Pakistan beat Ireland by 255 runs in first ODI
Opener Sharjeel Khan (152) was the stand out performer with the bat
Pakistan's Sharjeel Khan (L) plays a shot on the way to scoring a century (100 runs) during the first one day international (ODI) cricket match between Ireland and Pakistan at the Malahide stadium in Dublin on August 18, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Pakistan thrashed Ireland by a mammoth 255 runs in the first one-day international at Malahide on Thursday.
This was the seventh largest victory, in terms of runs, in the 3,767 match history of one-day internationals.
Ireland, chasing 338 for victory, were skittled out for just 82 inside 24 overs, with left-arm spinner Imad Wasim taking five wickets for 14 runs.
Earlier, Pakistan piled up 337 for six in a match reduced by rain to 47 overs per side, with Sharjeel Khan's 152 the third quickest 150 in the format in terms of balls faced.
He was equally supported by late order on-slaught from debutant Mohammad Nawaz and veteran Shoaib Malik, who scored 105 runs for the sixth wicket partnership.
The two-match series concludes o the same venue on Saturday.
IRE 82 (23.4 overs)
Bowled! Imad gets his first five-for as Pakistan beat Ireland by 255 runs.
Bowled! Imad on a hat-trick as Tim Murtagh departs.
Bowled! Imad get's his third as McCarthy departs.
IRE 82-7 (23 overs)
STUMPED! Nawaz get's first ODI wicket as Gary Wilson departs.
IRE 81-6 (21 overs)
Just two runs of Imad's over.
IRE 79-6 (21 overs)
Just one off Nawaz's second over.
Nawaz to continue.
IRE 78-6 (20 overs)
Just three runs off Imad's over.
Imad Wasim to continue.
IRE 75-6 (19 overs)
12 runs off Nawaz first over, and it is the best over of the innings for Ireland.
FOUR! Wilson cuts the ball past short man for a boundary.
SIX! Andy McBrine hits one down the ground for the maximum.
Mohammad Nawaz to replace Hasan Ali.
IRE 63-6 (18 overs)
Just four runs off Imad's over third over.
Imad Wasim to continue.
IRE 59-6 (17 overs)
Just four runs of Ali's fifth over.
IRE 55-6 (16 overs)
Just four runs and two wickets off the over.
OUT! Ireland six down as Imad picks his second wicket of the match.
STUMPED! Imad Wasim gets his first wicket as Niall O'Brien departs
Imad Wasim to continue.
IRE 51-4 (15 overs)
FOUR! Nail O'Brien smashes one through between mid wicket and mid on.
Hasan Ali to continue
IRE 46-4 (14 overs)
Just one off Imad's first over.
Imad Wasim to replace Umar Gul.
IRE 45-4 (13 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! Gary Wilson got one through between gully and point four a boundary.
Hasan to continue.
IRE 36-4 (12 overs)
Just three off Gul's over.
Gul to continue.
IRE 33-4 (11 overs)
Just one run off the over.
Hasan Ali to continue.
IRE 32-4 (10 overs)
Just four runs and two wickets in the over.
OUT! Gul gets his third as Kevin O'Brien departs.
OUT! Gul gets his second as Ed Joyce departs.
IRE 28-2 (9 overs)
Six runs of Ali's first over.
It's debutant Hasan Ali who is coming on to bowl.
IRE 22-2 (8 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off Gul's third over.
BOWLED! Gul gets his first wicket on return.
FOUR! Porterfield smashes one through cover region.
IRE 18-1 (7 overs)
Four runs off Amir's fourth over.
IRE 14-1 (6 overs)
Six runs off the over.
IRE 8-1 (5 overs)
Two runs off Amir's third over.
IRE 6-1 (4 over)
Just four runs of Gul's first over.
FOUR! Porterfield hits one through cover region.
It's Umar Gul, who is replacing Shoaib Malik to start the fourth over.
IRE 2-1 (3 overs)
Just one run from Amir's second over.
IRE 1-1 (2 overs)
Just one run off Malik's first over.
Surprise as Shoaib Malik starts second over for Pakistan.
IRE 0-1 (1 over)
It's a fantastic start from Muhammad Amir, who begins with a wicket maiden.
BOWLED! Amir with an absolute beauty. Paul Sterling departs without scoring.
It's Muhammad Amir to start for Pakistan.
So we are back and Ireland is about to start their innings.
So that's it everyone. We are taking a short break and Pakistan will be defending a huge total against Ireland.
Please do join us for the second session.
PAK 337-6 (47 overs)
Just nine runs off the final over.
OUT! Nawaz departs after scoring his maiden half-century.
FOUR! 50-up for Nawaz with a boundary.
PAK 328-5 (46 overs)
14 runs off the 46th over.
FOURx2! Malik on fire as he struck back to back boundaries.
PAK 314-5 (45 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
SIX! Malik smashed one out of the park through square leg region.
PAK 305-5 (44 overs)
Sixteen runs off the over.
FOUR! Malik sweeps one through fine leg region.
SIX! Malik hit one straight over the ropes for half a dozen.
FOUR! Malik hit one through cover region for a boundary.
PAK 289-5 (43 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! Nawaz pulls through deep mid wicket region.
PAK 280-5 (42 overs)
Just six runs off the over.
PAK 274-5 (41 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
PAK 271-5 (40 overs)
Expensive over for Ireland as 11 runs came off it.
FOUR! Nawaz smashes one down the ground.
FOUR! Nawaz pulls one over mid on for a boundary.
PAK 260-5 (39 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! Nawaz pulls one through square leg for a boundary.
PAK 251-5 (38 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
FOUR! Nawaz hits one through mid on and mid wicket region.
PAK 243-5 (37 overs)
Just two runs off the over.
PAK 243-5 (36 overs)
Eleven runs off the over, an expensive one for the hosts.
FOUR! Shoaib Malik hits one down the ground.
FOUR! Muhammad Nawaz scores his first boundary.
PAK 232-5 (35 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
PAK 229-5 (34 overs)
Just two runs in the over. A good one Ireland.
PAK 227-5 (33 overs)
Just one run and a wicket in the over.
OUT! Sarfraz Ahmed departs after scoring just two runs.
PAK 226-4 (32 overs)
Five runs and a massive wicket in an over.
OUT! Sharjeel Khan departs after scoring a remarkable 150 off just 86 balls.
FOUR! 150-up for Sharjeel with another boundary.
PAK 221-3 (31 overs)
16 runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits another boundary with a cut short between gully and point.
SIX! Sharjeel hits another one out of park.
FOUR! Sharjeel pulls one between square leg and leg gully.
PAK 205-3 (30 overs)
Just four runs and a wicket in the over.
OUT! Babar Azam departs after scoring 29 off 29.
PAK 201-2 (29 overs)
Just three off the over.
PAK 198-2 (28 overs)
Another expensive over for Ireland. 16 runs came off it.
SIX! Sharjeel hits another one out of the park.
FOUR! Babar Azam hits one through mid wicket for a boundary.
PAK 182-2 (27 overs)
18 runs off the over.
SIX! Once again, Sharjeel hit one out of the park , this time down the ground.
SIX! Another big one Sharjeel through mid wicket.
PAK 164-2 (26 overs)
Just three off the over.
PAK 161-2 (25 overs)
Six singles in the over for Pakistan.
PAK 155-2 (24 overs)
Seven runs off the over.
FOUR! And that's Sharjeel century. What a knock from this young man.
PAK 148-2 (23 overs)
Another expensive over for Ireland.
FOUR! This time Babar Azam hits his first boundary of the innings.
PAK 140-2 (22 overs)
Just four off the over.
PAK 136-2 (21 overs)
23 runs off the over and a very good one for Pakistan.
SIX! Another one. Sharjeel can definitely hit the ball.
SIX! A huge one out of the park.
FOURx2! Sharjeel hits consecutive boundaries once again. He is on fire today.
PAK 113-2 (20 overs)
Six runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel pulls one through mid wicket region.
PAK 107-2 (19 overs)
Good over for Ireland. Just four and a wicket in it.
OUT! Hafeez departs after scoring 37.
PAK 103-1 (18 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
FOUR! 100-up for Pakistan with a boundary.
FOUR! Hafeez hits one through square leg region.
PAK 95-1 (17 overs)
Very good over for Pakistan.
FOUR! Another one for Sharjeel. This time through the square leg region. He is on fire.
FOUR! This time a more controlled shot. Two in two for Sharjeel.
FOUR! A lucky one for Sharjeel as he edges one on top of the keeper's head.
PAK 81-1 (16 overs)
Just four runs off the over.
PAK 77-1 (15 overs)
SIX! Sharjeel Khans completes his half-century in style.
PAK 68-1 (14 overs)
Four runs off the over.
PAK 64-1 (13 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
SIX! Hafeez hits one out of the park for a maximum.
PAK 57-1 (12 overs)
Just two runs off the over.
PAK 55-1 (11 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits one through deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.
PAK 47-1 (10 overs)
Just one run off the over, and a good one for Ireland.
PAK 46-1 (9 overs)
Five runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits one down the ground
PAK 41-1 (8 overs)
Another good over for Pakistan.
FOUR! Another one for Professor, but this time through extra cover region.
FOUR! First boundary for Hafeez as he pulls one through the mid-wicket region.
PAK 31-1 (7 overs)
Just three run off the over.
PAK 28-1 (6 overs)
10 off the over and a good one for Pakistan.
FOUR! Another one and Sharjeel is on fire.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits one down the ground for a boundary.
PAK 18-1 (5 overs)
Just one run off the fifth over.
PAK 17-1 (4 overs)
Just one run and a wicket in the over.
OUT! Azhar Ali departs after scoring just one run.
PAK 16-0 (3 overs)
Five run off the third over.
FOUR! Sharjeel pulls on through the leg-side for a boundary.
PAK 11-0 (2 overs)
It's a maiden from Barry McCarthy.
PAK 11-0 (1 over)
Expensive start for Ireland.
SIX! This time he goes down the ground for a massive six
FOUR! Sharjeel cuts one through the covers region.
TOSS: Ireland captain won the toss and decided to bowl first against Pakistan.
Peshawar Zalmi all-rounder Hasan Ali will make a debut for team Pakistan.
Lineup:
Ireland:
WTS Porterfield*, EC Joyce, TJ Murtagh, GC Wilson, NJ O'Brien†, KJ O'Brien, PR Stirling, SW Poynter, AR McBrine, BJ McCarthy, PKD Chase
Pakistan Team:
Azhar Ali*, Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Umar Gul, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz
This was the seventh largest victory, in terms of runs, in the 3,767 match history of one-day internationals.
Ireland, chasing 338 for victory, were skittled out for just 82 inside 24 overs, with left-arm spinner Imad Wasim taking five wickets for 14 runs.
Earlier, Pakistan piled up 337 for six in a match reduced by rain to 47 overs per side, with Sharjeel Khan's 152 the third quickest 150 in the format in terms of balls faced.
He was equally supported by late order on-slaught from debutant Mohammad Nawaz and veteran Shoaib Malik, who scored 105 runs for the sixth wicket partnership.
The two-match series concludes o the same venue on Saturday.
IRE 82 (23.4 overs)
Bowled! Imad gets his first five-for as Pakistan beat Ireland by 255 runs.
Bowled! Imad on a hat-trick as Tim Murtagh departs.
Bowled! Imad get's his third as McCarthy departs.
IRE 82-7 (23 overs)
STUMPED! Nawaz get's first ODI wicket as Gary Wilson departs.
IRE 81-6 (21 overs)
Just two runs of Imad's over.
IRE 79-6 (21 overs)
Just one off Nawaz's second over.
Nawaz to continue.
IRE 78-6 (20 overs)
Just three runs off Imad's over.
Imad Wasim to continue.
IRE 75-6 (19 overs)
12 runs off Nawaz first over, and it is the best over of the innings for Ireland.
FOUR! Wilson cuts the ball past short man for a boundary.
SIX! Andy McBrine hits one down the ground for the maximum.
Mohammad Nawaz to replace Hasan Ali.
IRE 63-6 (18 overs)
Just four runs off Imad's over third over.
Imad Wasim to continue.
IRE 59-6 (17 overs)
Just four runs of Ali's fifth over.
IRE 55-6 (16 overs)
Just four runs and two wickets off the over.
OUT! Ireland six down as Imad picks his second wicket of the match.
STUMPED! Imad Wasim gets his first wicket as Niall O'Brien departs
Imad Wasim to continue.
IRE 51-4 (15 overs)
FOUR! Nail O'Brien smashes one through between mid wicket and mid on.
Hasan Ali to continue
IRE 46-4 (14 overs)
Just one off Imad's first over.
Imad Wasim to replace Umar Gul.
IRE 45-4 (13 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! Gary Wilson got one through between gully and point four a boundary.
Hasan to continue.
IRE 36-4 (12 overs)
Just three off Gul's over.
Gul to continue.
IRE 33-4 (11 overs)
Just one run off the over.
Hasan Ali to continue.
IRE 32-4 (10 overs)
Just four runs and two wickets in the over.
OUT! Gul gets his third as Kevin O'Brien departs.
OUT! Gul gets his second as Ed Joyce departs.
IRE 28-2 (9 overs)
Six runs of Ali's first over.
It's debutant Hasan Ali who is coming on to bowl.
IRE 22-2 (8 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off Gul's third over.
BOWLED! Gul gets his first wicket on return.
FOUR! Porterfield smashes one through cover region.
IRE 18-1 (7 overs)
Four runs off Amir's fourth over.
IRE 14-1 (6 overs)
Six runs off the over.
IRE 8-1 (5 overs)
Two runs off Amir's third over.
IRE 6-1 (4 over)
Just four runs of Gul's first over.
FOUR! Porterfield hits one through cover region.
It's Umar Gul, who is replacing Shoaib Malik to start the fourth over.
IRE 2-1 (3 overs)
Just one run from Amir's second over.
IRE 1-1 (2 overs)
Just one run off Malik's first over.
Surprise as Shoaib Malik starts second over for Pakistan.
IRE 0-1 (1 over)
It's a fantastic start from Muhammad Amir, who begins with a wicket maiden.
BOWLED! Amir with an absolute beauty. Paul Sterling departs without scoring.
It's Muhammad Amir to start for Pakistan.
So we are back and Ireland is about to start their innings.
So that's it everyone. We are taking a short break and Pakistan will be defending a huge total against Ireland.
Please do join us for the second session.
PAK 337-6 (47 overs)
Just nine runs off the final over.
OUT! Nawaz departs after scoring his maiden half-century.
FOUR! 50-up for Nawaz with a boundary.
PAK 328-5 (46 overs)
14 runs off the 46th over.
FOURx2! Malik on fire as he struck back to back boundaries.
PAK 314-5 (45 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
SIX! Malik smashed one out of the park through square leg region.
PAK 305-5 (44 overs)
Sixteen runs off the over.
FOUR! Malik sweeps one through fine leg region.
SIX! Malik hit one straight over the ropes for half a dozen.
FOUR! Malik hit one through cover region for a boundary.
PAK 289-5 (43 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! Nawaz pulls through deep mid wicket region.
PAK 280-5 (42 overs)
Just six runs off the over.
PAK 274-5 (41 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
PAK 271-5 (40 overs)
Expensive over for Ireland as 11 runs came off it.
FOUR! Nawaz smashes one down the ground.
FOUR! Nawaz pulls one over mid on for a boundary.
PAK 260-5 (39 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! Nawaz pulls one through square leg for a boundary.
PAK 251-5 (38 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
FOUR! Nawaz hits one through mid on and mid wicket region.
PAK 243-5 (37 overs)
Just two runs off the over.
PAK 243-5 (36 overs)
Eleven runs off the over, an expensive one for the hosts.
FOUR! Shoaib Malik hits one down the ground.
FOUR! Muhammad Nawaz scores his first boundary.
PAK 232-5 (35 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
PAK 229-5 (34 overs)
Just two runs in the over. A good one Ireland.
PAK 227-5 (33 overs)
Just one run and a wicket in the over.
OUT! Sarfraz Ahmed departs after scoring just two runs.
PAK 226-4 (32 overs)
Five runs and a massive wicket in an over.
OUT! Sharjeel Khan departs after scoring a remarkable 150 off just 86 balls.
FOUR! 150-up for Sharjeel with another boundary.
PAK 221-3 (31 overs)
16 runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits another boundary with a cut short between gully and point.
SIX! Sharjeel hits another one out of park.
FOUR! Sharjeel pulls one between square leg and leg gully.
PAK 205-3 (30 overs)
Just four runs and a wicket in the over.
OUT! Babar Azam departs after scoring 29 off 29.
PAK 201-2 (29 overs)
Just three off the over.
PAK 198-2 (28 overs)
Another expensive over for Ireland. 16 runs came off it.
SIX! Sharjeel hits another one out of the park.
FOUR! Babar Azam hits one through mid wicket for a boundary.
PAK 182-2 (27 overs)
18 runs off the over.
SIX! Once again, Sharjeel hit one out of the park , this time down the ground.
SIX! Another big one Sharjeel through mid wicket.
PAK 164-2 (26 overs)
Just three off the over.
PAK 161-2 (25 overs)
Six singles in the over for Pakistan.
PAK 155-2 (24 overs)
Seven runs off the over.
FOUR! And that's Sharjeel century. What a knock from this young man.
PAK 148-2 (23 overs)
Another expensive over for Ireland.
FOUR! This time Babar Azam hits his first boundary of the innings.
PAK 140-2 (22 overs)
Just four off the over.
PAK 136-2 (21 overs)
23 runs off the over and a very good one for Pakistan.
SIX! Another one. Sharjeel can definitely hit the ball.
SIX! A huge one out of the park.
FOURx2! Sharjeel hits consecutive boundaries once again. He is on fire today.
PAK 113-2 (20 overs)
Six runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel pulls one through mid wicket region.
PAK 107-2 (19 overs)
Good over for Ireland. Just four and a wicket in it.
OUT! Hafeez departs after scoring 37.
PAK 103-1 (18 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
FOUR! 100-up for Pakistan with a boundary.
FOUR! Hafeez hits one through square leg region.
PAK 95-1 (17 overs)
Very good over for Pakistan.
FOUR! Another one for Sharjeel. This time through the square leg region. He is on fire.
FOUR! This time a more controlled shot. Two in two for Sharjeel.
FOUR! A lucky one for Sharjeel as he edges one on top of the keeper's head.
PAK 81-1 (16 overs)
Just four runs off the over.
PAK 77-1 (15 overs)
SIX! Sharjeel Khans completes his half-century in style.
PAK 68-1 (14 overs)
Four runs off the over.
PAK 64-1 (13 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
SIX! Hafeez hits one out of the park for a maximum.
PAK 57-1 (12 overs)
Just two runs off the over.
PAK 55-1 (11 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits one through deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.
PAK 47-1 (10 overs)
Just one run off the over, and a good one for Ireland.
PAK 46-1 (9 overs)
Five runs off the over.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits one down the ground
PAK 41-1 (8 overs)
Another good over for Pakistan.
FOUR! Another one for Professor, but this time through extra cover region.
FOUR! First boundary for Hafeez as he pulls one through the mid-wicket region.
PAK 31-1 (7 overs)
Just three run off the over.
PAK 28-1 (6 overs)
10 off the over and a good one for Pakistan.
FOUR! Another one and Sharjeel is on fire.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits one down the ground for a boundary.
PAK 18-1 (5 overs)
Just one run off the fifth over.
PAK 17-1 (4 overs)
Just one run and a wicket in the over.
OUT! Azhar Ali departs after scoring just one run.
PAK 16-0 (3 overs)
Five run off the third over.
FOUR! Sharjeel pulls on through the leg-side for a boundary.
PAK 11-0 (2 overs)
It's a maiden from Barry McCarthy.
PAK 11-0 (1 over)
Expensive start for Ireland.
SIX! This time he goes down the ground for a massive six
FOUR! Sharjeel cuts one through the covers region.
TOSS: Ireland captain won the toss and decided to bowl first against Pakistan.
Peshawar Zalmi all-rounder Hasan Ali will make a debut for team Pakistan.
Lineup:
Ireland:
WTS Porterfield*, EC Joyce, TJ Murtagh, GC Wilson, NJ O'Brien†, KJ O'Brien, PR Stirling, SW Poynter, AR McBrine, BJ McCarthy, PKD Chase
Pakistan Team:
Azhar Ali*, Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Umar Gul, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz