Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    34.5 Rickelton drags on! He misses his maiden century by nine runs! This is tossed up full and wide and Rickelton looked to slap it away but gets an under edge onto the stumps. Walks off disappointed, but he has played a very important role here for South Africa 191/4
    6.4 Adair gets the breakthrough! Bangs it in short and the change of tactics works for Ireland! De Zorzi was swivelling and looking to pull but gets a top edge and it flies to deep backward square where Young makes no mistake. Settles under it and tumbles backwards as he grabs it 31/1
    7.4 Knocks him over! Nothing saving Bavuma this time! On a length outside off, and it seams in through Bavuma's defence. Beaut of a delivery there! 36/2
    8.6 Taken at second slip! South Africa's watchful start is coming undone. This is a length ball outside off that's just moving away from the batter, who pokes at it and gets a thick edge. Four-ball duck for van der Dussen 39/3
    35.5 Another one goes down and both the set batters are now gone. Stubbs is shell-shocked, he doesn't want to go off. Back of a length ball on off, he pulls it with authority but straight to Balbirnie at short midwicket who takes a good catch low to his right. So after no wickets in close to 25 overs, Ireland have two in two 198/5
    41.4 And just like that, another South Africa wicket goes down. Pace off, into the surface outside off. Mulder does not account for the change of pace, is into his pull early and ends up presenting deep midwicket a simple catch 212/7
    37.3 Another one bites the dust! Fuller and slower outside off. He does not pick it again, is way too early on his drive and ends up spooning the simplest of catches to Balbirnie at short cover. SA have lost three wickets for 10 runs now. 201/6
    48.2 Nails the pull but straight to Balbirnie at short midwicket. He just had to place that ball a metre left or right of that fielder. Hits it straight to him and Balbirnie completes a fourth catch. Was a back of a length ball that Fortuin absolutely tonked and can't believe he's hit it to the fielder 254/9
    44.3 Looks to go deep but the ball goes only as far as deep midwicket. Slower back of a length ball outside off, he pulls but is is early into his shot and Tector makes no mistake. 229/8
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    9 (b 1, lb 2, w 6)
    TOTAL
    271/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.42)
    Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Tony de Zorzi, 6.4 ov), 2-36 (Temba Bavuma, 7.4 ov), 3-39 (Rassie van der Dussen, 8.6 ov), 4-191 (Ryan Rickelton, 34.5 ov), 5-198 (Tristan Stubbs, 35.5 ov), 6-201 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 37.3 ov), 7-212 (Wiaan Mulder, 41.4 ov), 8-229 (Lizaad Williams, 44.3 ov), 9-254 (Bjorn Fortuin, 48.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MR Adair1005045.00375140
    GI Hume804215.25262110
    CA Young1014534.50364110
    C Campher402005.00112000
    AR McBrine804615.75160200
    G Hoey1006506.50244300
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    8.6 The extra ball in the over brings the wicket! This is full just outside off, and Balbirnie drives at it and the ball goes through the gap to peg off stump back. May have been a slight inside edge too. Funky celebration comes out from Williams as South Africa bag their second 38/2
    0.4 Chopped on! Stirling chases after a length ball outside off and the underedge deflects the ball onto the stumps. That's a big blow early on as the Ireland skipper departs 3/1
    12.5 Williams gets his third! It's not exactly pace off but the ball stops on Campher, who was early into the shot as he looked to push at this length ball around off. It ends up as the simplest of catches at cover and that's another big wicket gone for Ireland 59/4
    10.5 And Williams strikes back! Beaten on the front foot defence and struck on the front pad. This time the finger goes up from the umpire, but Tector reviews. This is full around off and seaming in just a smidgen. There's no bat before the ball hits him on the knee roll. And ball tracking has that smashing into the stumps. Tector, just as he played two glorious shots, has to go 52/3
    13.5 Oh, what a delivery from Baartman, and he has his maiden ODI wicket. And what a wicket. Gets the ball to land on a length just on off, and shape in ever so late. Doheny plays down the wrong line and his off stump takes a beating. 61/5
    24.2 Another chop back on and Ireland lose their seventh. Mulder bowls this on a length outside off Dockrell sees the width, goes hard after it and ends up playing it back onto his stumps. 105/7
    20.1 Edged and there's the sixth wicket down. Good length ball outside off, Adair was looking to run this down to deep third. But he can only get a feather with Rickelton taking the simplest of catches. 86/6
    28.3 What a catch from Baartman, and Williams has his fourth! Williams goes short and McBrine looked to pull it away. Gets a top edge and Baartman runs to his right at deep fine leg and gets under it, holding on as he dived forward 114/9
    25.3 Big shout for lbw and it's given! Hoey has a long think about it, chats with McBrine and goes up for the review. This was tossed up on middle and off and going on with the angle. Hoey was playing for the turn as he pressed forward in defence. He is struck on the knee roll of the front foot. And ball tracking has that crashing into middle and leg. Ireland lose the review and Hoey's wicket. South Africa just two wickets away now 108/8
    31.5 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. 132/10
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    TOTAL
    132 all out (31.5 Overs, RR: 4.14)
    Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Paul Stirling, 0.4 ov), 2-38 (Andy Balbirnie, 8.6 ov), 3-52 (Harry Tector, 10.5 ov), 4-59 (Curtis Campher, 12.5 ov), 5-61 (Stephen Doheny, 13.5 ov), 6-86 (Mark Adair, 20.1 ov), 7-105 (George Dockrell, 24.2 ov), 8-108 (Gavin Hoey, 25.3 ov), 9-114 (Andy McBrine, 28.3 ov), 10-132 (Graham Hume, 31.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    L Ngidi603525.83213120
    LB Williams1013243.20453111
    OEG Baartman602414.00264000
    BC Fortuin6.502824.09262100
    PWA Mulder301113.66111000

Match Details

Toss

South Africa , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0

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

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

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd35A BalbirnieC Campher
3rd14C CampherHT Tector
4th7C CampherST Doheny
5th2GH DockrellST Doheny
6th25GH DockrellMR Adair
7th19GH DockrellAR McBrine
8th3AR McBrineG Hoey
9th6GI HumeAR McBrine
10th18CA YoungGI Hume