Ireland defeated Pakistan in the first T20 match of their series. The match saw Pakistan’s Gull Feroza, who bears a strong resemblance to Babar Azam, participating. Ireland batted first and scored 142 runs. Orla Prendergast was the top scorer with 29 runs and Amy Hunter made 37 runs. Fatima Sana took 4 wickets for Pakistan. Pakistan needed 143 runs to win. However, they were unable to chase down the target and scored only 131 runs, losing by 11 runs. Orla Prendergast was named Player of the Match for her performance. Historically, Pakistan has a winning record against Ireland in T20 matches, with 10 wins compared to Ireland’s 5 wins in their previous 15 encounters.
