Muhammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman stellar partnership lead Pakistan to win 2nd T20I against Ireland. Pakistan won the match by seven wickets in hand.
Pakistani batters showed courageous innings and won the match from the hosts Ireland. The series is leveled by 1:1 match win for each team.
Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman's 140-run partnership is Pakistan's highest for the 3rd wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 105 between Rizwan and Haider Ali.
Ireland set a mounting target of 194 runs for Pakistan in the 2nd T20I.
Skipper Babar Azam left the ground without making a single score.
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first against the hosts Ireland in the second T2OI at Dublin cricket stadium.
Hume turning things around for Ireland! Pakistan already on the backfoot.
Scoreboard:
Pakistan 195/3 score in 16.5 overs
Pakistan 173/3 score in 16 overs
Pakistan 168/3 score in 15.4 overs
Pakistan 153/3 score in 14.2 overs
Pakistan 112/2 score in 11.4 overs
Pakistan 92/2 score in 10.2 overs
Pakistan 83/2 score in 9 overs
Pakistan 35/2 score in 4 overs
Pakistan 25/2 score in 3.2 overs
Pakistan 23/2 score in 2.4 overs
Pakistan 17/2 in 2 overs
Ireland 193/7 score in 20 overs
Ireland 133/3 score in 15 overs
Ireland 122/3 score in 14.2 overs
Ireland 113/3 score in 13.3 overs
Ireland 100/3 score in 12.2 overs
Ireland 47/2 score in 5 overs
Ireland 19 score in 2 overs
Pakistan vs Ireland's second T20I toss was delayed due to rain in Dublin.
The toss was scheduled at 7:15pm (PST) and the match started at 7:30pm (PST).
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir
Ireland beat Pakistan in first T20I in Dublin chasing the target of 183 runs on the second-last ball of the innings in 20th over.
Pakistan team set 183 runs target for Ireland in the first T20I. Ireland won the toss and elected to field first against the Pakistan side.
Ireland chased down the target of 183 runs in the last over. Andy Balburnie played a match-winning knock of 77 runs
Abbas Afridi took two wickets while Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, and Imad Wasim one wicket each.
Pakistan scored 182 runs for 6 wickets while playing first.
Babar Azam scored 57 runs, Saim Ayub scored 45 runs, and Fakhar Zaman scored 20 runs.
Iftikhar Ahmed scored 37 runs off 15 balls.
Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed for one run only while Shadab Khan and Azam Khan made no runs.
Skipper Babar Azam scored fifty and made 57 runs during the innings.
In a pre-series press conference, Babar Azam, the Pakistani cricket captain, emphasized team cohesion over individual preferences, stating that the team's best interests will always be prioritized in terms of selecting the batting and bowling line-ups.
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