World T20 League 2024

PAK vs IRE, 36th Match

Preview

Men in Green Pakistan(PAK) will face the Irish side Ireland(IRE) in match 36 of the T20 World Series 2024 on Sunday(16th June 2024). This match is scheduled to take place at  Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida. Babar Azam-led PAK was eliminated from the T20 World Series of the 9th edition after the co-hosts USA versus Ireland match 30 was abandoned due to rain. There’s nothing left to play for. Both PAK and IRE are out of the race for Super 8.

After losing to Canada(CAN), Ireland’s chances against Pakistan look very bad and they will be in a contest in their last league match. IRE has got some quality batters who have all been out of form since even before the T20 World Series kicked off. The Irish side has their recent performances against Canada and India saw their key players not living up to the expectations. The South Asian, PAK, on the other hand, has also struggled with the bat.

Pakistan was cruising on their way to victory against Rohit Sharma-led IND with the win predictor showing a 92% chance of their win. However, a Bumrah-special began a collapse from which Babar Azam-led PAK never recovered as they lost the match by 6 runs while chasing 120. Both IND and PAK have been below par with the bat and Pakistan’s bowling attack is the only positive for them. Bowlers will once again be crucial to get their team on top in match 36 when PAK and IRE collide.

PAK and IRE have faced each other in 4 matches in T20 matches. Out of these 4 matches, PAK has won 3 whereas IRE has come out victorious on 1 occasion.

Match Details

Match: World T20 League 2024, PAK vs IRE, 36th Match

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Time: 08:00 PM IST

Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida

Pitch and Weather Report

The surface conditions in the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Florida have favoured the sides batting first. The new ball comes to the bat nicely, allowing good batting conditions but also provides generous seam movement for the pacers. The pitch also tends to slow down as the match progresses, hence assisting the spin bowlers. Therefore there are high chances that the team winning the toss will choose to bowl first. However, USA vs IRE and IND vs CAN have already been washed out due to rain in this competition here.

The temperature in Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida during the match is predicted to be around 26-32 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 55%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 11 km/h. There is no rain predicted for the match day however, this track might be dampened heavily which could affect the match.

PAK vs. IRE Squads

PAK: Babar Azam (captain), Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed

IRE: Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume, Ross Adair

PAK vs. IRE Probable Playing XIs

PAK: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir

IRE: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young

Match Prediction

Pakistan will start as clear favourites in this match if there is no rain involved.

Suggested Playing XI Real11 Fantasy Cricket

Team 1

Team 2