T20 World Cup 2024 Records: Records Shattered in Low-scoring Pakistan vs Ireland Thriller in Florida
T20 World Cup 2024 Records: Pakistan beat Ireland in match no. 36 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida in Group A.
Pakistan vs Ireland, Match 36, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Records: Match No. 36 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 took place in Group A. This was the final match between the Pakistan cricket team and the Ireland cricket team at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida. It ended in a low-scoring thriller that saw some T20I records get broken. In the end, Pakistan beat Ireland by a small margin of 3 wickets. Pakistan won the toss and put Ireland to bat first in the Florida cricket match. Ireland had a poor start, and they were 32/6.
But their lower order made sure that they crossed the 100-run mark. Ireland finished with 106/9, with Imad Wasim (3/8) and Shaheen Afridi (3/22) taking three wickets each. Chasing the score, Pakistan were doing well with 52/2, but then they lost the next four wickets for just 10 runs. In the end, Shaheen Afridi smashed two sixes, and Pakistan won the game. They made 111/7 in 18.5 overs to win the game. There were some key records broken in this PAK vs IRE clash, about which we will talk here.
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T20 World Cup 2024 Records: T20I Records and T20I Cricket Milestones achieved in PAK vs IRE Florida Cricket Match
Most Runs as Captain in T20 WC: Babar Azam played a cautious innings of 32 runs off 34 balls and made sure that he stayed till the end. With this, he went past MS Dhoni's tally of 529 runs and now has the most runs as a captain in T20 World Cups. MSD had 529 runs in 29 innings, while Babar has scored 549 runs in 17 innings.
Most MOTM awards for PAK in T20 WCs: Shaheen Afridi took 3/22 and then smashed 13* off 5 to seal the deal for Pakistan. With this, he won the Man of the Match Award. This MOTM helped him to equal Umar Gul. Shaheen has now joint-second most MOTM awards for Pakistan in T20 World Cups.
Highest Score by No. 10 in T20 WC: Ireland were 80/9 at one stage. Then they had a last wicket unbeaten stand of 26 runs. Josh Little scored 22* off 18, and registered the second-highest score by No. 10 in the history of T20 World Cups.
Most Economical Spell by PAK Bowler in T20 WC: Imad Wasim was unplayable, and he bowled exceptionally well. The all-rounder bowled a brilliant spell of 3/8 in four overs at an economy rate of 2. It is the most economical spell by a Pakistani bowler in T20 World Cup history.
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Fewest Runs by Top 4 in T20 WC Inning: The top four batters of Ireland scored a total of three runs. It is the third-lowest combined score by the top four of any team in T20 World Cups.
