Ireland made 238 for eight against Pakistan from their full 50 overs in the second one-day international at Stormont here on Monday.

Ireland made 238 for eight against Pakistan from their full 50 overs in the second one-day international at Stormont here on Monday.

Paul Stirling top-scored with 109 while off-spinner Saeed Ajmal led Pakistan's attack with four wickets for 35 runs.

Ireland, skittled out for 96 during Pakistan's seven-wicket win in Saturday's series opener, were on course for a substantial total while the 20-year-old Stirling was at the crease.

The batsman, who plays for English county Middlesex made 109 off just 107 balls with four sixes and seven fours.

But when he was fourth out for 182 at the start of the 44th over, Ireland failed to kick-on.

The hosts lost momentum during the one rain interruption in the innings, after 37 overs, with Ireland on 159/2.

Ireland took their batting power play two overs after the resumption but Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan bowled five excellent overs which brought two wickets and yielded only 23 runs.

Junaid, Saturday's man-of-the-match with four wickets, finished with 2/53 but the majority of those runs came in his first spell when Stirling was on the rampage.

The 21-year-old left-arm paceman got his revenge in the power play when he bowled Stirling and he followed up with wicket of Gary Wilson, in the last over, for a bright and breezy 33 from just 25 balls, with five fours.

Off-spinner Ajmal was Pakistan's most successful bowler with 4/35.