PAK vs IRE Head to Head Records in T20Is- 1st T20I, Pakistan Tour of Ireland 2024

Ireland is all set to host Pakistan for a T20I series. Pakistan and Ireland will clash in the shortest format after 2009 when they faced each other in a T20I for the first time. 

PAK vs IRE T20I series will observe three encounters. The PAK vs IRE 1st T20I takes place on Friday, May 10. The venue for the match is Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. 

Pakistan recently played a T20I series against New Zealand at home. However, they failed to win the series which ended in a 2-2 draw. Now, they need to come up with a better show against Ireland. 

The visitors Ireland last played a T20I series against Afghanistan in March this year. Ireland lost the series 2-1 in UAE during the away tour. Ahead of PAK vs IRE 1st T20I, we look at the head-to-head records between both teams in detail.

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PAK vs IRE Head to Head Records in T20Is- 1st T20I, Pakistan Tour of Ireland 2024

PAK vs IRE Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

Interestingly, Pakistan and Ireland have only faced each other in one T20I game. The match took place in T20 World Cup 2009 where Pakistan won by 39 runs. 

PAK vs IRE Head-to-Head Records: Recent 5 Encounters

Pakistan and Ireland have only faced each other in one T20I game. Hence, they are yet to clash in 5 T20Is. In 2020, both sides were scheduled to play 2 T20I games with each other. However, both the games were canceled due to the Covid outbreak. 

PAK vs IRE Head-to-Head Records: Key moments and stand-out performances

The only PAK vs IRE T20I took place in 2009 during the ICC T20 World Cup. In the match, Kamran Akmal scored the most 57 runs for the Pakistan.

Shahid Afridi and Shahzaib Hasan hit 24 and 23 respectively. Saeed Ajmal picked a four-wicket haul in the match. Umar Gul got 2 scalps in the match.   

For Ireland, William Porterfield scored the most 40 runs. Kyle McCallan picked the most 2 wickets. Since Pakistan and Ireland have only played 1 T20I, there are not many records to talk about. 

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PAK vs IRE Head-to-Head Records: Trends and Patterns 

Pakistan is a stronger team than Ireland and they are expected to dominate in PAK vs IRE T20I series. Ireland has the home advantage in the series but it will be a tough task to outplay a giant like Pakistan in the series. 

Conclusion

Due to only one T20I game between both sides, there are not enough stats to look out for in PAK vs IRE T20I records. However, after the upcoming series, there will be more T20I games to look upon between both sides and some new records and stats will be created.