Ireland missed out on a place in the quarter finals of the Cricket World Cup after a seven wicket defeat to Pakistan in Adelaide. Phil Simmons side needed a win to advance to the last eight although a draw would have been enough to finish ahead of West Indies in pool B.
Ireland won the toss and decided to bat first and when captain William Porterfield hit a century they were on course to post a decent total. But the last six wickets fell for 55 runs and Ireland set Pakistan a target of 238 to book a place in the knockout stages.
Their openers Ahmed Shehzad and Sarfraz Ahmed reached a century partnership in the 19th over and Shehzad went on to make a century which sent Pakistan on their way to a seven wicket win with 23 balls to spare.
Ireland finish fifth in Pool B, behind West Indies on net run-rate while Pakistan will play Australia in Adelaide on Friday.
Ireland captain William Porterfield reflects on their World Cup and he also gives his view on the proposed 10 team tournament in 2019:
