Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland Lorcan Tucker’s 73 off 41 balls and Mark Adair’s 3 for 28 were outstanding for Ireland.
Pakistan 181 for 4 (Babar 75, Rizwan 56, Mark Adair 3-28) by six wickets beat Ireland 178 for 7 (Tucker 73, Balbirnie 35, Tector 30*, Shaheen 3-14, Abbas 2-43).Shaheen Shah Afridi’s incredibly accurate bowling spell and quick half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam sealed Pakistan’s 2-1 T20I series win over Ireland in Dublin on Tuesday.
Ireland posted a competitive 178, inspired by stand-in captain Lorcan Tucker’s 41-ball 73.But Babar and Rizwan, indeed, made light work of a low total and another sluggish Temple bowling performance. The result was out of doubt long before Ireland’s fielding effort cost them the winning runs.
Shaheen got his first wicket in that period, but Hasan Ali conceded 16 runs in his first over as Andy Balbirnie and Tucker began to make up for lost time. Pakistan’s bowling plan fell apart slightly on 49 eventful deliveries, with Ireland’s second wicket pair plundering 85, seemingly building a score close to 200 themselves.
His four overs yielded a miserly 14 runs and took three wickets as his teammates surrounded him. Tucker got out against a generally tidy Imad Wasim and those who followed didn’t come close to picking up where they left off.
Ireland managed just 49 runs from the last seven as Pakistan faded and lost momentum.
The most important blow for Pakistan was the poor run of Saim Ayub. But they thrived in the midfield chase, with Rizwan and Babar taking full advantage, Babar putting himself to bed and Rizwan lighting up the powerplay.Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland.
After the fielding ban was lifted, the two swapped roles and Babar benefited by dismissing George Dockrell for 19 runs. As on Sunday, Ireland soon collapsed, Babar capitalizing on inspired bowling to score 75 off 42 balls.
Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland Pakistan grabbed a bunch of late wickets as they headed towards the finish line, but the inevitable came to an end with three overs to spare.
After punishing the mistake in the second game, Shaheen hit back with Hazar Surya. The first over was ordinary as Balbirnie picked him up with two boundaries, but Shaheen hit a six in almost every one of his remaining 18 deliveries, conceded six more runs and took three wickets.
Most impressive was his ability to match yorkers under command, primarily using inswing to break Ross Adair’s stumps. His final two overs were a display of speed and finesse, as Ireland’s momentum stalled and Shaheen closed out the series with a performance that could see him return to his old, world-shattering pace.
Babar– power heater?
Confusion over who should bat in Pakistan’s top four – and in what order – was exacerbated by the somewhat surreal 14th over of Pakistan’s chase. Babar, a man often accused of being frivolous with his batting intentions, hit six sixes in an over off the hapless Ben White.
Three gentle, looping deliveries were dispatched with aplomb, and when Babar missed the fourth flat, he hit the next six down the ground. His strike rate increased to 25 runs in that over.
After a somewhat slow start to an innings, where Dockrell bowled a simple chance, Babar was on his way to 19 off 16 balls. Instead, he hit sixes like the rest of his teammates. Combined.
Shaheen, Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland.
Money increases from the front:
Paul Stirling, rested after a poor first few games, was replaced as captain by wicketkeeper Tucker. Tucker topped Ireland’s batting charts with a half-century in the second game and punished the rusty Hasan from the start. Once he got down, Pakistan couldn’t find a way to stop the score from that end.
Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland Even Balbirnie, who was going for runs a ball at that point, found an extra gear, putting Pakistan under constant pressure for as long as the partnership lasted.Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland.
Tucker’s slowness after the powerplay also ensured that he never fully materialized against spin, highlighted by Saim Ayub’s victim in the tenth over. He took advantage of Pakistan’s curious decision not to bowl Imad in the first ten.
He hit Hasan for three consecutive fours in his third over, removing him from the attack and potentially sealing his fate before Pakistan’s squad for the T20 World Cup was announced.Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland.
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Babar and Rizwan won the series against Ireland Ireland’s gear halved immediately after Tucker fell, perhaps illustrating the difference in class between him and the batters around him.