Ireland vs Pakistan, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Ireland, 2018 Venue: The Village, Dublin Date & Time: May 11-May 15, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Rankin 1-57(12 ov)
32.6
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, good looking drive to mid-off
32.5
Rankin to Babar Azam, 2 runs, loopy full ball on the pads, flicked through backward square leg
32.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, short of length on leg, nudged to square leg
32.3
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 3 runs, very full, Imam-ul-Haq shows the maker's name as he on-drives. Poses for a while and then decides to run. Three more
32.2
Rankin to Babar Azam, 1 run, short on off, Babar Azam hops and drops it on the off-side for a quick single. Imam-ul-Haq puts a dive to make his ground
32.1
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, wasted ball down leg
32.1
Rankin to Babar Azam, no ball, shortish ball down leg, Babar Azam moves across and looked to tickle. In the end, decided to let it go
30.6
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, back of a length delivery angled across, Imam-ul-Haq leaves it alone
30.5
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, fuller in length, defended off the inside edge to square leg
30.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, 1 run, short ball, pulled away, well wide of leg gully. A single to long leg
30.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, no ball, Rankin oversteps and bowls a short of length delivery, down the leg-side. Babar Azam lets it be
30.3
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, defended back to the bowler
30.2
Rankin to Babar Azam, 2 runs, Rankin angles this short of length delivery across the right-hander, Babar Azam gets squared up. The leading edge rolls towards point, who makes a half-stop
30.1
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, angled across, Babar Azam gets beaten on the outside edge
28.6
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, wasted delivery down the leg-side
28.5
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, another bumper, down the leg-side, ignored
28.5
Rankin to Babar Azam, no ball, Rankin oversteps and bowls a short ball, Babar Azam ducks under it
28.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, 2 runs, tucked to mid-wicket
28.3
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, shortish ball, Babar Azam shoulders arms, gets hit high on the thigh pad
28.2
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, full ball, on-driven to mid-on
28.1
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery, tapped towards the cover region
26.6
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 3 runs, sweetly driven off the front foot. The back leg is bent too. Through covers and Imam-ul-Haq returns back for the third and keeps the strike
26.5
Rankin to Babar Azam, 3 runs, glorious shot! Very wristy. Full ball on off and middle, Babar Azam waits for the ball to come to him and clips it to mid-on's right. That was Laxman-esque
26.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery, Babar Azam slashes and ends up bottom-edging it towards cover
26.3
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, wasted delivery down the leg-side
26.2
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, back foot defence to a back of a length delivery
26.1
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, shortish ball down the leg-side, Babar Azam gets inside the line and lets it go through to the keeper
21.6
Rankin to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of length on middle on leg, turned wide of mid-wicket
21.5
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run, slanted across outside off from a back of a length, forced to deep point off the back foot. Moves to 49
21.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, 1 run, Rankin shortens his length, but the line is still on leg-stump, Babar Azam helps it along its way to fine leg
21.3
Rankin to Babar Azam, FOUR, good shot! This short of length delivery kept a tad low, but the line was wrong. On the pads and Babar Azam glanced it behind square leg. Relied on timing
21.2
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery, down the leg-side, Babar Azam misses the glance. Through to the keeper
21.1
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run, closes the bat-face to tuck a back of a length delivery to mid-wicket. Hurries through for a quick single and McBrine hits the target at the bowler's end. Imam-ul-Haq is in
19.6
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs, fuller and straighter, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
19.5
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, touch fuller and gets it to shape away from the lefty, another leave
19.4
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, slanting away outside off, Imam-ul-Haq lets it be
19.3
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR, edged and four! Looks to drive on the up and chases a wide-ish short of length delivery. The ball trims the outside edge and flies through the gap between third slip and gully
19.2
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, angled across, just outside off, from a short of length, firmly blocked to mid-off
19.1
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, pacy fullish ball down leg, Imam-ul-Haq misses the flick
17.6
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 3 runs, Imam-ul-Haq is forward and across to tap this pitched up delivery down the ground. Placed it between the umpire and the non-striker. Didn't over-hit and settles for a triple. Good running
17.5
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, shortish, Imam-ul-Haq hops and block it on the leg-side
17.4
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, too wide outside off and Imam-ul-Haq lets it be
17.3
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR, good looking shot! Overpitched, Imam-ul-Haq leans across and drives it handsomely through covers
17.2
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, full ball on the stumps, jammed into the leg-side
17.1
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, starts from round the wicket and bowls a short of length delivery wide of off, left alone
9.6
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR, poor delivery on the pads, Imam-ul-Haq makes full use of it and clips if fine of fine leg for a four
9.5
Rankin to Babar Azam, 1 run, much fuller and bowls it just outside off, Babar Azam takes a good stride forward and pushes this ball gently to cover for a single
9.4
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run, back of a length delivery at the body, Imam-ul-Haq hops in the crease and blocks this delivery to the left of square leg for a single
9.3
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery angling away from Imam-ul-Haq who leaves the ball alone
9.2
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, straight bat comes out and blocks that good length ball to mid-off
9.1
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, short one down leg-side, poorly directed, Imam-ul-Haq ducks under it comfortably
7.6
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, could Bradman play that? Jeez, that was honing in on a good length, angling in, and then suddenly and unpredictably jagged away off the seam just, betraying the batsman's trust at the 11th hour.
7.5
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, about half an inch short of another off-stump yorker, scooped off the toe towards mid-off.
7.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, beautiful delivery angling towards off from the 4th stump line, Babar Azam stays in the crease and defends it rather late back to the bowler
7.3
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run, off-stump yorker, dug out off the toe-end into the off-side for a scrambled single
7.2
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR, short, barely any width, but Asian batsmen create width with their wrists. Short-arm whipped to deep backward point for four. Cracked away...
7.1
Rankin to Babar Azam, 1 run, terrible aberration of a delivery down leg, a deflection down to fine leg for a single
5.6
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery outside off, angling in towards off, no lateral movement to speak of, Babar Azam stands tall and fends that off the back foot into the off-side
5.5
Rankin to Babar Azam, 2 runs, length ball on the pads, whipped away comfortably to backward square leg for a brace
5.4
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, yorker length delivery, perfectly executed, Babar Azam jabs his bat down just in time and it misses leg-stump and goes past it. Ooohs and aaahs all around...
5.3
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, steered behind point
5.2
Rankin to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery, good bite off the surface, Babar Azam tries to turn it away like it was a true wicket, gets hit on the sensitive abdomenal region. Rubs it and puts on a tough guy facade. Back to business...
5.1
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run, length delivery on the pads, tucked away to fine legf or a single
3.6
Rankin to Shafiq, 1 run, short one without much width outside off, Shafiq hops and dabs it into the gap between backward point and gully as they scamper through for a quick single
3.5
Rankin to Shafiq, no run, short delivery but too far down leg-side, Shafiq leaves it alone
3.4
Rankin to Haris Sohail, out Caught by Ed Joyce!! They're checking for the no-ball, but I think he has made it. This is out I think. A short-ish ball just outside off, not much width, Haris Sohail tries to force a carved cut through the off-side, ends up slicing it to Joyce at gully. St. Patrick's Day 2.0 for 2018. Are the Irish onto something special here? Haris Sohail c Ed Joyce b Rankin 7(8) [4s-1]
3.3
Rankin to Haris Sohail, no run, length delivery on middle, straightening just a tad, Haris Sohail gets on the half-cock and pushes it to mid-off
3.2
Rankin to Haris Sohail, no run, another short of length delivery but the natural angle takes it away from the southpaw who is comfortable leaving it alone
3.1
Rankin to Haris Sohail, no run, short of length delivery angling towards off, some spongy bounce, Haris Sohail gets back, waits and pokes a defence towards cover
1.6
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery but a tad too wide outside off, Imam-ul-Haq is content with leaving that alone...
1.5
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, short of length delivery on the ribs, Imam-ul-Haq gets on the back foot and drops it into the on-side
1.4
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery going across the left-hander, Imam-ul-Haq gets forward to drive it on the up through cover, and a hint of seam movement beats his outside edge
1.3
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, length delivery angling into the channel of uncertainty, Imam-ul-Haq swiftly gets in the way and taps it off the front foot to mid-off
1.2
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, fuller, on a good length, and skidding on towards off, Imam-ul-Haq stays in his crease and pokes it off the back foot tentatively towards backward point
1.1
Rankin to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, back of a length delivery across the left-hander, going away with the angle, left alone without any worries
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