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Porterfield targeting Pakistan shock

Ireland captain William Porterfield believes his side still have a World Twenty20 shock left in them when they take on Pakistan.

Porterfield's men have taken heart from running Sri Lanka so close at Lord's on Sunday - they went down by just nine runs - in their bid to sign off the Super Eights in style.

Porterfield, one of three men to hit 31 in the failed pursuit of 145 against the Sri Lankans, said: "We came into the Super Eights targeting at least one win. The way we have progressed game by game, we are really confident we can win."

He added: "We haven't won a game yet and it is no motivation to knock someone out or keep someone in the tournament, we are just worried about what we do when we get on the pitch and we will be going out there to get a victory for ourselves.

"We will take positives from running a side like Sri Lanka so close."

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