Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

T Stubbs
T Stubbs
112(81) 8x4 - 3x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 37 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
9 10 6 5 37 5 7 33
K Verreynne
K Verreynne
67(64) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 22 runs
  • 5x4 - 0x6
2 1 7 5 14 3 9 26

Best performances - Bowlers

LB Williams
LB Williams
O5
M0
R36
W3
Eco7.20
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
BC Fortuin
BC Fortuin
O5.3
M0
R36
W2
Eco6.54
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Match Details

Toss

South Africa , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

South Africa led the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.30 start, First Session 15.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.30, Second Session 19.30-23.00

Match days

4 October 2024 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Ashish Pant

Righto, that's that. Abhimanyu's report should be in soon, so do hang around for that. But that's it from us as far as the match goes. The series is not done though. We will be nice and early for the third ODI on Monday. Till then, ciao!

Temba Bavuma, the South Africa captain: [Injury] Little bit sore. I think I aggravated an old injury on my elbow. We will get to know in the next few days. Right now, I am at the mercy of the doctors. [Batting performance] It was very mature and clinical as well. We spoke about taking care of the first 10 overs with the ball swinging a bit. The middle-order guys Stubbsy and Kyle Verreynne formed a good partnership. The guys finished off nicely at the back end. Big improvement from our first game. Those are the performances we need to see. On the batting and bowling front, the guys have put up their hand, they are there to do the job. We were trying to widen the player depth. The performance and opportunity have given us the chance to do that.

Paul Stirling, the Ireland captain: Tough day at the office. McBrine bowled well, that was the only positive. We struggled to pick wickets in that middle overs. [Chase] Our process has not changed much. It did nip around a bit. We certainly needed to get past 10 and 20 and get the big scores; that did not happen. It is tough playing two games in three days, but we are professionals. We have a few days' rest, and we want to make sure our energy levels are up for the travel and support.

Tristan Stubbs is the player of the match: I thought the first game, myself and Ricks got out back to back. Today I didn't want that to happen. That was the big focus today. I thought they bowled quite well. They made us hit to the big side. We were rotating nicely and that helped us get the runs.

Lizaad Williams: It does feel a bit down hill. The energy and intensity is towards the batsman. I am happy to contribute to the team. My emotions did get a bit high and after the third, I was thinking about my five. [Celebration] Lebron James is my idol, and this is his celebration. It is called the silencer.

Presentation in a bit

10.26pm Another clinical South African performance and that has given them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The last-wicket stand did frustrate South Africa, but it was one-way traffic all the way through once Stubbs helped his side post a mammoth score. Lizaad Williams picked three wicket, Lungi Ngidi picked two as Ireland slipped to 65 for 6 in the the 13th over. The lower order showed some fight particularly Graham Hume and Craig Young who added a 52-run stand. But the South Africa bowlers were relentless and eventually bowled Ireland out for 169 in 30.3 overs.

30.3
W
Fortuin to Hume, OUT, Knocked him over! Hume looks to back away and slap it away but misses and Fortuin gets his man. And that seals a 174-run win, and South Africa take a 2-0 lead!

GI Hume b Fortuin 21 (34m 22b 0x4 2x6) SR: 95.45

30.2
1
Fortuin to Young, 1 run, Tossed full around off, Young skips out and drives it out to long-off
30.1
1
Fortuin to Hume, 1 run, Length ball slapped away to deep point

These two need six runs to register Ireland's highest 10th-wicket stand.

END OF OVER:
30 | 14 Runs | IRE: 167/9 (177 runs required from 20 overs, RR: 5.56, RRR: 8.85)

  • Craig Young28 (20b)
  • Graham Hume20 (20b)
  • Wiaan Mulder5-0-36-1
  • Bjorn Fortuin5-0-34-1
29.6
0
Mulder to Young, no run, Slower ball beats Young's swing across the line and goes past leg stump

Vishal S.: "This is a masterclass of playing shots all around the wicket. Gillespie and McGrath will be proud."

29.5
0
Mulder to Young, no run, Full and down leg as Young backs away. Young gets an inside edge to the keeper as he looks to swing it away
29.4
6
Mulder to Young, SIX, That's hammered for six! 50-run stand up in style as he takes on a back of length delivery and swivels and pulls it away!

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd4PR StirlingC Campher
3rd37C CampherHT Tector
4th0ST DohenyHT Tector
5th6GH DockrellHT Tector
6th15GH DockrellMR Adair
7th20AR McBrineMR Adair
8th28AR McBrineG Hoey
9th4GI HumeG Hoey
10th52CA YoungGI Hume