Pakistan beats Ireland by 7 wickets in a crucial match and qualifies for the quarterfinals where they will face Australia on 20th March. Sarfraz scored the first century in this world cup for Pakistan and was declared man of the match.
West Indies, due to their better net run rate, have also qualified for the quarterfinals and they will face the unbeaten New Zealand there.
Pakistan reduced Ireland to 237 runs which they were able to chase in 46.1 overs. Ahmad Shezad and Sarfraz Ahmed gave Pakistan a good start with a much needed 120 run partnership. Sarfraz Ahmed became the first batsman to score a century from Pakistan side in this world cup.
Misbah appreciated the whole team and especially Ahmad Shehzad and Sarfraz for playing their best game of cricket.
| Ireland innings (50 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
WTS Porterfield* | c Shahid Afridi b Sohail Khan | 107 | 167 | 131 | 11 | 1 | 81.67 |
|
PR Stirling | lbw b Ehsan Adil | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
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EC Joyce | c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz | 11 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
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NJ O’Brien | c Umar Akmal b Rahat Ali | 12 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 |
|
A Balbirnie | c Shahid Afridi b Haris Sohail | 18 | 43 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
GC Wilson† | c Wahab Riaz b Sohail Khan | 29 | 46 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 76.31 |
|
KJ O’Brien | c Sohaib Maqsood b Wahab Riaz | 8 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
SR Thompson | c Umar Akmal b Rahat Ali | 12 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
|
JF Mooney | c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz | 13 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 68.42 |
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GH Dockrell | run out (†Sarfraz Ahmed/Wahab Riaz) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 137.50 |
| AR Cusack | not out | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 10) | 12 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 50 overs) | 237 | (4.74 runs per over) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sohail Khan | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 4.40 | 34 | 3 | 1 | (2w) |
|
Ehsan Adil | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.42 | 28 | 3 | 0 | (2w) |
|
Rahat Ali | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4.80 | 34 | 5 | 0 | (2w) |
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Wahab Riaz | 10 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 5.40 | 30 | 4 | 1 | (3w) |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 | 32 | 3 | 0 | ||
|
Haris Sohail | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.66 | 5 | 1 | 0 | (1w) |
| Pakistan innings (target: 238 runs from 50 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ahmed Shehzad | c Joyce b Thompson | 63 | 95 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 88.73 |
| Sarfraz Ahmed† | not out | 101 | 199 | 124 | 6 | 0 | 81.45 | |
|
Haris Sohail | run out (Balbirnie/Dockrell) | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
|
Misbah-ul-Haq* | hit wicket b Cusack | 39 | 59 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 84.78 |
| Umar Akmal | not out | 20 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 68.96 | |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 13) | 15 | ||||||
| Total | (3 wickets; 46.1 overs) | 241 | (5.22 runs per over) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AR Cusack | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4.30 | 33 | 3 | 0 | (3w) |
| JF Mooney | 9 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 4.44 | 38 | 2 | 0 | (3w) | |
|
SR Thompson | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 5.90 | 29 | 4 | 0 | (3w) |
| GH Dockrell | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | ||
| KJ O’Brien | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 4.90 | 35 | 4 | 1 | (1w) | |
| PR Stirling | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.28 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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