South Africa v Ireland
2nd ODI · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 16 Dec 2025
South Africa won by 74 runs
South Africa innings375/650 overs
Ireland innings30147.5 overs · target 376
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 375/6 (50 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wolvaardt | c R Stokell b AK Maguire | 124 | 111 | 19 | 0 | 111.7 |
| T Brits | lbw b J Maguire | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| L Goodall | b AK Maguire | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| S Luus | c AK Maguire b AN Kelly | 114 | 113 | 13 | 1 | 100.9 |
| D van Niekerk | c L Paul b J Maguire | 88 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 187.2 |
| M Smit | c O Prendergast b J Maguire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| K Meso | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 26 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 50 overs | 375 | ||||
Did not bat: TS Sekhukhune, N Shangase, E Marx, L Jones
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (T Brits, 5.2 ov), 59-2 (L Goodall, 10.6 ov), 238-3 (L Wolvaardt, 36.5 ov), 355-4 (S Luus, 48.2 ov), 366-5 (M Smit, 49.2 ov), 375-6 (D van Niekerk, 49.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Prendergast | 10 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 8.60 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| J Maguire | 10 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 7.50 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| AN Kelly | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 5.90 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Maguire | 10 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 6.90 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| C Murray | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 8.17 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| L Delany | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 32 | L Wolvaardt 10, T Brits 6 |
| 2 | 42 | 34 | L Wolvaardt 25, L Goodall 12 |
| 3 | 179 | 155 | L Wolvaardt 89, S Luus 77 |
| 4 | 117 | 69 | S Luus 37, D van Niekerk 73 |
| 5 | 11 | 6 | D van Niekerk 7, M Smit 4 |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | D van Niekerk 8, K Meso 1 |
Ireland innings 301 (47.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Forbes | c L Jones b E Marx | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GH Lewis | c T Brits b N Shangase | 45 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 86.5 |
| A Hunter | lbw b N Shangase | 64 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 97.0 |
| O Prendergast | c S Luus b M Smit | 97 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 112.8 |
| L Delany | c K Meso b L Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| L Paul | c E Marx b M Smit | 36 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 |
| R Stokell | b TS Sekhukhune | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| AN Kelly | c S Luus b L Jones | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 142.9 |
| J Maguire | c M Smit b S Luus | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.8 |
| C Murray | c K Meso b L Jones | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
| AK Maguire | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 19 | |||||
| Total | all out, 47.5 overs | 301 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (S Forbes, 0.5 ov), 77-2 (GH Lewis, 13.3 ov), 170-3 (A Hunter, 29.3 ov), 171-4 (L Delany, 30.1 ov), 251-5 (L Paul, 39.6 ov), 260-6 (O Prendergast, 41.3 ov), 264-7 (R Stokell, 42.4 ov), 290-8 (J Maguire, 45.5 ov), 295-9 (AN Kelly, 47.1 ov), 301-10 (C Murray, 47.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Marx | 8 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 6.63 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| L Jones | 6.5 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 7.02 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| TS Sekhukhune | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 6.00 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| S Luus | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5.20 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| N Shangase | 7 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 7.43 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| M Smit | 7 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 5.71 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 5 | S Forbes 0, GH Lewis 0 |
| 2 | 77 | 76 | GH Lewis 45, A Hunter 25 |
| 3 | 93 | 96 | A Hunter 39, O Prendergast 53 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | O Prendergast 0, L Delany 1 |
| 5 | 80 | 59 | O Prendergast 36, L Paul 36 |
| 6 | 9 | 9 | O Prendergast 8, R Stokell 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | R Stokell 2, AN Kelly 2 |
| 8 | 26 | 19 | AN Kelly 15, J Maguire 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 8 | AN Kelly 3, C Murray 2 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | C Murray 4, AK Maguire 1 |
Match details
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- L Wolvaardt
- Ground
- St George's Park, South Africa
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- K Klaaste, VG Rathi
- Match referee
- S Wadvalla
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1477595