Pakistan braved a large scare to register a three-wicket win of their last T20 World Cup 2024 Group A match in opposition to Eire on the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Floor in Lauderhill, Florida.
A day after being formally knocked out from the Tremendous 8s race, Babar Azam’s facet succumbed to a surprising collapse whereas solely chasing 107-run goal on a floor aiding spongy bounce.
The chase was rocked early by Irish pacers Josh Little, Barry McCarthy and Curtis Campher, leaving Pakistan three down for 52. McCarthy returned to dismiss Usman Khan and Shadab Khan within the area of three deliveries within the tenth over to stall the momentum. Skipper Babar Azam then shepherded the chase in opposition to tumbling lower-order wickets to see off the chase, unbeaten on 32 off 34 balls. Shaheen Afridi hit the successful runs, smacking two sixes within the penultimate over.
Earlier, it was an Afridi burst that set the ball rolling for Pakistan. The left-arm snapped up two wickets within the first over earlier than including a 3rd in his subsequent over. Eire had been diminished to fifteen for 4 earlier than a rearguard present from Gareth Delany and Josh Little dragged the facet over 100. Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim restricted the lower-order with figures 3/4 in 4 overs.
Pakistan prevented their second defeat in opposition to Eire in T20Is, the primary of which got here earlier than the World Cup in a bilateral assembly between the edges. The outcome left Pakistan third in Group A with their second win.
It’s Pakistan’s poorest end at a T20 World Cup throughout 9 editions, having beforehand completed fourth out of 5 groups in a Tremendous 10 group in 2014.
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