LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC – Pakistan beat Eire by three wickets in a humdrum affair right here Sunday to wrap up a vastly disappointing group stage marketing campaign that noticed them fail to achieve the second stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.
With each groups already eradicated forward of the Group A contest on the Central Broward County Stadium, the sport held little significance. The 2009 champions survived a number of jitters earlier than efficiently chasing down their paltry goal of 107 with seven balls to spare.
Pakistan’s victory was their second within the group stage. Their 4 factors have been solely adequate for a third-place end, whereas Eire ended winless and with three defeats.
“We’re extra disillusioned. We couldn’t carry out as our gamers,” mentioned Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
“I believe we didn’t play properly as a workforce. It’s not that we misplaced due to one particular person or he did this or that. As a workforce, we misplaced. As a workforce, we weren’t capable of click on.”
Selecting to bowl first, seamers Shaheen Shah Afridi (3-22) and Mohammad Amir (2-11) scythed by way of the highest order to cut back Eire to 32 for six within the seventh over.
Two partnerships then noticed Eire recuperate. First, Gareth Delaney blasted a 19-ball 31 with 4 and three sides to spearhead a 44-run, seventh wicket stand with Mark Adair (15) earlier than quantity 10 Josh Little (22 not out) mixed with Ben White (5 not out) so as to add an extra 26 for the final wicket, as Eire reached 106 for 9 off their 20 overs.
In reply, Pakistan was in dire straits at 62 for six on the finish of the eleventh over, seamers Barry McCarthy (3-15) and Curtis Campher (2-25) combining to run by way of the highest order.
Nonetheless, captain Babar Azam rescued the chase with an unbeaten 32 off 34 balls, anchoring a 33-run seventh-wicket partnership with Abbas Afridi (17), which put his aspect in sight of victory.
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