South Africa vs Ireland 1st T20I 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of South Africa vs Ireland 1st T20I 2024 - South Africa - Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Ireland and South Africa at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi in 27th September 2024.

Patrick Kruger celebrates with Aiden Markram after taking a wicket © Twitter

Patrick Kruger's career-best four-for before Openers Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks' blazing fifties leads to South Africa emphatic eight-wicket victory over Ireland and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20I.

Match Stats :

Ireland's 171 was their second highest score against South Africa in T20 international after their 190 at Bristol in 2022 and It is their second highest total at Abu Dhabi in T20Is after their 225 against Afghanistan in 2013. 59 : Curtis Campher and Neil Rock set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for Ireland against South Africa in T20 international, jointly previously held by the 11-run stand between (Andy Balbirnie and Harry Tector) at Dublin (Malahide) in 2021 and (Lorcan Tucker and Gareth Delany) at Bristol in 2022 and the Ireland's eighth highest fourth-wicket stand in T20Is. Patrick Kruger's 4 for 27 was his best bowling performance for South Africa in T20 international and the joint second best-bowling-figures by an South African bowler against Ireland in T20Is, jointly with Tabraiz Shamsi

Ireland scored 171-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Curtis Campher cracked a 49 off 36-balls - who fell one-run short of his half-century - including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 136.11.

Neil Rock struck 37 off 28-balls including 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 132.14, George Dockrell scored 21 off 16-balls included one-six & a four with strike rate of 131.25.

Ross Adair struck 18 off 10-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 180 and Harry Tector hit a 16 off 15-balls contained 4-fours.

South Africa best bowler by Patrick Kruger claimed a 4-wickets for 27-runs in 4-overs including a maiden, Wiaan Mulder, Nqabayomzi Peter, Bjorn Fortuin and Ottneil Baartman each took one-wickets.

South Africa chased 174-2 in 17.4 overs with top scorer by Ryan Rickelton hammered a 76 off 48-balls, Reeza Hendricks blasted a 51 off 33-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 154.54.

Matthew Breetzke hit a unbeaten 19 off 14-balls included 2-fours & a six and Aiden Markram scored a unbeaten 17 off 12-balls with 3-fours.

Ireland best bowler by Craig Young and Mark Adair both took one-wickets.

Ryan Rickelton named Player of the match for his match-winning scintillating batting performance to smashed a career-best 76 off facing 48-balls including 6-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 158.33.

                   

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