Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, will look to gain some pride back against Ireland in their final Group game. Ireland have already lost two matches during the tournament so this match may be their last chance at not returning home empty-handed.
The match will take place at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. Ireland currently lead their series against Pakistan by 1 game to 0.
Cricket Team Stats
Ireland’s cricket team is a national sports team which competes in all three forms of international cricket – Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODI), and Twenty20 Internationals. The team is administered by Cricket Ireland which is an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The team sports a green V-neck jersey bearing Cricket Ireland’s logo on the right breast and manufacturer logo on left sleeve. Paul Stirling serves as team captain.
Pakistan leads this series 2-1 after playing four T20Is against Ireland, hoping to build their confidence prior to participating in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, while Ireland seeks its maiden triumph against Pakistan. Andrew Balbirnie led Ireland’s attack in their inaugural T20I, scoring 77 off 51 balls, with George Dockrell and Harry Tector also playing important roles.
Ireland Cricket
Ireland will look to emulate their performance from the first T20I against Pakistan at home on Monday in front of a supportive home crowd. Ireland were underdogs but managed to beat Pakistan thanks to Andrew Balbirnie’s exceptional 77-run innings as part of an Irish chase, with Harry Tector and George Dockrell scoring key runs as part of that chase.
Dublin pitch is well known for its fast bowling surface that encourages quick bowlers and makes scoring runs difficult for batsmen, making teams winning the toss often prefer to field first.
After two games in this three-match T20I series have gone stalemately, and with Ireland tied at 1-1 heading into Sunday’s crucial clash at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin – Paul Stirling will look to win both matches and series so as to boost confidence going into June’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 tournament.
Pakistan National
Pakistan National Cricket Team is the national cricket team of Pakistan and is managed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Established in 1975, they have participated in every edition of the World Cup since 1975; with each edition often being marked by high-talent players but also lack of discipline that often results in controversial situations during matches.
Pakistan National Cricket Team has met Ireland four times in T20I format, winning three of those matches. On Sunday they’ll face each other again for game two of their three-match series at Clontarf Cricket Club; it will mark Pakistan’s first T20I since Babar Azam’s reinstatement as captain of their side and Paul Stirling will replace Andrew Balbirnie and Ross Adair will replace Gareth Delany on each side respectively.
Is Pakistan vs Ireland head to head in T20?
Pakistan will look to redeem themselves when they face Ireland in their last match of the tournament. Both teams have only secured one victory so far, but a victory for Pakistan could bolster its Net Run Rate and give them a better chance at qualifying for Round 2.
Pakistan have faced Ireland in four T20 Internationals thus far, winning three. Most recently they faced each other ahead of the World Cup where Pakistan edged them 2-1. Both teams will look for strong powerplay performances; Shaheen Shah Afridi has enjoyed success against Andy Balbirnie from Ireland in previous matches; she will look to continue this form this time around.
This match will take place at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida and there is an approximate 20% chance of rain on match day – it should be interesting to see how the pitch performs!
How strong is Ireland cricket team?
Ireland may be an international underdog, but they have steadily made gains over the years. Their win against England in 2007 World Cup was a landmark event and in 2017 Ireland joined the ICC full membership, giving them access to many top teams that may pose problems to them. They are led by Kevin O’Brien who performs both batting and bowling duties for Ireland.
O’Brien made an outstanding 102 not out in his initial innings against Mark Adair before being caught by Stirling off of him and caught off him later that over by Stirling off Mark Adair, which resulted in Lorcan Tucker falling victim to Mark Adair within one over. Ireland were reduced to 122-5 at 16 overs after 16 overs of play.
Pakistan will play against an underwhelming Ireland side in their final group stage matchup, but even victory won’t give much hope of qualifying for the Super 8. This game will take place at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground Lauderhill Florida on Sunday 16th June and weather forecasts suggest heavy rainfall may make it impossible for either side to compete effectively.
Also Read: Pakistan National Cricket Team Vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Timeline
Final Words
Pakistan are clear favourites to win the dead rubber between PAK vs IRE 2nd T20I at Clontarf on Sunday as seen in Ireland Cricket Team Vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Stats. Babar Azam, reinstated as captain by PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi after losing to Ireland in their opening T20I, will be out to make amends after his loss against Ireland in their opener. Azam led Pakistan to a 2-2 T20I series draw against New Zealand before this match; any loss would be devastating both personally and for management who reinstated him as captain – both personally as well as for his reinstatement by PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi.
Ireland are well known for causing upsets, and will look to use this game against Pakistan to do just that. Led by Paul Stirling, Ireland hopes to secure their series victory against their archrival. Don’t miss any of the action live as it unfolds! Stay tuned!
