Pakistan’s Tuba Hassan (left) and West Indies gamers stroll off the sphere after rain interruption throughout their Eire-hosted T20I tri-series match on the Fortress Avenue in Dublin on June 3, 2026. — X/@TheRealPCB
DUBLIN: Pakistan crashed out of the Eire-hosted T20I tri-series after their rain-affected match towards West Indies was deserted at Fortress Avenue on Wednesday, leaving the Inexperienced Shirts rooted to the underside of the standings.
The washout meant a bottom-placed end for Pakistan as they’ve simply two factors after three matches, and might attain a most of six in the event that they beat host nation Eire within the remaining fixture of the T20I tri-series, scheduled to be performed on the similar venue on Thursday.
Moreover, the abandonment of the fixture largely benefited the host nation as they continue to be in rivalry to clinch the T20I tri-series by defeating Pakistan within the upcoming recreation, because the victory would bolster their factors tally to 12, two greater than that of West Indies.
For the unversed, rain additionally delayed the graduation of the recently-abandoned fixture by 70 minutes, and after a spirited effort from the bottom employees to make the sphere appropriate for motion, West Indies captain Chinelle Henry received the toss and put Pakistan into bat.
The Inexperienced Shirts’ batting unit struggled towards the disciplined West Indian bowling assault as they might muster 111/7 in 16.5 earlier than one other rain interruption, which ultimately proved decisive.
Center-order batter Aliya Riaz remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with an anchoring 24 off 23 deliveries, adopted by captain Fatima Sana, who made an unbeaten 21 from as many balls.
Apart from them, solely Rameen Shamim, Ayesha Zafar, 17 every, and Gull Feroza (10) may rating in double figures for Pakistan.
For West Indies, Ashmini Munisar and Chinelle Henry bagged two wickets every, whereas Zaida James, Afy Fletcher and Qiana Joseph chipped in with one scalp apiece.
