March 27, 2026 10:46 pm (IST)
This was a pressure game: Misbah
Adelaide, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ensuring a place in the quater-finals of the World Cup, Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on Sunday said the match against Ireland was a 'pressure game'.
"This was a pressure game...It was a game more pressure game for us than, say, a quarter-final," Haq said after the match.
Pakistan defeated Ireland by seven wickets in their last Pool B match and qualified for the last-8 stage of the 50-over mega cricketing event.
Ireland could not qualify for the quarter-finals.
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