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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has backed Ireland to become tough opponents in their home conditions after his team played them in two one-day internationals in Belfast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133500/133557.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517308.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517308.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-517308 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A brilliant, belligerent century by Paul Stirling wasn't enough to take Ireland to victory over Pakistan in the second ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133500/133557.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517214.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-517214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trent Johnston has stressed on the importance of beating Pakistan in Belfast, saying that another Full-Member scalp will strengthen Ireland's case to be considered for the 2015 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133480.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517152.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-517152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan will not experiment much against Ireland in the second game of the two-match ODI series on Monday in Belfast, coach Waqar Younis has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133476.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517138.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517138.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-517138 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, admitted his side had "let a few people down" by surrendering tamely to Pakistan in the first of two one-dayers in Belfast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133478.3.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517101.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517101.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-517101 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan began their tour of Ireland, and Misbah-ul-Haq's new phase as ODI captain, on a high, beating the hosts by seven wickets after Junaid Khan had helped skittle them out for 96 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133486.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516999.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-516999 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin O'Brien is focused on helping Ireland rise up the ODI rankings starting with the Pakistan series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129200/129297.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516982.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516982.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-516982 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The stakes are high for Ireland as they prepare for their first international assignment - a two-match ODI series against Pakistan - since the 2011 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129300/129303.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516925.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-516925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has withdrawn from the squad for the two one-day internationals against Ireland later this month for personal reasons https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131900/131998.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/516576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/516576.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-516576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wicketkeeper Andrew Poynter will replace the injured Niall O'Brien in the Ireland squad for the two-ODI series against Pakistan in Stormont on May 28 and 30 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132700/132759.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516404.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516404.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-516404 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Misbah-ul-Haq has replaced Shahid Afridi as Pakistan's ODI captain for their upcoming two-match series against Ireland https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132100/132194.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/515781.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/515781.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-515781 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Uncapped opening batsman Niall McDonnell has been included in Ireland's 14-man squad for the upcoming two-match ODI series against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130139.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/515768.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/515768.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-515768 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland will play Pakistan in a two-match ODI series in May this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129300/129303.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/507999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/507999.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-507999 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT