Pakistan beat Ireland by three wickets in the 36th match of the 2024 T20 World Cup. The Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, hosted the clash on Sunday (June 16). The Babar Azam-led side ended their World Cup campaign with a hard-fought win in this match.

After being asked to bat first, Ireland could only score 106/9 in 20 overs on a tricky surface. Gareth Delany top-scored for the Irish side with a cameo of 31 (19), while Joshua Little (22) chipped in with a mini contribution lower down the order. Shaheen Afridi and Imad Wasim starred in the bowling department for the Asian team by picking up three wickets apiece. Mohammad Amir supported them with a two-wicket haul.

In reply, Pakistan collapsed to 62/6 in 11 overs and found themselves in deep trouble. Babar Azam (32*) played a responsible inning and steered his side to victory in the 19th over. Shaheen Afridi played a blazing cameo of 13* (5) to finish the match in style for Pakistan.

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‘I’m proud of the fight we’ve shown’- Ireland captain Paul Stirling after loss against Pakistan in 2024 T20 World Cup

At the post-match presentation, Ireland skipper Paul Stirling applauded his teammates for putting on a fight while defending a small target. Reflecting on the loss, he said:

‘Look I’m proud of the fight we’ve shown, we were 30-5 and managed to get to that score in the end which wasn’t too far away. With the ball, thought we will lose by 8 wickets and go home, but the fight shown means, we want to play good cricket and we were little a bit too far today, but I’m proud of the fight shown.’

Stirling continued:

‘It’s about getting balance right, in T20 cricket you need that tempo, we haven’t got that quite right, we needed to go hard at certain times but couldn’t. It’s been a difficult couple of weeks, we will regroup in the next couple of months and years to come.’