South Africa Playing 11 vs Ireland- 1st ODI, Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024

South Africa is all prepared to tackle Ireland in an ODI series. The opening encounter takes place on Wednesday, October 2. Temba Bavuma leads South Africa in the ODI series.

Recently, the Proteas lost a T20I game to Ireland for the first time in history. Now, they need to bounce back in the ODI series and defeat Ireland in all games. Below we discuss their predicted playing 11 for the 1st ODI.

South Africa Playing 11 vs Ireland- 1st ODI, Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024

Temba Bavuma (C)

Temba Bavuma is the skipper of South Africa in the ODI series and will lead the team in the opening game. He will also open the innings for the team.

Tony de Zorzi

Tony de Zorzi will be the other opener for the side. The left-handed batter has played 8 ODI games for slammed 344 runs at 49+ average including a ton.

Rassie van der Dussen

Rassie van der Dussen will capture the one-down batting position for the team. He has played 62 ODIs and accounts for 2360 runs at 52+ average. He is a crucial batter in the squad.

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Kyle Verreynne

Kyle Verreynne might be added to the playing 11 as Proteas are short of batters in the ODI series. He was also part of the T20I series.

Tristan Stubbs (WK)

Tristan Stubbs will be a middle-order batsman and wicketkeeper for the side. He could not impress in the T20I series but will look to bounce back in the ODIs.

Andile Phehlukwayo

Andile Phehlukwayo will be an all-rounder for the side. He has played over 80 games and accounts for 864 runs and 93 wickets. He is an experienced member in the squad.

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Wiaan Mulder

Wiaan Mulder might be another all-rounder for the team. He scored a fifty in the previous ODI series against Afghanistan.

Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi will lead the pace attack for South Africa in the series. In the absence of key pacers, he is the most experienced one for Proteas.

Lizaad Williams

Lizaad Williams will be another pacer for the side. He has played 4 ODIs for the national side and captured 5 wickets.

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Bjorn Fortuin

Bjorn Fortuin will be a spinner in the playing 11. He was also part of the T20I series and got 1 wicket across 2 games. He is the most powerful spinner part of the squad.

Nqaba Peter

Nqaba Peter might be added as another spinner in the playing 11 since the match takes place at spin-friendly Sheikh Zayed Stadium. He got 1 wicket in 2 T20I matches.