SCORECARD: Eire v Pakistan

At risk of an innings defeat after being made to follow-on of their inaugural males’s Take a look at, Eire ended the fourth day on 319 for seven of their 2d innings — a lead of 139 runs — with O’Brien 118 now not out.

This used to be O’Brien’s first hundred for Eire in all codecs since he hit the all time fastest-ever Global Cup century by means of any batsman, off 50 balls, towards England at Bangalore in 2011.

And it intended Eire had a shot at changing into simply the fourth aspect within the 141-year-history of Take a look at cricket to win a fit after following-on.

“It is a very proud and emotional second,” O’Brien instructed journalists after stumps, having batted for 5 hours and 40 mins on Monday.

“To get there, it is a nice honour. Expectantly now we now have put ourselves in a excellent place to head and win it.”

Requested to match this innings along with his Global Cup ton, the 34-year-old responded: “I nonetheless assume for me Bangalore is certainly primary, only for the sheer second it used to be and towards who it used to be, within the Global Cup.”

Eire have been 95 for 4 when O’Brien, who top-scored with 40 of their first-innings 130, walked into bat on Monday.

However in addition to his personal composed strokeplay, O’Brien had toughen from Stuart Thompson in a seventh-wicket stand of 114.

Sarfraz Ahmed was the primary Pakistan captain to put into effect the follow-on in a Take a look at in 16 years when he despatched Eire again in once more on Sunday, a transfer that can have noticed the vacationers victorious by means of now had Eire openers Ed Joyce and William Porterfield now not each been dropped in unmarried figures off Mohammad Amir at the 3rd day.

Eire have been additionally helped by means of the truth that Amir, who previous on Monday took his 100th Take a look at wicket, used to be off the sector for far of the day’s ultimate consultation as he struggled with the recurrence of a knee harm that had flared up once more on Sunday.

Eire resumed on 64 for none however they misplaced 4 wickets sooner than lunch, with Amir taking two for none in six balls — a heartening signal for Pakistan forward in their two-Take a look at sequence in England that may characteristic back-to-back fixtures at Lord’s (Would possibly 24-28) and Headingley (June 1-5).

Eire talented Pakistan an early leap forward when Joyce ran himslf out for 43 after failed to overcome Faheem Ashraf’s shy from midwicket.

Fears that once Eire misplaced one wicket, every other would keep on with temporarily, have been proved right kind as 69 for one was 69 for 2, with Andrew Balbirnie, for the second one time within the fit, used to be lbw to Mohammad Abbas for nought.

Amir used to be on course for the primary time on Monday when Niall O’Brien, Kevin’s brother, had his stumps uprooted — a wicket greeted with the bowler’s acquainted palms outstretched birthday celebration.

And 94 for 3 was 95 for 4 when Porterfield (32) edged Amir to wicket-keeper Sarfraz.

Amir, given a prison sentence and banned from cricket for 5 years because of his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal right through the 2010 Lord’s Take a look at, took his 100th wicket in 31 suits at this stage when Gary Wilson used to be held within the slips by means of Haris Sohail.

However Thompson’s unmarried off all-rounder Faheem intended Pakistan must bat once more.

Pakistan took the brand new ball but it surely used to be leg-spinner Shadab Khan, now not the pacemen, who struck subsequent when he became one sharply to bowl left-hander Thompson for 53.

O’Brien went incessantly during the 90s sooner than a driven two off Amir noticed him to a 186-ball hundred together with 10 fours, the batsman punching the air in birthday celebration.

Pakistan’s fielding was an increasing number of sloppy however in a while sooner than the shut O’Brien, on 118, virtually performed directly to Amir.

But when any person deserved the standard success of the Irish, it used to be O’Brien.