SA beat IRE, 1st T20: South Africa defeat Ireland by 33 runs to go 1-0 ahead- A clinical bowling performance from South Africa has helped the visitors win the opening T20I. Tabraiz Shamsi took 4 wickets while George Linde and Lungi Ngidi struck twice. Ireland kept losing wickets at regular intervals and as a result, lost the match. Harry Tector was the top scorer for Ireland with 36 runs.
“Happy with the way it came out today. Fortunate to get a few wickets as well. When we came to Ireland, we thought we were more of a supportive role to the pacers. I always try to do the same preparation that I have always done, assessing the pitch and doing a supporting role to the pacers.”
“But today the pitch was holding up a bit and helped the slower bowlers, in that sense I was lucky to come into the game today. I do have a few variations in the bank, I haven’t exposed all my tricks, and want to surprise the batsmen later. I just try and keep it simple, pitch the ball in the same area, was just trying to bowl according to a plan and keep things tight for the team,” Shamsi said after the match.
Earlier, an impressive bowling performance from Irish bowlers restricted South Africa to 165/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Mark Adair took 2 wickets while Simi Singh and Joshua Little scalped two wickets each. Aiden Markram was the top scorer for South Africa with 39 runs.
SA beat IRE, 1st T20: South Africa defeat Ireland by 33 runs to go 1-0 ahead
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 | |
| Kevin O’Brien | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Andrew Balbirnie (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 137.50 | |
| George Dockrell | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Harry Tector | 36 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 105.88 | |
| Simi Singh | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Lorcan Tucker (WK) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Shane Getkate | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Mark Adair | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Barry McCarthy | 30 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Joshua Little | 15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 132/9 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Linde | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Lizaad Williams | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| PR Stirling | 1-6 | 0.2 |
| KJ O’Brien | 2-6 | 1.1 |
| GH Dockrell | 3-23 | 3.1 |
| A Balbirnie | 4-34 | 5.1 |
| Simi Singh | 5-46 | 7.5 |
| L Tucker | 6-63 | 10.2 |
| SC Getkate | 7-70 | 11.1 |
| MR Adair | 8-70 | 11.3 |
| H Tector | 9-88 | 13.4 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma (C) | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 222.22 | |
| Janneman Malan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Aiden Markram | 39 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 130.00 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 138.89 | |
| David Miller | 28 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| George Linde | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 211.11 | |
| Lizaad Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 165/7 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | L Ngidi, T Shamsi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 |
| Barry McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 9.75 |
| Simi Singh | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Joshua Little | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| George Dockrell | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Q de Kock | 1-31 | 2.4 |
| JN Malan | 2-37 | 4.2 |
| T Bavuma | 3-44 | 5.1 |
| HE van der Dussen | 4-79 | 10.2 |
| AK Markram | 5-115 | 14.1 |
| GF Linde | 6-143 | 17.5 |
| DA Miller | 7-144 | 18.1 |
Teams
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Ireland (Playing XI): Andrew Balbirnie(c), Paul Stirling, Kevin O Brien, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker(w), Shane Getkate, Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little
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