END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | IRE: 132/6 | RR: 6.60
- George Dockrell34 (28b)
- Stuart Poynter31 (28b)
- Fareed Ahmad4-0-34-0
- Rashid Khan4-0-21-2
Who else, but Poynter, who won the match with a last ball six against Netherlands, and George Dockrell, have given Ireland a semblance of hope here, with an unbeaten 67-run stand off just 50 balls. Will it be enough for the hard-hitting Zazai and rest? Back with the chase soon
19.6
6
Fareed Ahmad to Dockrell, SIX, slower ball, angled across and Ireland finish with a bit of a flourish as he picks this up over deep midwicket
19.5
1
Fareed Ahmad to Poynter, 1 run, yorker outside off, squeezes it out near his feet and they scamper a single
19.4
1lb
Fareed Ahmad to Dockrell, 1 leg bye, full outside off, shuffles across and tries to lift him over the leg side, can't connect, however
19.3
2
Fareed Ahmad to Dockrell, 2 runs, slower ball outside off, hammered down the ground, to long-off's left for two
19.2
4
Fareed Ahmad to Dockrell, FOUR, full toss on off, shuffles across, goes well back in his crease and somehow manages to tickle it to the right of short fine-leg
19.1
1
Fareed Ahmad to Poynter, 1 run, slower ball outside off, slapped away to deep cover
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | IRE: 117/6 | RR: 6.15
- Stuart Poynter29 (26b)
- George Dockrell22 (24b)
- Rashid Khan4-0-21-2
- Fareed Ahmad3-0-20-0
18.6
1
Rashid Khan to Poynter, 1 run,
18.5
6
Rashid Khan to Poynter, SIX, tossed up on off, googly, picked and he goes with the turn, managing to get under and loft him over long-on
18.4
0
Rashid Khan to Poynter, no run, length outside off, skids on a little as the batsman back away to cut and misses
18.3
1
Rashid Khan to Dockrell, 1 run, length outside off, he shuffles across and slaps it to deep midwicket
18.2
0
Rashid Khan to Dockrell, no run,
18.1
1
Rashid Khan to Poynter, 1 run, googly on middle, batsman makes room and pushes it to long-off
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs | IRE: 108/6 | RR: 6.00
- Stuart Poynter21 (22b)
- George Dockrell21 (22b)
- Fareed Ahmad3-0-20-0
- Rashid Khan3-0-12-2
17.6
1
Fareed Ahmad to Poynter, 1 run, slower ball, bit of width on offer, slapped to deep cover, they consider turning for the second, but in the end, decide against it
17.5
1
Fareed Ahmad to Dockrell, 1 run, length, he backs away, the bowler follows to cramp him but the batsman adjusts and pushes it to long-on
17.4
2
Fareed Ahmad to Dockrell, 2 runs, slower ball, angled across, shuffles across and pushes it to deep midwicket for a couple
17.3
1
Fareed Ahmad to Poynter, 1 run, full on middle, swatted along the ground to long-off
17.2
1
Fareed Ahmad to Dockrell, 1 run, length on the pads, tried to open the face and defend it to point, struck on the thigh pad but they scamper one
Zeeshan Cheema: "I'm smelling some big hitting from tail enders"
17.1
1
Fareed Ahmad to Poynter, 1 run, length outside off, steered to third-man
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | IRE: 101/6 | RR: 5.94
- Stuart Poynter18 (19b)
- George Dockrell17 (19b)
- Rashid Khan3-0-12-2
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-0-20-1
16.6
1
Rashid Khan to Poynter, 1 run, tossed up on middle, another attempted slog sweep, doesn't connect again and gets a single in the same direction
16.5
1
Rashid Khan to Dockrell, 1 run, tossed up on middle, goes for the slog sweep, doesn't get all of it as it trickles down to deep midwicket for a single that brings up the 100
16.4
1
Rashid Khan to Poynter, 1 run,
