ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - 42nd Match
(Pool B: Ireland vs Pakistan at Adelaide)
Sarfraz hundred sends Pakistan into quarters
| Ireland | vs | Pakistan |
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| 237/10 (50) | 241/3 (46.1) | |
| Pakistan won by 7 wickets | ||
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| Photo © ICC |
Pakistan lost their opening two matches of the World Cup; Ireland won their opening two matches. But it was the former who progressed to the quarter-finals with a reasonably polished seven-wicket victory in Adelaide to mean that the knockouts will be populated solely by Full Members.
An opening stand of 120 ensured against any concerns for Pakistan and Sarfraz Ahmed, just two matches into his comeback, struck his maiden ODI hundred - their first century of the tournament - although it was reached in slightly farcical scenes as Umar Akmal blocked ball after ball when it appeared Sarfraz would finish short. Ireland's spirit never dimmed, but there were some resigned looks long before Umar finally clubbed the winning boundary.
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