dublin · 11 May 2018

Pakistan won by 5 wickets

Pakistan won by 5 wickets. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 118 for Ireland. Mohammad Abbas took 5/66.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
PAK in IRE/ENG/SCOT - 2018 (2018)
Ground
The Village, Dublin
Dates
11 May 2018 to 15 May 2018
Toss
Ireland, chose to field
Result
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Player of the match
Kevin O'Brien
Captains
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan), William Porterfield (Ireland)
Debuts
Imam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Ed Joyce (Ireland), William Porterfield (Ireland), Andy Balbirnie (Ireland), Niall O'Brien (Ireland), Paul Stirling (Ireland), Kevin O'Brien (Ireland), Stuart Thompson (Ireland), Tyrone Kane (Ireland), Gary Wilson (Ireland), Tim Murtagh (Ireland)
Umpires
NJ Llong and RK Illingworth
Match referee
BC Broad

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Ireland won the toss and chose to field. Imam-ul-Haq, Faheem Ashraf, Ed Joyce, William Porterfield, Andy Balbirnie, Niall O'Brien, Paul Stirling, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Thompson, Tyrone Kane, Gary Wilson and Tim Murtagh played their first Tests.

Pakistan batted first and made 310 for 9 declared. Faheem Ashraf top-scored with 83 off 115 balls, and Asad Shafiq made 62. Tim Murtagh took 4 for 45 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the seventh wicket between Faheem Ashraf and Shadab Khan.

Ireland replied with 130 all out. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 40 off 68 balls. Mohammad Abbas took 4 for 44 for Pakistan. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 7 runs, to 7 for 4. Pakistan led by 180 on first innings. Ireland followed on.

Ireland made 339 all out in their second innings. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 118 off 217 balls, and Stuart Thompson made 53. Mohammad Abbas took 5 for 66 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the seventh wicket between Kevin O'Brien and Stuart Thompson.

Set 160 to win, Pakistan made 160 for 5. Imam-ul-Haq top-scored with 74 not out off 121 balls, and Babar Azam made 59. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the fourth wicket between Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq, 79% of the total.

Pakistan won by 5 wickets. Ireland's 339 is the highest total at The Village. Ireland's 130 all out is the lowest completed total at The Village. Kevin O'Brien's 118 is the highest individual score at The Village. Mohammad Abbas's 5 for 66 are the best innings figures at The Village.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 310 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Azhar Alic William Porterfield b Boyd Rankin423
Imam-ul-Haqlbw b Tim Murtagh726
Haris Sohailc William Porterfield b Stuart Thompson3166
Asad Shafiqc Andy Balbirnie b Boyd Rankin62121
Babar Azamc Paul Stirling b Tim Murtagh1425
Sarfaraz Ahmedc Paul Stirling b Stuart Thompson2040
Shadab Khanlbw b Tim Murtagh55105
Faheem Ashrafc Niall O'Brien b Stuart Thompson83115
Mohammad Amirc Niall O'Brien b Tim Murtagh1341
Mohammad Abbasnot out413
Rahat Alinot out06

Extras 17 · Total 310 for 9 declared

Bowler (Ireland)OMRW
Tim Murtagh255454
Boyd Rankin213752
Tyrone Kane202860
Stuart Thompson224623
Kevin O'Brien61200
Paul Stirling20110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Azhar Ali, 7.6 ov), 2-13 (Imam-ul-Haq, 8.1 ov), 3-71 (Haris Sohail, 29.6 ov), 4-104 (Babar Azam, 38.2 ov), 5-153 (Asad Shafiq, 48.4 ov), 6-159 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 51.5 ov), 7-276 (Shadab Khan, 80.4 ov), 8-304 (Faheem Ashraf, 91.5 ov), 9-306 (Mohammad Amir, 92.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAzhar Ali (4) and Imam-ul-Haq (7)1348
secondHaris Sohail (0) and Imam-ul-Haq (0)01
thirdAsad Shafiq (22) and Haris Sohail (31)58133
fourthAsad Shafiq (17) and Babar Azam (14)3350
fifthSarfaraz Ahmed (20) and Asad Shafiq (23)4963
sixthSarfaraz Ahmed (0) and Shadab Khan (6)619
seventhFaheem Ashraf (66) and Shadab Khan (49)117175
eighthMohammad Amir (11) and Faheem Ashraf (17)2867
ninthMohammad Amir (2) and Mohammad Abbas (0)27
tenthRahat Ali (0) and Mohammad Abbas (4)418
IRELAND, FIRST INNINGS: 130 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Ed Joycelbw b Mohammad Abbas44
William Porterfieldb Mohammad Amir120
Andy Balbirnielbw b Mohammad Abbas08
Niall O'Brienlbw b Mohammad Abbas010
Paul Stirlingc Babar Azam b Faheem Ashraf1720
Kevin O'Brienc Imam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Amir4068
Stuart Thompsonb Shadab Khan321
Tyrone Kanec Babar Azam b Shadab Khan02
Gary Wilsonnot out3374
Boyd Rankinc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas1750
Tim Murtaghc Imam-ul-Haq b Shadab Khan57

Extras 10 · Total 130 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Amir10592
Mohammad Abbas114444
Rahat Ali70180
Faheem Ashraf52181
Shadab Khan13.23313
Haris Sohail1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Ed Joyce, 1.5 ov), 2-5 (Andy Balbirnie, 5.1 ov), 3-5 (William Porterfield, 6.1 ov), 4-7 (Niall O'Brien, 7.5 ov), 5-36 (Paul Stirling, 13.3 ov), 6-61 (Stuart Thompson, 22.2 ov), 7-61 (Tyrone Kane, 22.4 ov), 8-73 (Kevin O'Brien, 29.4 ov), 9-107 (Boyd Rankin, 42.6 ov), 10-130 (Tim Murtagh, 47.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstEd Joyce (4) and William Porterfield (1)511
secondWilliam Porterfield (0) and Andy Balbirnie (0)020
thirdNiall O'Brien (0) and William Porterfield (0)06
fourthNiall O'Brien (0) and Paul Stirling (2)210
fifthKevin O'Brien (14) and Paul Stirling (15)2934
sixthKevin O'Brien (22) and Stuart Thompson (3)2553
seventhKevin O'Brien (0) and Tyrone Kane (0)02
eighthKevin O'Brien (4) and Gary Wilson (8)1242
ninthBoyd Rankin (17) and Gary Wilson (7)3480
tenthTim Murtagh (5) and Gary Wilson (18)2326
IRELAND, SECOND INNINGS: 339 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Ed Joycerun out (Faheem Ashraf)4398
William Porterfieldc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir32120
Andy Balbirnielbw b Mohammad Abbas04
Niall O'Brienb Mohammad Amir1845
Paul Stirlinglbw b Mohammad Abbas1133
Kevin O'Brienc Haris Sohail b Mohammad Abbas118217
Gary Wilsonc Haris Sohail b Mohammad Amir1234
Stuart Thompsonb Shadab Khan53116
Tyrone Kaneb Mohammad Abbas1496
Boyd Rankinb Mohammad Abbas613
Tim Murtaghnot out53

Extras 27 · Total 339 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Amir29.29633
Mohammad Abbas28.310665
Rahat Ali233750
Faheem Ashraf183510
Shadab Khan30.47631

FALL OF WICKETS

1-69 (Ed Joyce, 28.5 ov), 2-69 (Andy Balbirnie, 29.4 ov), 3-94 (Niall O'Brien, 42.5 ov), 4-95 (William Porterfield, 44.4 ov), 5-127 (Paul Stirling, 57.1 ov), 6-157 (Gary Wilson, 67.5 ov), 7-271 (Stuart Thompson, 102.2 ov), 8-321 (Kevin O'Brien, 123.1 ov), 9-332 (Boyd Rankin, 127.4 ov), 10-339 (Tyrone Kane, 129.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstEd Joyce (43) and William Porterfield (24)69173
secondWilliam Porterfield (0) and Andy Balbirnie (0)05
thirdNiall O'Brien (18) and William Porterfield (7)2579
fourthWilliam Porterfield (1) and Paul Stirling (0)111
fifthKevin O'Brien (21) and Paul Stirling (11)3275
sixthKevin O'Brien (16) and Gary Wilson (12)3064
seventhKevin O'Brien (51) and Stuart Thompson (53)114207
eighthKevin O'Brien (30) and Tyrone Kane (10)50125
ninthBoyd Rankin (6) and Tyrone Kane (2)1128
tenthTim Murtagh (5) and Tyrone Kane (2)711
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 160 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Azhar Alic Paul Stirling b Tim Murtagh24
Imam-ul-Haqnot out74121
Haris Sohailc Ed Joyce b Boyd Rankin78
Asad Shafiqb Tim Murtagh15
Babar Azamrun out (Andy Balbirnie, Stuart Thompson)59114
Sarfaraz Ahmedlbw b Stuart Thompson812
Shadab Khannot out411

Did not bat: Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Abbas

Extras 5 · Total 160 for 5

Bowler (Ireland)OMRW
Tim Murtagh163552
Boyd Rankin121571
Stuart Thompson114311
Tyrone Kane61170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Azhar Ali, 0.4 ov), 2-13 (Haris Sohail, 3.4 ov), 3-14 (Asad Shafiq, 4.3 ov), 4-140 (Babar Azam, 37.1 ov), 5-152 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 41.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAzhar Ali (2) and Imam-ul-Haq (0)24
secondHaris Sohail (7) and Imam-ul-Haq (4)1118
thirdAsad Shafiq (1) and Imam-ul-Haq (0)15
fourthBabar Azam (59) and Imam-ul-Haq (63)126200
fifthSarfaraz Ahmed (8) and Imam-ul-Haq (3)1227
sixthImam-ul-Haq (4) and Shadab Khan (4)821
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