Pakistan win toss, put Ireland into bat

BELFAST, United Kingdom: Pakistan won the toss and decided to field in the first one-day international with Ireland at Stormont here on Saturday.

Rain had delayed the start of the first of a two-match series in what is
also Ireland's first game since the World Cup, where they beat England and Pakistan reached the semi-finals.

The match has been shortened to 41 overs a side because of the rain.

Teams:
Ireland: E Joyce, P Stirling, W Porterfield (captain), A Cusack, G Wilson, K O'Brien, A White, J Mooney, T Johnston, N Jones, B Rankin

Pakistan: Mohammad Hameez, Taufeeq Umar, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Umar Akmal, Mohammad Salman, Tanvir Ahmed, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan

Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG), Mark Hawthorne (IRL)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)