- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR34.5 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 191/46.4 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 31/17.4 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! 36/28.6 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 39/335.5 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 198/541.4 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 212/737.3 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. 201/648.2 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 254/944.3 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. 229/8Extras9 (b 1, lb 2, w 6)TOTAL271/9 (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)
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.6 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 38/20.4 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 3/112.5 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 59/410.5 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 52/313.5 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. 61/524.2 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. 105/720.1 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. 86/628.3 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 114/925.3 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 108/831.5 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. 132/10Extras6 (lb 2, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL132 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Ngidi 6 0 35 2 5.83 21 3 1 2 0 LB Williams 10 1 32 4 3.20 45 3 1 1 1 OEG Baartman 6 0 24 1 4.00 26 4 0 0 0 BC Fortuin 6.5 0 28 2 4.09 26 2 1 0 0 PWA Mulder 3 0 11 1 3.66 11 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
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)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 6.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - T Bavuma (Upheld)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 169 runs, 3 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 51/3 in 15.0 overs (RD Rickelton 22, T Stubbs 11)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (RD Rickelton 21, T Stubbs 30, Ex 0)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (140 balls), Extras 2
- RD Rickelton: 50 off 74 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- T Stubbs: 50 off 62 balls (1 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (RD Rickelton 52, T Stubbs 50, Ex 0)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 29.2 overs (176 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 170/3 in 32.0 overs (RD Rickelton 88, T Stubbs 63)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 153 balls (RD Rickelton 70, T Stubbs 78, Ex 3)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 36.6 overs (222 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 3 wickets)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 47.4 overs (286 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: South Africa - 271/9 in 50.0 overs (L Ngidi 20, OEG Baartman 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 8.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - A Balbirnie (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 89 runs, 8 wickets)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (65 balls), Extras 4
- Over 10.5: Review by Ireland (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - HT Tector (Struck down)
- Drinks: Ireland - 61/4 in 13.4 overs (ST Doheny 3, GH Dockrell 0)
- Over 15.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - MR Adair (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 23.1 overs (140 balls), Extras 5
- Over 25.3: Review by Ireland (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - G Hoey (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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