Summary

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  • Muneeba Ali hits brilliant 102 as Pakistan make 165-5

  • Ton is Pakistan's first in T20s

  • Ireland win toss and opt to bowl

  • Both sides lost opening game

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl

  1. Ire 69-4

    Target 166

    You wait for ages for a boundary and then suddenly two come at once.

    Eimear Richardson slaps one to the covers which just beats the fielder before adding four more with a pull shot swizzle.

    Ireland aren't going down without a fight.

  2. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Cape Town

    When you're chasing this kind of total you have to take risks.

  3. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Pakistan's Bismah Maroof (C) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Ireland's Laura Delany (not seen) during the Group B T20 women's World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Ireland at Newlands Stadium in Cape TownGetty Images

    That's a special moment! The first wicket for Tuba in the tournament.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Delany c Bismah b Tuba 8 (Ire 60-4)

    Tuba Hassan has her wicket as Laura Delany drives the ball straight to Bismah Maroof at mid-on.

    Delany never looked comfortable and marches back to the dressing room.

  5. Ire 58-3

    Oooof. Laura Delany very nearly paddles the ball onto her own stumps.

    Dot ball and the batter gets away with one.

  6. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Cape Town

    I think for Ireland now the run-rate is creeping up and this is where it starts to get tense. Pakistan's spinners are bowling slowly so Ireland will have to think of something else.

  7. Ire 58-3

    Drinks break at the halfway stage. Ireland need 108 runs from 60 balls.

    The worm shows Ireland are 13 runs behind Pakistan. Ireland are 58 for 3 after 10 overs. At the same stage Pakistan were 71 for 2.BBC Sport

  8. Ire 56-3

    Eimear Richardson can't get off strike as she mis-times a sweep shot off the bowling of Nashra Sandhu.

    There's pace off the ball and Ireland are struggling to find singles, let alone boundaries.

  9. Ire 54-3

    Delany 5, Richardson 1

    Ireland are slowing up. Something's got to give. The required rate is above 10 per over.

  10. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Cape Town

    The run-rate will start to creep up if Ireland don't get any boundaries now.

  11. Ire 54-3

    Target 166

    Tuba Hassan is into the attack. She starts with two singles and two dots as the run-rate continues to creep up.

  12. Prendergast was flying. Is that Ireland's last hope gone in this game?

  13. Nathan Johns
    Journalist for Irish Times

    A massive blow for Ireland! Orla Prendergast will be disappointed with that.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Prendergast c Sadia b Nashra 31 (Ire 52-3)

    That's the breakthrough!

    Pakistan finally see the back of Orla Prendergast who had raced to 31 runs off 21 balls.

    But she tries one big shot too many, scooping the ball high to the legside where it's caught at the edge of the inner ring.

    What do Ireland do now?

  15. Nathan Johns
    Journalist for Irish Times

    Orla Prendergast has absolutely nailed those boundaries.

  16. Ire 50-2

    Back-to-back boundaries from Orla Prendergast brings up Ireland's 50.

    The first is fortunate, going just over the fielder on the leg side but the second is a perfect example of control. Head over the ball and smacked down the ground.

  17. Nathan Johns
    Journalist for Irish Times

    Orla Prendergast hits a boundary in one of every six balls.

  18. Ire 42-2

    Another over ticks by, just three runs off Nida Dar's latest set.

    The worm shows Ireland are nine runs behind Pakistan. Ireland are 42 for 2 after 7 overs. At the same stage Pakistan were 51 for 1.BBC Sport

  19. Nathan Johns
    Journalist for Irish Times

    Orla Prendergast is looking excellent.

  20. And while we're talking about wickets, here's Pakistan's first.