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Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Malahide

Ashraf, Shadab steal thunder on Ireland's big day

That's more like it: after dismal weather on the first day of Ireland's maiden Test, the sun came out in Malahide
That's more like it: after dismal weather on the first day of Ireland's maiden Test, the sun came out in Malahide•Getty Images
Ireland then lined up for their anthem
Ireland then lined up for their anthem•Sportsfile/Getty Images
Tim Murtagh was the bowler for Ireland's first over in Test cricket
Tim Murtagh was the bowler for Ireland's first over in Test cricket•PA Photos
Stuart Thompson claimed Haris Sohail as his own maiden Test wicket
Stuart Thompson claimed Haris Sohail as his own maiden Test wicket•PA Photos
Asad Shafiq made a battling half-century buy gave it away by holing out to Rankin at square leg
Asad Shafiq made a battling half-century buy gave it away by holing out to Rankin at square leg•AFP
Shadab completed a counterattacking fifty in the final session
Shadab completed a counterattacking fifty in the final session•Sportsfile/Getty Images
The chosen 11 were handed two caps before the start of play - one to wear, and one to commemorate the occasion
The chosen 11 were handed two caps before the start of play - one to wear, and one to commemorate the occasion•Sportsfile/Getty Images
The first ball of the match was all-action, and ended with Imam-ul-Haq, a fellow debutant, injuring himself in a collision with Niall O'Brien
The first ball of the match was all-action, and ended with Imam-ul-Haq, a fellow debutant, injuring himself in a collision with Niall O'Brien •Getty Images
... before Boyd Rankin claimed the first wicket, that of Azhar Ali for 4
... before Boyd Rankin claimed the first wicket, that of Azhar Ali for 4•Sportsfile/Getty Images
Paul Stirling caught Babar Azam in the slips as Ireland's seamers made the early running
Paul Stirling caught Babar Azam in the slips as Ireland's seamers made the early running•Sportsfile/Getty Images
Ireland's fans were gleeful as the Pakistan wickets fell
Ireland's fans were gleeful as the Pakistan wickets fell•PA Photos
After years of hard work, Test cricket has finally come to Ireland
After years of hard work, Test cricket has finally come to Ireland•PA Photos
Imam hadn't even faced a ball when the physio was called to give him a concussion test
Imam hadn't even faced a ball when the physio was called to give him a concussion test•PA Photos
One ball later, Murtagh was also in the wickets, trapping Imam-ul-Haq lbw for 7
One ball later, Murtagh was also in the wickets, trapping Imam-ul-Haq lbw for 7•Getty Images
Tyrone Kane went wicketless but found some prodigious swing at times
Tyrone Kane went wicketless but found some prodigious swing at times•AFP
But Faheem Ashraf and Shadab Khan made a vital century stand to revive Pakistan
But Faheem Ashraf and Shadab Khan made a vital century stand to revive Pakistan•Sportsfile/Getty Images