- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.5 full delivery hit high in the air by Stirling. Akmal runs back along way and takes a diving catch. Great catch because Stirling was looking dangerous 44/28.3 another wicket goes down. Gul puts in a short delivery which Porterfield tries to fend away. It takes the edge and goes straight through to Salman behind the wicket 51/417.3 another wicket goes down for Ireland. Wilson plays to defend and the ball turns a little and takes the outside edge and goes throu to Salman 84/711.3 Big wicket for Pakistan. Kevin goes bowled by Junaid. He played down the wrong line and the ball drifted in and knocked over all the stumps 66/511.4 its two in two for Junaid. A fast delivery outside offstump and it takes Whites outside edge. 66/618.3 clipped off his legs and Junaid takes a sharp catch at short leg 91/819.5 Johnston goes for a bit hit and mistimes it. It flew hard to Misbah at mid-wicket who takes a good catch 95/920 thats all over for Ireland. Rankin doesnt play at the ball and it hits the stumps. Thats not a big total to chase. Ireland all out for 96 95/10Extras5 (nb 1, w 4)TOTAL96 all out (20 Overs, RR: 4.8)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Ed Joyce, 1.2 ov), 2-44 (Paul Stirling, 5.5 ov), 3-49 (Alex Cusack, 7.2 ov), 4-51 (William Porterfield, 8.3 ov), 5-66 (Kevin O'Brien, 11.3 ov), 6-66 (Andrew White, 11.4 ov), 7-84 (Gary Wilson, 17.3 ov), 8-91 (John Mooney, 18.3 ov), 9-96 (Trent Johnston, 19.5 ov), 10-96 (Boyd Rankin, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Umar Gul 5 1 29 1 5.80 0 0 Tanvir Ahmed 4 0 38 1 9.50 0 1 Junaid Khan 5 1 12 4 2.40 1 0 Younis Khan 3 0 10 1 3.33 1 0 Saeed Ajmal 3 1 7 3 2.33 1 0
28/05Result
1st ODI, Pakistan tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 28 2011
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
96 (20/36 ov) -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
97/3 (27.3/36 ov, target 95)
Player of the Match
28/05Result
1st ODI, Pakistan tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 28 2011
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
96 (20/36 ov) -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
97/3 (27.3/36 ov, target 95)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR25 he gets to his fifty and was out next ball! H played all the way around a straight delivery and the stumps went over 82/222.2 a faster delivery outside offstump and Taufeeq just mis reads the line. Stirling takes a sharp catch at first slip 73/126.3 shorter this time from Cusack and clips the outside edge and goes through to Wilson. Maybe the comebacks on? 92/3Extras8 (lb 1, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL97/3 (27.3 Overs, RR: 3.52)Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Taufeeq Umar, 22.2 ov), 2-82 (Mohammad Hafeez, 24.6 ov), 3-92 (Asad Shafiq, 26.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WB Rankin 5 0 17 0 3.40 0 0 DT Johnston 6 1 13 0 2.16 1 1 JF Mooney 4 0 19 0 4.75 0 0 KJ O'Brien 3 0 12 0 4.00 1 0 AR Cusack 5 2 13 3 2.60 0 0 NG Jones 4.3 0 22 0 4.88 2 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Pakistan led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.45 start, First Session 10.45-14.15, Interval 14.15-15.00, Second Session 15.00-18.30
Match days
28 May 2011 (50-over match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Match reduced to 38 overs
- powerplay 1: overs 1 to 8 (49/3)
- powerplay 2 (chosen by the fielding side): overs 9 (49/3) to 12 (67/6)
- Rain stops play at the 13th over (Ireland 76/6) - Match reduced to 36 overs per side
- powerplay 1: overs 1 to 8 (18/0)
- powerplay 2 (chosen by the fielding side): overs 9 (18/0) to 12 (36/0)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPorterfield rues lack of application
William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, admitted his side had "let a few people down" by surrendering tamely to Pakistan in the first of two one-dayers in Belfast
Junaid stars in easy Pakistan win
Pakistan began their tour of Ireland, and Misbah-ul-Haq's new phase as ODI captain, on a high, beating the hosts by seven wickets after Junaid Khan had helped skittle them out for 96
