Ireland 275 for 5 (Stirling 103, O'Brien 84*) tied with Pakistan
266 for 5 (Hafeez 122*, Shafiq 84) (D/L method)
His fans
have come to expect thunderous innings and Kevin O'Brien didn't let them down,
with his 84 off 47 balls seizing a tie for Ireland against Pakistan in the
first of two ODIs at Clontarf.
Ireland's
cricket resurgence was sparked by beating Pakistan at the 2007 World Cup, when
Trent Johnston and O'Brien saw them home at Sabina Park. The same pair were at
the wicket with 13 needed off three balls here, when O'Brien hit Saeed Ajmal
for six and two, before the last ball sped for four to leave them one run short
of their Duckworth-Lewis-adjusted target.
