Preview: Pakistan and Ireland’s T20 World Cup campaign came to an end on Friday after the match between the United States and Ireland was rained out. The two teams will compete for pride when they clash on Sunday in Florida.
Babar Azam and his Pakistan (PAK) squad are out of the T20 World Cup after a poor performance in the first two games. Their defeat to the United States was startling, but their surrender to India was historic. The victory over Canada was too little, too late, as the Pakistanis were already relying on other reasons to advance to the Super-8 stages.
Ireland (IRE) would have anticipated to perform better in the T20 World Cup. In the end, Paul Stirling and his team managed to disappoint many cricket fans around the world with their bat and ball performances this season. The Irish will be confident about their chances after defeating the same opponents at home in a T20 match not long ago.
T20 World Cup 2024, 36th Match, PAK vs IRE
Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida
Date & Time: Sunday, June 16, 8:00 PM
Pitch Report: Prior to the postponed match between the United States and Ireland, the pitch was inspected, and it was found to have held up well. The side that wins the toss will want to bat first if the sun shines, but the outfield is severely damaged from the persistent rain, thus this could result in a low-scoring match.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Pakistan (PAK): Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir
Ireland (IRE): Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young
