Ireland pulled off a sensational win against Pakistan in Dublin on Friday in the first T20I game between the two sides for 15 years.
In front of a sell-out crowd, Ireland were set 183 for victory, and got over the line with five wickets in hand and one ball to spare thanks largely to a stunning innings from Andrew Balbirnie as the hosts took 100 runs from their final 10 overs.
Balbirnie’s 77 came from 55 balls, including 10 fours and two sixes, in what will go down as one of Ireland’s greatest men’s T20I knocks.
The former white-ball captain shared a key partnership with George Dockrell (24...
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