Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed returns to the pavilion at Malahide after inspecting the pitch. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
Ireland fast bowler Stuart Thompson plays football on a rain-sodden pitch as Ireland prepare to play their first ever cricket Test against Pakistan on Friday in Malahide, Ireland. Charles McQuillan / Getty Images
A woman shelters from the rain as groundsmen work on the wet pitch at Malahide, an area in Dublin, as the start of play is delayed on the first day of the Test between Ireland and Pakistan on Friday. Yet there was no denying the disappointment at a wet and windy ground as rain delayed the scheduled start. Paul Faith / AFP
Groundsmen work on the wet pitch at Malahide as the start of play is delayed on the first day of the Test. Paul Faith / AFP
People wait in their seats as groundsmen work on the wet pitch at Malahide. Paul Faith / AFP
A groundsman at work in the rain as Ireland prepare to play their first ever cricket Test against Pakistan on Friday. Charles McQuillan / Getty Images
A fan shelters from the rain at Malahide on Friday. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
A fan shelters from the rain at Malahide. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
The start of Ireland's inaugural first Test against Pakistan was delayed following overnight rain in Malahide. Donall Farmer / AP Photo
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed returns to the pavilion at Malahide after inspecting the pitch. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
Ireland fast bowler Stuart Thompson plays football on a rain-sodden pitch as Ireland prepare to play their first ever cricket Test against Pakistan on Friday in Malahide, Ireland. Charles McQuillan / Getty Images
A woman shelters from the rain as groundsmen work on the wet pitch at Malahide, an area in Dublin, as the start of play is delayed on the first day of the Test between Ireland and Pakistan on Friday. Yet there was no denying the disappointment at a wet and windy ground as rain delayed the scheduled start. Paul Faith / AFP
Groundsmen work on the wet pitch at Malahide as the start of play is delayed on the first day of the Test. Paul Faith / AFP
People wait in their seats as groundsmen work on the wet pitch at Malahide. Paul Faith / AFP
A groundsman at work in the rain as Ireland prepare to play their first ever cricket Test against Pakistan on Friday. Charles McQuillan / Getty Images
A fan shelters from the rain at Malahide on Friday. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
A fan shelters from the rain at Malahide. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
The start of Ireland's inaugural first Test against Pakistan was delayed following overnight rain in Malahide. Donall Farmer / AP Photo
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed returns to the pavilion at Malahide after inspecting the pitch. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
