A quite extraordinary match ends in a tie and it's Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling who come out with the credit for the Irish with two brilliant innings. The man who hit the match tying boundary Kevin O'Brien is named man of the match. Well we will have coverage of the second ODI on Sunday which is now a winner takes all clash. So join me Conor Hayes for that but from a cold and overcast Clontarf it's goodbye.
4 for the tie, 6 to win Long wait for the final here.
7 off 2
14 from 4
Ireland would be willing to tour Pakistan if security assurances were met, Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has said.
Despite securing a last-ball tie against Pakistan in the first ODI against Pakistan in Dublin, Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien admitted that having come so close to victory, the tie felt "like a loss"
His fans have come to expect thunderous innings and Kevin O'Brien didn't let them down, with his 84 off 47 balls seizing a tie for Ireland against Pakistan
Ireland coach Phil Simmons believes his side has made enough progress in recent years to start beating Test-playing nations on a regular basis
ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between Ireland and Pakistan in Dublin
