Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Ireland fọrọ nke nta ka ha ghara iru nkeji iri na ise nke iko mba ụwa nke Cricket ka ha ji ọkpụ asaa merie Pakistan. William Porterfield emeela narị afọ mbụ ya n'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa na mbụ na Ireland ji onye isi ha ụgwọ dịka 107 ya nyeere ha aka itinye 237 dị umeala n'obi niile. Agbanyeghị, Sarfraz Ahmed gbara afọ iri atọ, onye na-emeghị ka ọ ghara imeri 101 duziri Pakistan ruo ọkwa ọzọ nke asọmpi ahụ na net run-rate. Sarfraz Ahmed nke Pakistan na-eme emume mgbe ọ gbachara otu narị runs megide Ireland. Ndị na-egwu bọọlụ na Ireland na ndị na-agba bọọlụ na Pakistan na-agbatị aka mgbe ha hapụsịrị asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa. Ọgba Ahmed nyere aka mee ka Pakistan jiri ọkpụ goolu asaa merie. John Mooney nke Ireland (n'aka ekpe) na-emeghachi omume mgbe ọ gbachara Ahmed nke Pakistan bọọlụ. Ahmed Shehzad nke Pakistan (n'aka ekpe) na Ahmed na-agba ọsọ n'etiti wickets n'oge asọmpi iko mbaụwa ha. Wenezde, Machị 18 - South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sydney. Tọzdee, Machị 19 - India v Bangladesh - Melbourne. Fraịde, Machị 20 - Ọstrelia v Pakistan - Adelaide. Satọde, Machị 21 - New Zealand v West Indies - Wellington. Akụkụ abụọ ahụ nwere mmalite dị iche iche na asọmpi ahụ ma ọ bụ ndị otu Ireland malitere nke ka mma n'ime ha abụọ; na mmeri na West Indies na UAE. Kaosinadị, Pakistan nọ na njedebe nke mmeri dị egwu megide ndị iro ha na-asọ asọ India na West Indies ma na-eche nyocha na-arịwanye elu banyere ma ha ga-enwe ike ịlụ ọgụ na World Cup a. Mana ebe asọmpi ahụ na-elekwasị anya n'ịhụ na 'ndị otu asatọ kachasị elu' ga-agafe na asọmpi knockout, ndị otu niile maara na ọbụlagodi mmeri atọ nwere ike ịhụ otu egwuregwu na-aga n'ihu. N'ileghachi anya azụ, oge mgbanwe na asọmpi ahụ maka Ireland bịara megide South Africa, bụ ndị ha meriri nnukwu mmeri nke 201. Egwuregwu ahụ mere ka ha ghara inwe ihe ha na-eme. Ed Joyce nke Ireland na-ejide onye Pakistan bụ Shehzad maka ọsọ 63 iji chụpụ ya. John Mooney nke Ireland guzo n'ọhịa ka ha na-agba mbọ imeri Pakistan na Pool B....
Pakistan ji ọkpụ asaa merie Ireland na Adelaide. Ireland ga-apụ apụ mgbe Sarfraz Ahmed gbara goolu 101 n'emeghị mmeri. Ha na-apụ mgbe West Indies nwetara ọmarịcha ọsọ ọsọ n'ihi mmeri UAE.