IRE vs PAK: Captain Babar Azam sets T20I world record as Pakistan level series

Pakistan drew level in the 3-match T20I series against Ireland. On Sunday, May 12, the visitors beat Paul Stirling and Co. by 7 wickets at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman starred for them as Pakistan chased down a stiff target of 194 with 19 balls left in their innings. Babar Azam also became the most successful skipper in T20Is with 45 wins to his name.

Pakistan found themselves in all sorts of trouble after losing Saim Ayub and Babar Azam, who both failed to get into double digits. Babar scored a fifty in the first T20I, but could not



open his account this time. From there on, Rizwan and Fakhar put on a match-winning partnership of 140 runs for the third wicket off 12.5 overs.

Fakhar was the aggressor in the stand after he made 78 runs off 40 balls with 6 fours and as many sixes. When he got out, Pakistan needed only 41 runs off 33 deliveries. Rizwan, however, went on to stay unbeaten on 75 off 46 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes.

In the 17th over, Azam Khan took the attack to Mark Adair, who gave away 23 runs off 5 balls. Azam hit a four and four sixes on his way to a 10-ball knock of 30.