Pakistan Women Opt to Bat First Against Ireland in Second T20I

DUBLIN: Pakistan’s women’s cricket team decided to bat first after winning the toss in the second T20I against Ireland. The match is part of a three-game series and is taking place at Clontarf Cricket Club on Friday.

Playing XIs
  • Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Eyman Fatima, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Rameen Shamim, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, and Sadia Iqbal.
  • Ireland: Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis (c), Orla Prendergast, Leah Paul, Laura Delany, Rebecca Stokell, Ava Canning, Jane Maguire, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray, and Lara McBride.
Head-to-Head Record

Pakistan holds a significant advantage in T20Is against Ireland, having won 15 out of the 20 matches played between the two teams.

  • Matches: 20
  • Pakistan: 15
  • Ireland: 5

Ireland secured a 2-1 victory in the most recent T20I series between these sides, which was held in 2022.

Historically, Pakistan and Ireland have competed in two bilateral series, with each team winning one.

Current Form

Ireland enters this match with strong momentum, having won their last eight matches, including 3-0 series sweeps against both Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

Conversely, Pakistan has struggled recently, losing four of their last five games, including an 11-run loss to Ireland in the first match of this series.

  • Ireland: W, W, W, W, W (most recent first)
  • Pakistan: L, L, L, L, W

Ireland currently leads the three-match series 1-0.