Kevin O&rsquo;Brien hit a dramatic four off the last ball of the first one-day international on Thursday to deny Pakistan a victory and earn Ireland a dramatic tie &mdash; the 28th in ODI history. <img alt="Misbah ul-Haq" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/Misbah-ul-Haq.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 676px;" /> Misbah ul-Haq &ldquo;Full credit to Ireland. They needed almost 10 an over for the last 12 overs but they batted well and we know we will have to improve our performance,&rdquo; said Misbah. In contrast, Ireland got so close to their victory target of 276 in 47 overs that the tie felt like a loss, according to O&rsquo;Brien, whose unbeaten 84 was his highest score for Ireland since his century masterminded the shock of the 2011 World Cup, when the Irish defeated England in Bangalore. &ldquo;To come so close and not get over the line is tough to take but when we have time to reflect I suppose it will be easier to take,&rdquo; said O&rsquo;Brien.u00a0&ldquo;We definitely feel we can win the series. We respect Pakistan, they are a great team but we have nothing to fear having come so close here, we know a different bounce of the ball and we come out with a victory and that&#39;s what we will be targeting on Sunday.&rdquo; In contrast, Pakistan were trying to take the positives from a game they were always winning until the last ball of the game.

Misbah ul-Haq has told his Pakistan team they must improve in all three departments ahead of Sunday's series decider with Ireland.

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