MatchesWomen's T20IIreland Women tour of South Africa 2025/26

South Africa v Ireland

match 1 · Newlands, Cape Town · 5 Dec 2025

South Africa won by 105 runs

South Africa innings220/220 overs
Ireland innings11518 overs · target 221

The worm

South AfricaIreland
05010015020025005101520South Africa: 1 wicket in over 2, 7/1South Africa: 1 wicket in over 18, 182/2Ireland: 2 wickets in over 1, 4/2Ireland: 1 wicket in over 8, 51/3Ireland: 1 wicket in over 12, 82/4Ireland: 1 wicket in over 13, 85/5Ireland: 1 wicket in over 14, 89/6Ireland: 1 wicket in over 16, 102/7Ireland: 1 wicket in over 17, 113/8Ireland: 2 wickets in over 18, 115/10

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

South Africawicket
012245101520Over 1: 3 runsOver 2: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 8 runsOver 4: 16 runsOver 5: 12 runsOver 6: 20 runsOver 7: 4 runsOver 8: 10 runsOver 9: 7 runsOver 10: 20 runsOver 11: 11 runsOver 12: 10 runsOver 13: 13 runsOver 14: 11 runsOver 15: 12 runsOver 16: 10 runsOver 17: 8 runsOver 18: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 17 runsOver 20: 21 runs
Irelandwicket
012245101520Over 1: 4 runs, 2 wicketsOver 2: 0 runsOver 3: 15 runsOver 4: 11 runsOver 5: 6 runsOver 6: 2 runsOver 7: 6 runsOver 8: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 5 runsOver 10: 8 runsOver 11: 13 runsOver 12: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 14: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 5 runsOver 16: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 11 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 2 runs, 2 wickets

South Africa innings 220/2 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
F Tunnicliffec A Hunter b J Maguire150020.0
S Luusb A Canning8151111158.8
L Wolvaardtnot out11556154205.4
D van Niekerknot out21840262.5
Extras2
Total2 wickets, 20 overs220

Did not bat: S Jafta, CL Tryon, M Kapp, N Mlaba, N Shangase, M Klaas, N de Klerk

Fall of wickets: 4-1 (F Tunnicliffe, 1.3 ov), 180-2 (S Luus, 17.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
O Prendergast403909.75610
J Maguire4052113.00510
A Canning403318.25700
LA McBride3040013.33200
AK Maguire403609.00500
L Little1020020.00000
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
149F Tunnicliffe 1, S Luus 2
217696S Luus 79, L Wolvaardt 96
Unbroken4015L Wolvaardt 19, D van Niekerk 21

Ireland innings 115 (18 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
A Hunterc CL Tryon b S Luus130033.3
GH Lewisc L Wolvaardt b CL Tryon302950103.4
O Prendergastc & b S Luus2200100.0
L Paulc L Wolvaardt b N Shangase342360147.8
L Delanyc M Klaas b S Luus13191068.4
CE Coulter Reillyb CL Tryon120050.0
L Littlec M Klaas b N de Klerk131320100.0
A Canningc N Shangase b S Luus350060.0
AK Maguirenot out340075.0
J Maguireb N Mlaba6510120.0
LA McBrideb N Mlaba130033.3
Extras8
Totalall out, 18 overs115

Fall of wickets: 2-1 (A Hunter, 0.4 ov), 4-2 (O Prendergast, 0.6 ov), 46-3 (GH Lewis, 7.3 ov), 77-4 (L Paul, 11.1 ov), 82-5 (CE Coulter Reilly, 12.1 ov), 88-6 (L Delany, 13.5 ov), 96-7 (A Canning, 15.3 ov), 102-8 (L Little, 16.1 ov), 113-9 (J Maguire, 17.1 ov), 115-10 (LA McBride, 17.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Luus402245.50900
M Kapp211105.50800
M Klaas2027013.50010
N Mlaba30923.001110
N de Klerk201316.50400
CL Tryon301424.671000
N Shangase201316.50500
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
124A Hunter 1, GH Lewis 1
222GH Lewis 0, O Prendergast 2
34239GH Lewis 29, L Paul 13
43122L Paul 21, L Delany 7
556L Delany 4, CE Coulter Reilly 1
6610L Delany 2, L Little 3
7810L Little 5, A Canning 3
864L Little 5, AK Maguire 1
9116AK Maguire 1, J Maguire 6
1025AK Maguire 1, LA McBride 1

Match details

Toss
South Africa, chose to bat
Player of the match
L Wolvaardt
Ground
Newlands, South Africa
Season
2025/26
Umpires
K Klaaste, VG Rathi
Match referee
S Wadvalla
Source
Cricsheet match 1477591