Ireland short with the bat and in the field as Pakistan seal another dominant victory

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan is bowled by Ireland's Mark Adair during the third T20 international at Castle Avenue in Clontarf. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wireby six wickets. Pakistan win series 2-1.

In the last seven overs, a period when Ireland need to rapidly accelerate, they scored just 49 at a run rate of exactly seven. Regular wickets didn’t help, Tucker, George Dockrell, Rock, Curtis Campher and Mark Adair all falling during that span. Things could have been worse for Ireland, the visitors once again offering gifts in the field, no less than when Tucker – who batted beautifully aside from the chances – was dropped on seven and 45. Azam Khan also missed a stumping when Tucker was on 28. He somewhat punished another poor display in the field, pulling out his trusted ramp shot over the wicketkeeper alongside a series of square drives.

Mark Adair did bowl Rizwan for 56 when he missed an attempted ramp, while Babar also holed out off Craig Young, but not before Ireland dropped another catch via Graham Hume. Ireland picked up a final scalp, Iftikhar Ahmed falling, before Azam Khan once again blasted the winning runs, sealing a consecutive brutalising victory and with it the series.

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