Match Details
Dat e: June 16, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM IST
Venue: Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida
Live ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger
Match Preview:
The T20 World Cup 2024’s Group A action concludes with Pakistan taking on Ireland in a dead rubber clash in Florida. Both teams had a disappointing campaign as they failed to qualify for the Super 8s on the back of some dismal performances. Before this fixture, Ireland had to settle for a wash-out result against the USA. On the other hand, Pakistan defeated Canada to register their first tournament win.
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Pitch Report:
Analysis
Pakistan have had one of their worst T20 World Cup campaigns in history as it was the first the Men in Green suffered a Round 1 exit. In the 2024 edition, Pakistan made countless tactical errors, allowing minnows like the USA to beat them in their opening encounter. The batting lacked intent and failed to stitch up decent scores. On the bowling front, Pakistan had a few great performances but individual errors and poor fielding led to their early exit from the tournament.
On the other hand, Ireland has had a disappointing campaign with two losses in their first two games and a washout. After a few quality performances in previous tournaments, the Irish were expected to finish third behind India and Pakistan but failed. Ireland’s batting has been a major disappointment with no player stepping up to score runs consistently. Whereas the bowling had a few decent performances.
Key Players
Author’s Picks
Probable XIs
Pakistan
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
Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young
Fantasy Teams
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Lorcan Tucker, Mohammad Rizwan
Batters: Paul Stirling, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman
All-Rounders: Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Imad Wasim
Bowlers: Joshua Little, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir
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