South Africa v Ireland
match 2 · Boland Park, Paarl · 7 Dec 2025
South Africa won by 65 runs
South Africa innings201/520 overs
Ireland innings136/320 overs · target 202
The worm
South AfricaIreland
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
South Africawicket
Irelandwicket
South Africa innings 201/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Tunnicliffe | lbw b AK Maguire | 51 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 121.4 |
| S Luus | c R Stokell b AK Maguire | 37 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 154.2 |
| L Wolvaardt | c A Hunter b AK Maguire | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 137.5 |
| D van Niekerk | lbw b AN Kelly | 41 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 215.8 |
| M Kapp | b O Prendergast | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 200.0 |
| CL Tryon | not out | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 228.6 |
| N de Klerk | not out | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Extras | 11 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 20 overs | 201 | ||||
Did not bat: A Khaka, S Jafta, N Mlaba, N Shangase
Fall of wickets: 78-1 (S Luus, 9.2 ov), 116-2 (F Tunnicliffe, 13.1 ov), 124-3 (L Wolvaardt, 13.6 ov), 171-4 (D van Niekerk, 17.2 ov), 183-5 (M Kapp, 18.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Prendergast | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| A Dalzell | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| A Canning | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| AN Kelly | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| C Murray | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| AK Maguire | 4 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 10.75 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | 56 | F Tunnicliffe 37, S Luus 37 |
| 2 | 38 | 23 | F Tunnicliffe 14, L Wolvaardt 21 |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | L Wolvaardt 1, D van Niekerk 6 |
| 4 | 47 | 20 | D van Niekerk 35, M Kapp 9 |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | M Kapp 7, CL Tryon 5 |
| Unbroken | 18 | 11 | CL Tryon 11, N de Klerk 7 |
Ireland innings 136/3 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Hunter | b CL Tryon | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| GH Lewis | lbw b CL Tryon | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.4 |
| O Prendergast | not out | 51 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 118.6 |
| L Paul | b N Mlaba | 40 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 137.9 |
| R Stokell | not out | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Extras | 7 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 20 overs | 136 | ||||
Did not bat: AN Kelly, C Murray, A Dalzell, L Delany, AK Maguire, A Canning
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (GH Lewis, 6.3 ov), 35-2 (A Hunter, 6.6 ov), 111-3 (L Paul, 16.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Luus | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| M Kapp | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| A Khaka | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| N Mlaba | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| CL Tryon | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| N de Klerk | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| N Shangase | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 39 | A Hunter 14, GH Lewis 19 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | A Hunter 0, O Prendergast 1 |
| 3 | 76 | 56 | O Prendergast 36, L Paul 40 |
| Unbroken | 25 | 22 | O Prendergast 14, R Stokell 5 |
Match details
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- F Tunnicliffe
- Ground
- Boland Park, South Africa
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- S Lackay, VG Rathi
- Match referee
- S Wadvalla
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1477592