Imam-ul-Haq seals Pakistan win after scare

May 15, 2018

Ireland were relying on another morning of runs from Kevin O'Brien, but he edged his first ball of the day to slip•Sportsfile/Getty Images

Boyd Rankin dragged on against Mohammad Abbas as Ireland were bowled out for 339 inside the first hour of the day•Sportsfile/Getty Images

Ed Joyce scooped the wicket of Haris Sohail in the gully•Sportsfile/Getty Images

Sarfraz Ahmed with the trophy after beating Ireland•AFP

Kevin O'Brien's innings ended on 118, still a historic knock•Sportsfile/Getty Images

Mohammad Abbas finished with nine wickets in the match•PA Photos

And when Asad Shafiq joined the procession, Pakistan were 14 for 3 and in disarray•AFP

But Tim Murtagh claimed the key scalp of Azhar Ali in his first over to rattle Pakistan's pursuit of 160•Sportsfile/Getty Images

However, Imam-ul-Haq made a fifty on Test debut to steady the chase and set up a five-wicket win•Sportsfile/Getty Images