IREW vs PAKW Match Prediction & AnalysisHost Ireland women will be looking to clinch the T20I series when they take on Pakistan in the second match at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast on Friday.Ireland women registered a 11-run win over Pakistan women, courtesy excellent contributions from Amy Hunter, Orla Prendergast and Jane Maguire. With this result, Ireland women have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.On the other hand, Pakistan women will make significant improvements in a bid to level the T20I series. Captain Fatima Sana will be hoping that senior players can come to the party in this must-win encounter.RECENT PERFORMANCEHEAD TO HEADLast 1 Matches 1 IREW Won 0 PAKW Won 0 No Result IREW PAK-W vs IRE-W 2025 PAKW 142/10 in 19.4 Ireland Women beat Pakistan Women by 11 runs 06 Aug 2025 131/9 in 20.0 Show More Show LessTEAMS PREVIEWIreland Women PreviewIn the batting department, the side will be relying on captain Gaby Lewis, Leah Paul, all-rounder Orla Prendergast, wicket-keeper Amy Hunter and Laura Delany to deliver the bulk of the runs.In the series opener, wicket-keeper Amy Hunter showed decent form for Ireland women and finished the innings with the top-score of 37 runs off 30 balls with the help of five boundaries.Besides Hunter, Orla Prendergast scored 29 runs off 26 balls with the help of three fours, whereas Leah Paul chipped in with 28 runs off 19 balls with the help of four fours.In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Arlene Kelly, Lara McBride, Jane Maguire, Ava Canning and Cara Murray to deliver timely breakthroughs.In the previous match, pacer Orla Prendergast bowled well with the new-ball for Ireland women and claimed 3 for 28 in her four overs.Besides Prendergast, Jane Maguire put in tidy performance and finished with figures of 2 for 20 from his full quota of oversIreland Women Predicted Playing XI:Gaby Lewis (c), Amy Hunter (wk), Orla Prendergast, Leah Paul, Laura Delany, Rebecca Stokell, Ava Canning, Jane Maguire, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray, Lara McBrideIreland Women Key Players From Previous Game Of Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, 2025 Batsmen R B 4s 6s SRs Amy Hunter 37 30 5 0 123.33 Orla Prendergast 29 26 3 0 111.54 Leah Paul 28 19 4 0 147.37 Bowlers O M R W Econ Orla Prendergast 4.0 0 28 3 7 Jane Maguire 4.0 0 20 2 5 Ava Canning 4.0 1 9 1 2.25Pakistan Women PreviewIn the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of wicket-keeper Muneeba Ali, opener Gull Feroza, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Amin, Eyman Fatima and Natalia Pervaiz to do the bulk of the scoring.In the 1st T20I, Natalia Pervaiz showed fight with the bat for Pakistan women and finished the innings with the top-score of 29 runs off 23 balls with the help of three fours and one six. Besides Pervaiz, Rameen Shamim scored 27 runs off 20 balls, whereas Sidra Amin chipped in with 15 runs off 14 balls.In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Diana Baig and Rameen Shamim to deliver timely breakthroughs.In the 1st T20I, captain Fatima Sana was the standout bowler on display for Pakistan women and claimed 4 for 26 in his four overs.Pakistan Women Predicted Playing XI:Fatima Sana (c), Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Eyman Fatima, Natalia Pervaiz, Diana Baig, Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia IqbalPakistan Women Key Players From Previous Game Of Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, 2025 Batsmen R B 4s 6s SRs Natalia Pervaiz 29 23 3 0 126.09 Rameen Shamim 27 20 4 0 135 Sidra Ameen 15 15 2 0 100 Bowlers O M R W Econ Fatima Sana 4.0 0 26 4 6.5 Sadia Iqbal 4.0 0 27 1 6.75 Diana Baig 3.4 0 35 1 9.55PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONSHR Temp Rain W. speed W. direction CloudsWeather ConditionsThe average first innings at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast in the previous four completed WT20s is around 125 runs. The weather forecast for the game is going to be sunny intervals with humidity around 61%.IREW vs PAKW Pitch ReportCivil Service Cricket Club, Belfast is going to host the 2nd T20 of the series played between Ireland women and Pakistan women.Ireland women will take heart from the fact that they have won their last four T20s played at Belfast.Toss: To BatCivil Service Cricket Club, Belfast has been great venue for side batting first. The series opener played at Belfast was won by side batting first.
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