John Mooney, sporting his usual lime headband and sweatband combo (no danger of any sweat on this man), charges in to Sarfraz, who punches a ball to mid-wicket to collect the first runs of the innings - three of them. Sarfraz must be batting about a metre outside his crease. It served him well there, though. His is the only scoring shot of the over.

Cusack starts really well. Its neat and tidy, has no runs off it and includes a good one-handed stop off his own bowling to deny Shehzad what would have been a certain driven four. Fine work sir.

The players are back out on the pitch. Alex Cusack has the ball in his hand and Ahmed Shehzad is waiting to face his first over. Sarfraz Ahmed at the non-striker's end for Pakistan. The last innings of the Pool matches of this World Cup. 10. 9. 8... Nah, I'll leave that to the big screen in Adelaide.

Tim Nielsen
Former Australia coach on BBC Test Match Special

"Wellington won't be the biggest ground so Chris Gayle has a chance of doing something special for West Indies. They'd have to bat first and get a big score to threaten New Zealand."

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"I can't see beyond Australia. Pakistan have a decent attack with pace and a bit of mystery, but I look at that game where Australia only got 158 and still nearly beat New Zealand. They won't bat that badly again, and Mitchell Starc's on fire."

Morning all. James has gone off for a well-deserved rest. I'm Phil Dawkes and I'll see you through the start of the Pakistan reply. 238 is the target. You'd expect Misbah-ul-Haq's side to chase that down, but Ireland have already pulled out more than one surprise this tournament. Can they do it again?

Tim Nielsen
Former Australia coach on BBC Test Match Special

"I can't see any way for Bangladesh to win, because of the way India have been playing. Australia almost had to generate a bat for Michael Clarke yesterday, but we saw how all the Indian batsmen are going along nicely. They've probably got too much for Bangladesh."

Johan Botha
Ex-South Africa spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"The worry for Sri Lanka is in the seam bowling department. But if the ball does hold up, they can get Herath and Dilshan into the game bowling spin. South Africa have really protected Quinton de Kock at the top of the order, they're really a batsman short. There's definitely a gap at seven, and I think they'll keep going with four bowlers and then the likes of JP Duminy filling in."

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Winning the toss and getting runs on the board will be important for South Africa as we've seen the way they chase. They've never won a knockout match in a World Cup. You'd think with players like Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers, they should be cool as cucumbers."

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Tim Nielsen
Former Australia coach on BBC Test Match Special

"The biggest area for me has been chasing. Guys feel if they're chasing 10 an over in the last 10 overs, they're still in the game. Ten years ago, once it was over seven an over needed, you packed your bags and went home. At the 2007 World Cup when I was assistant coach of Australia, when we were defending a target, we knew if the differential between runs needed and balls remaining was over 20 - such as needing 50 off 30 - we rarely lost. Now teams can score 50 in three overs."

Tim Nielsen
Former Australia coach on BBC Test Match Special

"Having only four men out of the circle means there's always one spot teams can target. The teams who have been aggressive throughout the innings and backed themselves have been scoring 400s. The six-hitting has been like baseball, with more bat speed and players swinging as fast as they can. The next few days should be exciting."

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It's an era to be a batsman. Bowlers of a decent standard are travelling - if you're not in that top bracket, you will see teams score 350-400. But with the quality attacks left in the tournament, I don't think we'll see 350s in the quarter-finals."

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Johan Botha
Ex-South Africa spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"New Zealand and Australia in particular have gone out hard early in their innings. South Africa have set it up for AB de Villiers to finish. Bowling-wise, New Zealand have bowled well in their own country, Australia have an aggressive line-up, and India have been pretty good so far too."

On Test Match Special now, BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew, former England captain Michael Vaughan, ex-Australia coach Tim Nielsen and former South Africa spinner Johan Botha are previewing the quarter-finals.

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Earlier in the day, West Indies all but secured their place in the quarter-finals with a six-wicket win over UAE. The UAE recovered well from 26-5 to post 175, but the West Indies were never troubled in pursuit, with Johnson Charles and Jonathan Carter striking fifties as the Windies reached the target with almost 20 overs to spare.

That result means West Indies are through to the quarter-finals, unless this match finishes in a tie or a no-result. That unlikely scenario aside, West Indies will face New Zealand, and the loser of this match will be eliminated.

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Ireland 237 all out (50 overs): Porterfield 107; Wahab 3-57

Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Stirling 3), 56-2 (Joyce 11), 86-3 (N O'Brien 12), 134-4 (Balbirnie 18), 182-5 (Porterfield 107), 189-6 (Wilson 29), 204-7 (Thompson 12), 216-8 (K O'Brien 8), 230-9 (Mooney 13), 237 all out (Dockrell 11)

Bowling figures: Sohail 10-0-44-2, Adil 7-0-31-1, Rahat 10-0-48-2, Wahab 10-0-54-3, Afridi 10-0-38-0, Haris 3-0-20-1

Ireland won toss

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Pakistan's Shahid Afridi: "The fast bowlers did a great job in the last three or four games. Credit goes to the bowling coach and the supporting staff. It is a good pitch and we have to chase this total easily. We all know how important this game is. We all know that. Early on in this competition we were struggling but we are all motivated to do well now."

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So, Ireland have set Pakistan 238 to win, and you have to think Pakistan will be pretty happy with that. They set a good platform with Will Porterfield's hundred, but the innings stalled slightly in the middle overs and then fall apart completely in the final ten overs amid some good, hostile fast bowling from Pakistan. I reckon Ireland finished at least 30 short of what they were aiming for.

Pakistan were excellent in the field - they bowled superbly, bar the first ten overs when they were perhaps a little short, picked up wickets a regular intervals, and fielded brilliantly. They'll be heavy favourites, but then again we've seen their batsmen implode in the past, haven't we?

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Johan Botha
Ex-South Africa spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I think Ireland will be a bit disappointed here. They were in a good position around the 37th over and fell away a little bit, losing crucial wickets, particularly Porterfield in the powerplay. he played superbly. But the Pakistan bowlers haven't given the later batsmen anything, bowling a good length."