Ireland vs South Africa

Ireland vs South Africa - 2024/25 · Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi · 7 October 2024

Ireland won by 69 runs

Ireland won by 69 runs. JF Smith top-scored with 91 for South Africa. LB Williams took 4/56.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Ireland vs South Africa - 2024/25
Ground: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (then Zayed Cricket Stadium)
Date: 7 October 2024
Toss: Ireland, chose to bat
Result: Ireland won by 69 runs
Player of the match: PR Stirling
Debuts: F Hand (Ireland), JF Smith (South Africa)
Umpires: L Rusere and R Black
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Ireland won the toss and chose to bat. F Hand and JF Smith played their first ODIs.

Ireland batted first and made 284 for 9. PR Stirling top-scored with 88 off 92 balls, and HT Tector made 60. LB Williams took 4 for 56 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between A Balbirnie and PR Stirling.

Chasing 285, South Africa made 215 all out. JF Smith top-scored with 91 off 93 balls, and K Verreynne made 38. GI Hume took 3 for 29 for Ireland.

Ireland won by 69 runs.

IRELAND: 284 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
A Balbirnie	c T Stubbs b LB Williams	45	73
PR Stirling	b OEG Baartman	88	92
C Campher	b OEG Baartman	34	36
HT Tector	run out (RD Rickelton, K Verreynne)	60	48
L Tucker	c RD Rickelton b AL Phehlukwayo	26	27
GH Dockrell	c RR Hendricks b AL Phehlukwayo	6	7
MR Adair	b LB Williams	8	11
F Hand	lbw b LB Williams	0	1
GI Hume	b LB Williams	1	2
MJ Humphreys	not out	2	2
CA Young	not out	0	1

Extras 14 · Total 284 for 9

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
L Ngidi	9	0	70	0
LB Williams	10	2	56	4
OEG Baartman	8	0	32	2
BC Fortuin	8	1	44	0
JF Smith	5	0	29	0
AL Phehlukwayo	8	0	32	2
T Stubbs	2	0	15	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-101 (A Balbirnie, 23 ov), 2-159 (C Campher, 32 ov), 3-179 (PR Stirling, 34 ov), 4-233 (L Tucker, 42 ov), 5-243 (GH Dockrell, 44 ov), 6-274 (MR Adair, 48 ov), 7-274 (F Hand, 48 ov), 8-279 (GI Hume, 48 ov), 9-282 (HT Tector, 49 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	A Balbirnie (45) and PR Stirling (54)	101
second	C Campher (34) and PR Stirling (22)	58
third	PR Stirling (12) and HT Tector (7)	20
fourth	L Tucker (26) and HT Tector (22)	54
fifth	GH Dockrell (6) and HT Tector (4)	10
sixth	MR Adair (8) and HT Tector (22)	31
seventh	F Hand (0) and HT Tector (0)	0
eighth	GI Hume (1) and HT Tector (3)	5
ninth	HT Tector (2) and MJ Humphreys (1)	3
tenth	MJ Humphreys (0) and CA Young (0)	2

SOUTH AFRICA: 215 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
RD Rickelton	c PR Stirling b MR Adair	4	5
RR Hendricks	c A Balbirnie b GI Hume	1	7
HE van der Dussen	lbw b MR Adair	3	9
K Verreynne	lbw b CA Young	38	36
T Stubbs	c L Tucker b CA Young	20	45
JF Smith	c MR Adair b GI Hume	91	93
AL Phehlukwayo	c CA Young b F Hand	23	28
BC Fortuin	b MJ Humphreys	11	19
LB Williams	c L Tucker b CA Young	2	9
L Ngidi	c L Tucker b GI Hume	9	21
OEG Baartman	not out	0	5

Extras 13 · Total 215 all out

Bowler (Ireland)	O	M	R	W
MR Adair	9	1	54	2
GI Hume	9.1	3	29	3
F Hand	8	0	44	1
CA Young	8	0	40	3
C Campher	5	0	28	0
MJ Humphreys	7	2	16	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (RD Rickelton), 2-8 (RR Hendricks, 3 ov), 3-10 (HE van der Dussen, 4 ov), 4-59 (K Verreynne, 12 ov), 5-79 (T Stubbs, 19 ov), 6-126 (AL Phehlukwayo, 28 ov), 7-159 (BC Fortuin, 35 ov), 8-176 (LB Williams, 38 ov), 9-209 (JF Smith, 44 ov), 10-215 (L Ngidi, 46 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	RD Rickelton (4) and RR Hendricks (0)	4
second	RR Hendricks (1) and HE van der Dussen (3)	4
third	HE van der Dussen (0) and K Verreynne (2)	2
fourth	K Verreynne (36) and T Stubbs (9)	49
fifth	T Stubbs (11) and JF Smith (6)	20
sixth	AL Phehlukwayo (23) and JF Smith (24)	47
seventh	BC Fortuin (11) and JF Smith (21)	33
eighth	LB Williams (2) and JF Smith (13)	17
ninth	JF Smith (27) and L Ngidi (4)	33
tenth	L Ngidi (5) and OEG Baartman (0)	6

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