Umar Akmal’s late burst helped the World Cup semifinalist bring up the target of 239 with eight balls to spare.
Score Board
IRELAND
Joyce c Salman b Ajmal 17
Stirling b Junaid 109
Porterfield b Hafeez 15
Cusack st Salman b Ajmal 26
K O’Brien c Asam b Ajmal 7
Wilson c Azam b Ajmal 33
Mooney c Salman b Ajmal 6
Johnston (run out) 3
Jones (not out) 0
White (not out) 4
Extras (LB-10, W-7, NB-1) 18
Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 238
Fall of wickets: 1-65, 2-108, 3-174, 4-182, 5-198, 6-218, 7-233, 8-233.
Bowling: Gul 10-1-58-0, Junaid 10-0-53-2, Ajmal 10-0-35-4, Hafeez 10-1-42-1, Azam 10-0-40-0.
PAKISTAN
Hafeez c White b Johnston 0
Umar c Stirling b O'Brien 31
Azhar Ali c Stirling b Rankin 39
Khan c O'Brien b Cusack 64
Misbah-ul-Haq c Wilson b Mooney 32
U Akmal (not out) 60
Azam (not out) 1
Extras (LB-11, W-4) 15
Total (for 5 wkts, 48.4 overs) 242
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-65, 3-80, 4-148, 5-237.
Bowling: Rankin 9-1-29-1, Johnston 10-0-60-1, Mooney 9-0-45-1, Cusack 9.4-1-43-1, K O'Brien 6-0-32-1, Jones 3-0-14-0, Stirling 2-0-8-0.
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