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South African cricket team against Ireland in the UAE in 2024–25

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South African cricket team against
Ireland in the UAE in 2024–25
 
  Ireland South Africa
Dates 27 September – 7 October 2024
Captains Paul Stirling Temba Bavuma (ODIs)
Aiden Markram (T20Is)
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Ross Adair (118) Ryan Rickelton (112)
Most wickets Mark Adair (5) Patrick Kruger (5)
Player of the series Ross Adair (Ire)

The South Africa cricket team are touring the United Arab Emirates in September and October 2024 to play the Ireland cricket team.[1][2] The tour consists of two Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches.[3] All the matches are being played at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.[4][5] In April 2024, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024 home international season.[6]

Squads

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 Ireland  South Africa
ODIs[7] T20Is[8] ODIs[9] T20Is[10]

On 4 October, Nandre Burger was ruled out of the ODI series following a lumbar stress reaction.[11]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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27 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
171/8 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
174/2 (17.4 overs)
Curtis Campher 49 (36)
Patrick Kruger 4/27 (4 overs)
Ryan Rickelton 76 (48)
Craig Young 1/25 (3 overs)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Ryan Rickelton (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Reeza Hendricks (SA) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.[12]

2nd T20I

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29 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
195/6 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
185/9 (20 overs)
Ross Adair 100 (58)
Wiaan Mulder 2/51 (4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 51 (32)
Mark Adair 4/31 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 10 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)
Player of the match: Ross Adair (Ire)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ross Adair (Ire) scored his first century in T20Is.[13]
  • This was Ireland's first win against South Africa in men's T20Is.[14][15]

ODI series

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1st ODI

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2 October 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
271/9 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
132 (31.5 overs)
Ryan Rickelton 91 (102)
Mark Adair 4/50 (10 overs)
George Dockrell 21 (32)
Lizaad Williams 4/32 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 139 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Ryan Rickelton (SA)

2nd ODI

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4 October 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
343/4 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
169 (30.3 overs)
Tristan Stubbs 112* (81)
Curtis Campher 1/22 (3 overs)
Craig Young 29* (21)
Lizaad Williams 3/36 (5 overs)
South Africa won by 174 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tristan Stubbs (SA) scored his first century in ODIs.[16]

3rd ODI

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7 October 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

References

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  1. ^ "Ireland to host South Africa in Abu Dhabi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Cricket Ireland announces schedule for the upcoming games against South Africa and Zimbabwe". Cricket Times. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "T20 World Cup in focus as Ireland outline busy summer schedule". International Cricket Council. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ireland to host South Africa in Abu Dhabi in September". CricTracker. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Ireland set to play South Africa in Abu Dhabi in September". Cricket.com. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Fixtures released for 2024". Cricket Ireland. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Ireland Men's squads announced for South Africa series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Ireland announce limited-overs squad for South Africa series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ "South Africa inject fresh blood for white-ball squads against Afghanistan and Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Squads announced for white-ball tours against Afghanistan and Ireland". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Injured Nandre Burger ruled out of remainder of Ireland ODI series, Bangladesh Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Rickelton, Reeza star as Proteas beat Ireland". SuperSport. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Magnificent century from Adair takes Ireland to 195-6". SuperSport. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Ireland win first-ever Men's T20I over South Africa". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Ireland record maiden T20 win over South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Tristan Stubbs' maiden ODI ton moves South Africa into 2-0 lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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