Imam guides Pak to victory over Ireland

Ireland's bid for an unlikely victory in its inaugural Test came up short as debutant Imam-ul-Haq steered Pakistan out of trouble and to a five-wicket win on the final day on Tuesday.

Chasing 160 to win, Pakistan slumped to 14-3 and looked in real danger of becoming just the fourth team to lose a test after enforcing the follow-on.

Imam showed his maturity and class to guide the tourists away from potential embarrassment, scoring the winning runs to finish on 74 not out as Pakistan reached 160-5 just before tea.

Imam shared a vital 126-run stand with Babar Azam (59) for the fourth wicket.

Earlier resuming on Tuesday on 319-7 in their second innings after being asked to follow on, hosts added only 20 runs to their total.

 Mohammad Abbas, benefiting from plenty of swing movement in overcast conditions, took the final three wickets of Ireland's second innings including O'Brien, who slashed at a wide one and edged to first slip. Abbas also took the wickets of Boyd Rankin (6) and Tyrone Kane (14), to finish with figures of 5-66. He had nine wickets for the match.