Pakistan vs Ireland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK battle past nervy run-chase to seal 3-wicket win vs IRE

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A flighted delivery by Delany, outside off. Shaheen slogsweeps it for a huge six over deep midwicket! PAKISTAN WIN BY THREE WICKETS! HE MADE IT LOOK EASY! BUT IT WASN'T AN EASY RUN-CHASE FOR PAKISTAN! GOOD JOB BY SHAHEEN! DOES THE JOB WHEN NEEDED! Babar will be happy!

PAK: 111/7 (18.5), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Babar asks Abbas to wrap things up. White sends a googly and Abbas miscues his shot, goes high into the sky falls for Adair near the ropes at long-on for a catch! Babar is annoyed, he hits his pad with his bat! GAME ON! IRELAND ARE BACK! Pakistan need 12 in 14 balls now!

Abbas Adair b White 17 (21)

PAK: 95/7 (17.4), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: The 17th over is done and Ireland also lose a review. In the fifth ball, Delany tossed it up full, outside off. Abbas missed his drive and Tucker, Stirling felt that there was a nick. They review, no bat involved! Pakistan need 14 in 18 balls now. Abbas (16*) and Babar (29*) need to be more careful!

PAK: 93/6 (17), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Nine runs in this over as Abbas also gets a six. He pulls Campher's short deliver over deep square leg for a six and Babar loved it! Babar (28*) and Abbas (14*) will look to lead Pakistan to a win here! They are back! Ireland will look to break this partnership in the next over! Pakistan need 17 in 24 balls now!

PAK: 90/6 (16), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Babar is tryint to up the ante here, gets a four in the fourth delivery of this over. He drives Little wide of cover and sweeper cover. Little is dealing with cramps too. The run chase is nearing a nervy end folks, stay tuned!

PAK: 81/6 (15), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Only five off this over as Abbas also gets a four in the fifth delivery smacks Campher wide of midwicket. Pakistan need 32 in 36 balls now and the pressure is increasing. The number of balls is starting to catch up with the number of runs needed! Ireland will look to get Babar (22*) in the next over. Abbas (5*) needs to step up.

PAK: 75/6 (14), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Another good over for Ireland and Adair's spell comes to an end with 4-0-24-1. He only concedes five runs in this over. Abbas (1*) and Babar (21*) are playing cautiously here and they can't play risky shots. Anymore wickets and it could all go haywire for Pakistan here. Ireland will look for some wickets now!

PAK: 70/6 (13), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Excellent spell from McCarthy, leaks only three in this over. Ends his spell with 4-1-15-3. For the final ball, sends a length delivery, into the body. Babar guides it to deep square leg for a single. Babar (17*) and Abbas (0*) need to stabilise the run chase for Pakistan here. Babar can't be doing it alone. Abbas will need to play some smart cricket here!

PAK: 65/6 (12), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A short of length delivery by Campher, outside off. Wasim cuts it, but fails to keep it down. It goes to Tector for a stunning catch at backward point! OUT! ANOTHER WICKET AND PAKISTAN ARE LOSING THE PLOT HERE! BABAR CAN ONLY LOOK ON! THEY NEED TO GET THINGS RIGHT IMMEDIATELY!

Wasim c Tector b Campher 4 (6)

PAK: 62/6 (11), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: The pressure is on Pakistan as McCarthy removes Usman! A length delivery and on off. Usman tries to defend, but lobs it to backward point and it is caught! It bounced suddenly and he couldn't do anything! IRELAND ARE FIGHTING BACK!

Usman c Tector b McCarthy

Then a delivery later, McCarthy sends a normal ball, down leg. Shadab clips it and it goes to Tucker, who dives for a one-handed catch!

Shadab c Tucker b McCarthy 0 (2)

PAK: 57/5 (9.3), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A wobble-seam delivery by Campher, outside off. Zaman tries to smack it over mid-off but directs it to Aair for a catch! GOOD CATCH AND ZAMAN HAS TO LEAVE! Usman comes in now, he will look to form a partnership with Babar. Meanwhile, Ireland will try to increase the pressure here!

Zaman c Adair b Campher 5 (9)

PAK: 52/3 (8.1), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Nine runs off this over as Babar pulls White for a four over backward square leg in the second delivery. Babar (9*) and Zaman (3*) will look to get going here and take Pakistan past the finish line. Few more wicket falls could make it a nervy finish! Pakistan are showing way too much respect!

PAK: 49/2 (7), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A length delivery by McCarthy and on the stumps. Rizwan hits it to Adair at deep backward square leg for a catch! GOOD OVERHEAD CATCH AND RIZWAN HAS TO LEAVE NOW! If Adair would have made a mistake, it would have been a six! Zaman comes in now!

Rizwan c Adair b McCarthy 17 (16)

PAK: 40/2 (6), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A full length delivery by Adair, and Ayud clatters it over square leg. The ball lobs off the top edge and the wicketkeeper runs back and manages to catch it! FIRST WICKET FOR IRELAND AND ADAIR STRIKES! In comes Babar, a partnership with Rizwan upcoming?

Ayub c Tucker b Adair 17 (17)

PAK: 23/1 (4), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A length delivery by Adair, and Ayub slams it over deep square leg for a six. There was a fielder in the deep, but he could only see it go for a six! SHOT! Ayub (8*) and Rizwan (5*) are looking good here!

PAK: 13/0 (3), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Four runs conceded in the opening over as Rizwan smacked Adair for a boundary in the second ball, towards long-off. Rizwan (4*) and Ayub (0*) will look for a strong start here.

PAK: 4/0 (1), Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Rizwan and Ayub to open for Pakistan in this run chase. Adair to bowl the first over. The Pakistan bowlers were top-notch in the first innings and Ireland totally lost the plot, and somehow managed to reach 20 overs.

Target: 107

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A quicker delivery by Wasim and Little gets a single off it. 3 runs in the final over as Ireland reach 106/9.

IRE: 106/9 (20)

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A poor delivery by Abbas, in the slot. Little hammers it over long on for a six!

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A full delivery by Amir and White misses his drive! Amir finishes with a maiden and ends his spell with 4-1-11-2.

IRE: 89/9 (17)

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Wasim sends an in-drifter and White defends it to short fine leg.

IRE: 89/9 (16)

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: Wasim pitches this outside leg and it spins. McCarthy sees it hit the stumps, misses his shot!

McCarthy b Wasim 2 (7)

IRE: 80/9 (14)

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A full delivery by Wasim, and onoff. Adair gets only height in this shot, and no distance. Mix-up between long-on and deep midwicket fielders, but they manage to keep hold of it.

Adair c Shaheen b Wasim 15 (19)

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A full delivery by Haris, angled in. McCarthy flicks it to midwicket for a double.

IRE: 79/7 (13)

Pakistan vs Ireland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: PAK vs IRE: A slow delivery by Wasim, drifts in and spins away. Delay gets a leading edge to point for a catch!

Delany c Shadab b Wasim 31 (19)