Pakistan Ends T20 World Cup On High Note With Victory Over Ireland; Australia's Win Benefits England

Pakistan secured a consolation win in their final T20 World Cup Group A match, defeating Ireland in a dead rubber. Meanwhile, Australia triumphed over Scotland in a crucial Group B encounter, aiding England's progression to the semifinals.

Scotland posted 180/5 in their 20 overs, with Brandon McMullen top-scoring with 60 runs off 34 balls. Australia chased down the target, scoring 186/5 in 19.4 overs, winning by five wickets with two balls to spare at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet.

Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mitchell Marsh captained Australia, while Richie Berrington led Scotland.

Top Performers

Travis Head was the highest scorer for Australia with 68 runs off 49 balls. Glenn Maxwell took the most wickets for Australia, claiming 2/44. For Scotland, Mark Watt and Safyaan Sharif each took two wickets, with Watt finishing on 2/34 and Sharif on 2/42.

Marcus Stoinis was named Man of the Match for his impactful performance, scoring 59 runs off 29 balls.

Playing XI

Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Brad Wheal, Safyaan Sharif

Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar

Yesterday's World Cup Match 36: Pakistan vs Ireland in Group A

Ireland managed to score 106/9 in their allotted 20 overs against Pakistan. Pakistan chased down the target by scoring 111/7 in 18.5 overs, winning by three wickets with seven balls to spare at the Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. Babar Azam captained Pakistan while Paul Stirling led Ireland.

Top Performers

Babar Azam was the top scorer for Pakistan with an unbeaten 32 off 34 balls. Gareth Delany scored the most runs for Ireland with 31 off 19 balls. Barry McCarthy was Ireland's leading wicket-taker with figures of 3/15. Imad Wasim took the most wickets for Pakistan with figures of 3/8.

Man of the Match

Shaheen Afridi was awarded Man of the Match for his all-round performance, taking 3/22 and scoring an unbeaten 13 off five balls.

Playing XI

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White