Pakistan vs Ireland 2016 1st ODI Preview and Prediction

Pakistan will face Ireland for two match ODI series after the last test match win against England and draw the Test Series against England. Pakistan already won matches against Ireland but only one time Ireland beat Pakistan in 2007 world cup and Pakistan pulled out of the tournament. Pakistan need to win all the matches against Ireland and England in the upcoming series to ensure direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup. They require to do well and win all ODI matches against England and Ireland cause currently their rank was 9 in ODI and they have to be in top 8 for the direct qualification otherwise they have to play matches against Associated before group matches in 2019 world cup.

18 August	Pakistan vs Ireland (1st Odi)	Dublin
20 August	Pakistan vs Ireland (2nd Odi)	Dublin

Probable Squad of both teams Ireland: William Porterfield (capt), John Anderson, Peter Chase, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Craig Young. Pakistan : Azhar Ali (capt), Sharjeel Khan, Sami Aslam, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Nawaz.

Head to Head:

• Matches: 6
• Pakistan Won: 5
• Ireland Won: 1