Babar-Shaheen overwhelmed Ireland to beat Pakistan
In the 2007 World Cup, Ireland had announced their arrival by defeating Pakistan. This time in the T20 World Cup, their situation wasn't looking good either, losing to Canada. However, in the final match, Ireland woke up the 'Giant Killer' status against Pakistan. The Irish bowlers set a modest target with their bat, which became a mountain for Pakistan. Babar Azam's determination and Shaheen Afridi's storm ensured victory for Pakistan.
On Wednesday (June 16), Pakistan secured a three-wicket victory against Ireland at Lord's. Ireland's target of 107 runs proved too much for Pakistan as captain Babar Azam led his team to victory. Despite failing to rise to the Super Eight stage, Pakistan ended their World Cup campaign with a win.
Winning the toss, Irish chose to bat, and Shahin Afridi, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Amir's bowling helped restrict them to just 106 runs in 20 overs. In response, Pakistan faced the prospect of defeat after losing 6 wickets for just 62 runs. However, Babar Azam's batting brilliance brought the match back into their favor. In the end, Shahin Afridi hit two sixes to seal the victory for Pakistan.
However, chasing a small target, Pakistan's start was promising. Saeed Ayub and Mohammad Rizwan formed a 23-run partnership. Their partnership was broken by Aadiyar Ayub in the fifth over. He scored 17 runs off 17 balls before being dismissed.
In the next over, Rizwan also bid farewell. He scored 16 runs off 16 balls before being dismissed by McCarthy.
Fakhar Zaman's campaign ended with just 52 runs. McCarthy dismissed Usman Khan and Shadab Khan in a ball, wrapping up the match for Macarthy. Usman scored 2 runs but failed to open the run account for Shadab.
In the run of Pakistan, captain Babar is determined to stay at 34 balls in 32 runs in the end. Shaheen's ball in the ball, also took six to