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'Will need to be really professional against Australia' - Misbah

Melinda Farrell interviews Misbah-ul-Haq after Pakistan's win over Ireland and talks to him about facing Australia in the quarter-final

Openers step up, at last

52

The total runs added by Pakistan's opening partnerships in their five previous matches in the World Cup

A comfortable chase?

10-5

Pakistan's win-loss record when chasing targets between 225 and 250 since the 2011 World Cup

Pakistan's super bowling

49

Runs scored by Ireland in the last 10 overs, for the loss of five wickets

First captain

0

Number of captains from the associate-member teams to hit a World Cup hundred before Porterfield in this match. He is the first one.

Best

3.87

Pakistan's eco in the batting Powerplays in this World Cup before this game - the best. New Zealand are a distant second with an eco of 5.43.

Captain's best

84

The previous highest by an associate-member captain in the World Cup. Porterfield has gone past that.

Distant past

21

Wkts Shahid Afridi took in the last World Cup, at an average of 12.85 apiece. He's taken 2 at 107.00 in this one, before this match.

Better against lefties

20.39

Wahab Riaz's bowling average against left-handers, he's taken 28 wickets against them. Against right-handers he's taken 44 at 33.84.

Slow off the blocks

60.43

William Porterfield's strike rate in this World Cup - the lowest among openers who have scored at least 100 runs

Not good chasing

2-8

Pakistan's win-loss record in the last-ten ODIs when they have chased. Their record in last-ten chases in the World Cup is 3-7.