Pakistan are 1-0 up against the West Indies in the T20I series.
Pakistan were scheduled to host Ireland for a bilateral series in September-October this year. However, the same series has now been shifted to 2027. The series has been removed from this cycle of Pakistan’s home season. Both the cricket boards are now in search of a window in 2027, when the series is scheduled to be played. The two teams do not have a lot of experience playing against each other. Salman Agha and his team were slated to play the series as preparation for the Asia Cup, which is scheduled in September this year.
ABF
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SKA
95/4
SLK
–
BR
–
DCDM
210/6
DVDM
60/3
MIEDM
–
GGDM
–
SWDM
–
ADKRDM
–
GGDM
–
DCDM
–
NDT
69/1
CDK
167/8
New Delhi Tigers beat Central Delhi Kings by 9 wickets (D/L) method
SDS
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WDL
–
PD
–
CDK
–
SDSW
121/8
CDQW
26/1
ROM
129/6
CZR
133/7
Czech Republic beat Romania by 3 wickets
ROM
143/4
CZR
155/3
Czech Republic beat Romania by 12 runs
ROM
93/4
CZR
92/8
Romania won by 6 wickets
AUST
155/6
BEL
154/10
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
AUST
146/6
BEL
144/9
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
BAC
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UCCB
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LKLS
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ACB
–
UCCB
–
ACB
–
BAC
–
UCCB
–
LKLS
–
ACB
–
DURH
300/8
BB
163/3
NOR
189/10
MID
192/6
KENT
269/9
SOM
213/4
ESS
289/10
GLO
159/10
Essex beat Gloucestershire by 130 runs
SUSS
284/9
YOR
74/1
HAM
179/3
DER
339/5
LEI
150/4
WOR
328/10
NOT
78/2
SURR
289/8
QAT
127/1
KNY
242/8
PNG
148/10
KWT
149/6
Kuwait beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets
JER
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DEN
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GER-W
44/8
IRE-W
223/1
Ireland Women beat Germany Women by 179 runs
ITA-W
86/9
NED-W
21/0
KRMPS
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SBSCC
–
BNC
–
KUMS
–
CAGS
174/3
ATR
173/7
Calicut Globstars beat Adani Trivandrum Royals by 7 wickets
KBTS
14/0
ARKS
236/5
ARKS
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TTS
–
ALRS
–
ATR
–
BNB
146/9
MGD
149/1
Mangalore Dragons won by 9 wickets
SML
39/3
MYW
180/6
SML
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HBT
–
MGD
–
GBM
–
YSG
128/10
ROS
133/3
Royal Oman Stallions beat Yallah Shabab Giants by 7 wickets
MAT
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RNC
9/0
RNC
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ROS
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MUT
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IAI
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AUS
431/2
SA
155/10
Australia won by 276 runs
IPS
116/10
TMB
119/2
Toombul beat Ipswich by 8 wickets
SBB
2/0
WSS
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SGR
149/5
WYN
148/10
Sandgate Redcliffe beat Wynnum Manly by 5 wickets
RLS
173/6
SSC
158/10
Redlands beat Sunshine Coast by 15 runs
GCT
133/7
UOQ
132/8
Gold Coast beat University of Queensland by 3 wickets
NSBB
187/8
VLLY
232/4
Valley beat Northern Suburbs by 45 runs
NSBB
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GCT
–
WEF
150/6
TRR
152/7
MAO
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BIP
–
OVI
–
LOS
–
WFW-W
122/9
TRW-W
145/6
Trent Rockets Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 23 runs
MOW-W
84/7
BIP-W
111/3
OIW-W
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LSW-W
–
CHK
130/10
AS-A
131/4
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Chicago Kingsmen by 6 wickets
PS
107/10
PSA
155/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 48 runs
AS-A
190/6
PSA
205/2
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 15 runs
MEMA
184/7
NOSK
143/9
Meerut Mavericks beat Noida Super Kings by 41 run
KARS
126/1
LUF
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KASS
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MEMA
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KARS
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GOLS
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Had this series gone ahead as planned, it would have been the first visit for Ireland men to Pakistan. This is not the first time that the series is being postponed. To everyone’s surprise, the series was announced in May 2024, and was scheduled to be played in the early phase of Pakistan’s 2025 season. When the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) released its schedule for the season, the series against Ireland at home was scheduled in the month of September-October. This still remains official on the PCK website. The Shaheens were scheduled to play three ODIs and as many T20Is against Ireland.
One of the main reasons for the series to be postponed is the tight schedule that the Pakistan cricket team is following currently. The team is currently playing an away series against the West Indies, after which they will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play a tri-series. This will act as preparation for the Asia Cup slated to be played later this year. Amid this tight schedule, there was no chance Pakistan would have been able to participate in the home series against the Irish.
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The Men in Green are not running in the best of forms recently. Their away series against Bangladesh did not go as planned. Moreover, the board rested their three crucial players – Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi. The management wanted to revamp the T20I side. And also allow their three mainstays to focus on the other two formats of the game. However, after their mishaps against Bangladesh, the selection committee has recalled Shaheen Shah Afridi.
They won the first T20I against the West Indies by a margin of 14 runs. After being asked to bat first, the visitors got to 178/6 at the end of 20 overs. Opener Saim Ayub got a crucial 57 off just 38 balls. He was the highest scorer for the team to help his team to a challenging total. Shamar Joseph was the best bowler for the Windies, as he scalped three wickets giving away just 30 runs.
The West Indies started well with both the openers scoring 35 runs. But unfortunately, none of the other batters could get going after that. Jason Holder played a vital hand of an unbeaten 30 off just 12 deliveries. But that wasn’t enough for his team to get home. As a result, the hosts were short by 14 runs and Pakistan went 1-0 up in the three-match series.
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