Babar's fifty and Iftikhar's 38* off 15 balls took Pakistan to 182, but Ireland chased it down with a ball to spare

The two teams haven't played a T20I in over a decade, but all the focus will be on the T20 WC in June

No clarity on the reasons behind delay; setback leaves Amir as the only squad member who did not travel to Dublin on Tuesday

Ross Adair, Neil Rock, Ben White in group to play Pakistan and Netherlands tri-series

Pakistan captain also explained that their top order being packed was a key cause of Mohammad Haris' exclusion

"Rizwan, Haris, Irfan and Azam are part of the squad because we hope they will be fit for the Ireland series," Wahab Riaz says

The series forms part of a 12-match run-in Pakistan have ahead of the T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies