Haq, Babar fifties steer Pakistan to five-wicket win over Ireland

DUBLIN: Pakistan denied Ireland the fantasy make a big appearance triumph by pursuing down the 160-run focus with the loss of five wickets in their erratic Test against the hosts at Malahide on Tuesday.

A first rate 74 runs thump of opener Imamul Haq off 121 balls and center request batsman Babar Azam's 59 runs innings fixed win for the Sarfaraz-drove going to side.

Quick bowler Tim Murtagh took two wickets, while Boyd Rankin and Stuart Thompson shared a wicket each.

Ireland, made to take after on, scented a sensational triumph in their presentation men's Test as they lessened Pakistan to 14 for three inside five overs.

Be that as it may, Imam-ul-Haq, similar to the entire Ireland group likewise influencing his Test to make a big appearance, drove a Pakistan recuperation in spite of the fact that the match was still especially in a critical position.

Toward the beginning of play, Kevin O'Brien's innings arrived at an end on the principal chunk of the day. Haris Sohail took the catch at slip after Mohammad Abbas found the edge as O'Brien was rejected without adding anything to his overnight score of 118.

Abbas in simply his 6th Test coordinate took Boyd Rankin and Tyrone Kane's wicket next, finishing a five-wicket pull.

Ireland, influencing their presentation in men's Test to cricket, were rocked the bowling alley out for 339 in their second innings in the wake of being made to take after on.

Fourth-day innings

Ireland began the day on their profoundly respectable overnight 64 without misfortune.

Be that as it may, they lost four wickets in Monday's first session, with left-arm brisk Mohammad Amir — who had the two openers dropped amid a concise spell on Sunday before running off with a knee issue — getting a charge out of a burst of two wickets for no keeps running in six balls.

Ireland's Kevin O'Brien commends his century amid play on day four of Ireland's inaugural test coordinate against Pakistan. Photograph: AFP

It was an encouraging sign for Pakistan in front of their up and coming two-Test arrangement in England that will highlight consecutive installations at Lord's (May 24-28) and Headingley (June 1-5).

Amir, be that as it may, more than once limped around the field on Monday when he was not rocking the bowling alley.

Ireland continued with veteran opener Ed Joyce, apparently their most noteworthy batsman ever, 39 not out and skipper William Porterfield unbeaten on 23. At that stage they were as yet 116 keeps running behind.

The exact opposite thing Ireland required was to blessing Pakistan a wicket by means of a runout but then that is precisely how an opening stand in the long run worth 69 runs finished when Joyce set off for an unnecessarily tight single before neglecting to beat Faheem Ashraf's immediate hit from midwicket.

The 39-year-old forgot hander was for 43, including six well-struck fours.

Mohammad Amir finished his 100 Test wickets. Photograph: AFP

Dread that when Ireland lost one wicket, another might take after rapidly were demonstrated right as 69 for one moved toward becoming 69 for two, with Andrew Balbirnie lbw to Mohammad Abbas for nothing for the second time in the match as he finished a couple.

Amir hit with his 29th ball Monday when Niall O'Brien, Kevin's sibling, had his stumps removed for a wicket welcomed with the bowler's commonplace arms outstretched festival.

Furthermore, 94 for three progressed toward becoming 95 for four when Amir had Porterfield (32) edging to wicket-attendant Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan chief.

An innings overcome was as yet a probability when Amir, given a correctional facility sentence and restricted from cricket for a long time because of his contribution in a spot-settling embarrassment amid the 2010 Lord's Test, took his 100th wicket in 31 matches at this level when Gary Wilson was held in the sneaks past Haris Sohail.

Pakistan's Shadab Khan celebrates with Mohammad Abbas subsequent to asserting the wicket of Ireland's Stuart Thomson. Photograph: Reuters

Yet, Thompson's single off all-rounder Faheem implied Pakistan would need to bat once more, while Kevin O'Brien was looking progressively guaranteed.

Best known for hitting the quickest ever World Cup hundred, off 50 balls, against England at Bangalore in 2011, Kevin O'Brien made Ireland's lady Test essential with his hundred.

Pakistan took the new ball with Ireland 193 for six yet Kevin O'Brien's reaction was to cut Abbas for a legside limit.