Pakistan Elects to Bowl First Against Ireland in T20I Opener

DUBLIN: In the first T20I of the three-match series, Pakistan won the toss on Wednesday at the Clontarf Cricket Club and decided to field first against Ireland.

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

Pakistan and Ireland have clashed 19 times in the T20 format. Pakistan holds a significant lead with 15 wins.

Ireland won the most recent T20I series between the two teams, which was held in 2022, by a score of 2-1.

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

At the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023, they last played each other, with Muneeba Ali’s first century helping Pakistan defeat Ireland by 70 runs.

Current Form

Ireland enters the three-match series riding a six-match winning streak, which included 3-0 series victories over Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Pakistan, in contrast, is participating in its first bilateral series since its poor showing at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Out of their previous five matches, the green shirts have only managed one victory.

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