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.
SDS
169/6
EDR
100/3
NDS
–
CDK
–
ODW
–
NDT
–
SLG
153/4
PIR
98/7
Sloggers beat Pirates by 55 runs
GCC
71/4
RUCC
120/3
Rugby CC beat Gaming CC by 49 runs
SLG
102/0
GCC
100/5
Sloggers beat Gaming CC by 10 wickets
RUCC
112/2
PIR
87/6
Rugby CC beat Pirates by 25 runs
SLG
122/4
RUCC
123/1
Rugby CC beat Sloggers by 9 wickets
GCC
75/9
PIR
71/2
SLG
–
PIR
–
GCC
–
RUCC
–
SLG
–
GCC
–
SLG
–
RUCC
–
GCC
–
PIR
–
RUCC
–
PIR
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
NVR
–
GTC
–
MATCH ABANDONED
91YC
60/3
GUG
59/3
91 Yards Club beat Guwahati Giants by 1 runs
NAJC
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CCC
–
BCC
–
NVR
–
EST-W
94/6
GIB-W
68/10
Estonia Women beat Gibraltar Women by 26 runs
EST-W
94/8
GIB-W
95/3
Gibraltar Women won by 7 wickets
EST-W
–
GIB-W
–
KRMPS
1/0
FEK
–
TCC
–
CEC-A
–
PHG
72/10
SEL
188/2
Selangor beat Pahang by 116 runs
JOR
255/7
KELN
79/10
Johor beat Kelantan by 176 runs
PUT
66/10
PRK
215/6
Perak beat Putrajaya by 149 runs
KLPR
266/7
SRAK
229/6
Kuala Lumpur beat Sarawak by 37 runs
MEL
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PHG
–
SEL
–
KELN
–
PENG
–
PUT
–
PRK
–
SRAK
–
RAY
141/1
MAG
136/7
Rays beat Magic by 9 wickets
CHG
179/6
WOL
164/7
Chargers beat Wolves by 15 runs
MAR
–
ROC
–
NPB
211/5
PMW
140/10
NPL Bears beat Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats by 71 runs
PAJ
146/9
EAE
147/4
Eavion Eagles won by 6 wickets
PAJ
–
PMW
–
NPB
–
EAE
–
WI
–
PAK
–
WI
–
PAK
–
ESN
90/10
SWT
162/8
Switzerland beat Estonia by 72 runs
ESN
–
SWT
–
ESN
–
SWT
–
WIU19-W
–
USAU19-W
–
PNC
195/5
SAC
37/0
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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