Kevin O'Brien scored Ireland's first Test hundred when he reached three figures against Pakistan on the fourth day of their inaugural match at this level at Malahide on Monday. A two off left-arm quick Mohammad Amir saw O'Brien to his hundred in 186 balls, including 10 fours - a shot greeted with cheers from a crowd of several hundred. It was the 34-year-old O'Brien's first century for Ireland since he made the fastest-ever World Cup hundred by any batsman, off 50 balls, against England at Bangalore in 2011.
Ireland, made to follow-on, were in danger of a heavy defeat when O'Brien, who top-scored with 40 in their first-innings 130, walked in at 95 for four on Monday. But he retained his composure to complete a fifty off 100 balls - the exact reverse of the figures in his record-breaking feat in India seven years ago.
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