Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Ireland vs South Africa 1st ODI 2024

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Temba Bavuma, the South Africa captain: It is a good start to the series. It was a competitive score, we had to fight. Proper innings from Rickelton. The bowling was great. The conditions were in their favour. The pressure was on them. [On de Zorzi] As far as I know, he is going for a scan tomorrow. We tried to play what was in front of us. We were looking for swing and movement off the wicket. We have a nice variety. The damage was done early.

Paul Stirling, the Ireland captain: Tough defeat tonight. I think it did a couple of things which I didn't expect. It did nip around. Few disappointing things, and hope we can turn up better on Friday. When you have a side three down, we needed to take our chances. [On Hoey] I am delighted with how he went especially against a strong opposition.

Ryan Rickelton is the player of the match: When Tristan came in we were in a spot bother. We wanted to home in on our Test match skills. We score quite quickly so we knew we could catch up. It was just about getting out of that initial phase. The tail wagged nicely for us. Credit has to go to the tail. The runs at the end were invaluable.

Lizaad Williams: We obviously do a lot of analysis work. We just talked about putting in the box on the fourth stump. The wobble was more effective compared to the swing because I don't get a lot of bounce. The wobble seam was more effective. There was a bit of wind. It did give me a bit more boost.

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10.16pm That is a clinical all-round bowling performance from South Africa as they take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. They were led by Lizaad Williams who bowled an eight-over spell up top and sent the Ireland batters in a tizzy. He got the ball to move around and picked up three wickets early. Ottneil Baartman then got his maiden ODI wicket before Lungi Ngidi added two wickets to his tally. Eventually Ireland could only muster 132 in 31.5 overs and this will give this young South African team something to smile about after what has been a tough tour of the UAE so far.

31.5

Fortuin to Hume, OUT, That's that. Jumps down the track, does not get under it and gives a simple catch to Baartman at mid-off. Fortuin gets the last wicket and South Africa win the first ODI in Abu Dhabi by 139 runs.

GI Hume c Baartman b Fortuin 9 (25m 22b 2x4 0x6) SR: 40.90

31.4

Fortuin to Hume, no run, Darted on the off stump, he defends

31.3

Fortuin to Hume, no run, Flatter outside off, slices this to backward point

31.2

Fortuin to Young, 1 run, Oh, he's hammered that into his own foot. Fuller on leg stump, he looks for a drive and ends up hurting himself

31.1

Fortuin to Young, no run, Flatter length ball outside off, he slaps this to cover

END OF OVER:
31 | 6 Runs | IRE: 131/9 (141 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 4.22, RRR: 7.42)

Graham Hume9 (19b)
Craig Young11 (8b)

Wiaan Mulder3-0-11-1
Bjorn Fortuin6-0-27-1

30.6

Mulder to Hume, no run, Banged in short, he sways outside the line of that

Over the wicket now

30.5

Mulder to Hume, FOUR, That's a lovely ramp. Banged in short outside off, he tips it over slip. Uses the pace and bounce to his advantage

30.4

Mulder to Hume, no run, Slower back of a length ball, he has a flash at it and misses

30.3

1lb

Mulder to Young, 1 leg bye, Oh, raps him on the chest. Young backs away, looking to give himself some room. Mulder follows him, cramping him for space and Young is caught in an awkward position

30.2

Mulder to Hume, 1 run, Back of a length ball outside off, he cuts this to deep third

30.1

Mulder to Hume, no run, Back of a length ball just outside off, he stands tall and pushes to point

Mulder back from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
30 | 10 Runs | IRE: 125/9 (147 runs required from 20 overs, RR: 4.16, RRR: 7.35)

Craig Young11 (7b)
Graham Hume4 (14b)

Bjorn Fortuin6-0-27-1
Lizaad Williams10-1-32-4

29.6

Fortuin to Young, no run, Very full as Young misses this and the ball just sneaks past leg stump

29.5

Fortuin to Young, no run, Flatter and raps him on the pad with the ball sliding down leg once more

29.4

Fortuin to Young, FOUR, SMOKED! Tossed up outside off. Young charges down, gives himself a little bit of room and goes inside out over extra cover

29.3

Fortuin to Young, no run, Flatter on leg stump and raps him on the pad. But the ball was sliding down leg

29.2

Fortuin to Young, SIX, What is Young doing at no. 11? Flighted on the stumps, he jumps down the track and effortlessly smashes him 89 metres over long on

29.1

Fortuin to Young, no run, Flatter on off, he just about gets his bat down in time

END OF OVER:
29 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IRE: 115/9 (157 runs required from 21 overs, RR: 3.96, RRR: 7.47)

Graham Hume4 (14b)
Craig Young1 (1b)

Lizaad Williams10-1-32-4
Bjorn Fortuin5-0-17-1

28.6

Williams to Hume, no run, Full on off, defended by Hume. No five-for for Williams, but it's been a sensational performance still

28.5

Williams to Hume, no run, Length ball on middle goes past the outside edge as Hume looks to block

28.4

Williams to Young, 1 run, Full outside off and Young plays a confident drive past cover. Bavuma at mid-off runs to his left to stop it from going past

Craig Young is the Ireland No. 11. Now Williams has three deliveries to complete his maiden ODI five-for. It's already his maiden ODI four-for!

South Africa BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
L Ngidi	6.0	0	35	2	5.83	(2w)
LB Williams	10.0	1	32	4	3.20	(1nb, 1w)
OEG Baartman	6.0	0	24	1	4.00
BC Fortuin	6.5	0	28	2	4.09
PWA Mulder	3.0	0	11	1	3.66

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	3	A Balbirnie	PR Stirling
2nd	35	A Balbirnie	C Campher
3rd	14	C Campher	HT Tector
4th	7	C Campher	ST Doheny
5th	2	GH Dockrell	ST Doheny
6th	25	GH Dockrell	MR Adair
7th	19	GH Dockrell	AR McBrine
8th	3	AR McBrine	G Hoey
9th	6	GI Hume	AR McBrine
10th	18	CA Young	GI Hume

END OF OVER:
31 | 6 Runs | IRE: 131/9 (141 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 4.22, RRR: 7.42)

END OF OVER:
30 | 10 Runs | IRE: 125/9 (147 runs required from 20 overs, RR: 4.16, RRR: 7.35)

END OF OVER:
29 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IRE: 115/9 (157 runs required from 21 overs, RR: 3.96, RRR: 7.47)

Match Coverage

Rickelton, Stubbs and Williams power SA to 1-0 lead

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

Ireland INNINGS		R	B
A Balbirnie	bowled	20	28
PR Stirling	bowled	2	2
C Campher	caught	20	36
HT Tector	lbw	12	9
ST Doheny	bowled	3	8
GH Dockrell	bowled	21	32
MR Adair	caught wk	12	22
AR McBrine	caught	14	20
G Hoey	lbw	1	3
GI Hume	caught	9	22
CA Young	not out	12	10
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)
TOTAL	132 (all out; 31.5 ovs)

END OF OVER:31 | 6 Runs | IRE: 131/9 (141 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 4.22, RRR: 7.42)

END OF OVER:30 | 10 Runs | IRE: 125/9 (147 runs required from 20 overs, RR: 4.16, RRR: 7.35)

END OF OVER:29 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IRE: 115/9 (157 runs required from 21 overs, RR: 3.96, RRR: 7.47)

Rickelton, Stubbs and Williams power SA to 1-0 lead

END OF OVER:
31 | 6 Runs | IRE: 131/9 (141 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 4.22, RRR: 7.42)

END OF OVER:
30 | 10 Runs | IRE: 125/9 (147 runs required from 20 overs, RR: 4.16, RRR: 7.35)

END OF OVER:
29 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IRE: 115/9 (157 runs required from 21 overs, RR: 3.96, RRR: 7.47)