Ehsan Adil gave Pakistan their first breakthrough, in the fourth over, after Ireland opted to bat in Adelaide Getty Images
After scoring 47 runs in the first Powerplay, Ireland suffered another blow when Wahab Riaz dismissed Ed Joyce for 11 AFP
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Captain William Porterfield kept the innings going, but Niall O'Brien and Andy Balbirnie also fell for low double-digit scores Getty Images
Porterfield and Gary Wilson gave Ireland some stability with a stand of 48 for the fifth wicket to take them close to 200 Associated Press
Porterfield brought up his seventh ODI hundred during the Powerplay to put Ireland in a strong position ahead of the death overs Getty Images
But Sohail Khan removed both Porterfield and Wilson to peg Ireland back AFP
The Pakistan quicks continued with a flurry of wickets in the death overs and Umar Akmal took four catches in all to restrict Ireland to 237 AFP
Ahmed Shehzad and Sarfraz Ahmed gave Pakistan a solid start with an opening stand of 120 Getty Images
Shehzad raced to his fifty off 52 balls, his second of the tournament Associated Press
Ireland struck twice within two overs. They first removed Shehzad for 63... Associated Press
...And then had Haris Sohail run-out for 3 Associated Press
Just when it looked like Misbah-ul-Haq and Sarfraz would take Pakistan home, the captain accidentally stepped on his off stump Getty Images
With a bit of drama in the end, Sarfraz completed his maiden hundred in the 46th over and Umar sealed Pakistan's quarter-final berth with the seven-wicket win Getty Images
