Ireland vs South Africa, Live Score and Commentary, SA vs IRE, 24 July, 2021
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont
140/9 (20 ov)
189/2 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 49 runs.
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Player of the match
Temba Bavuma,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben White | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Barry McCarthy | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Beuran Hendricks | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Lizaad Williams | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 |
South Africa won by 49 runs.
Ireland vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 5 run (1 ov): Ben White: 2 (4), Barry McCarthy: 1 (2)
- Last Bat: Craig Young 22(15) - c PWA Mulder b L Williams Lizaad Williams
- Fall of Wickets: 9 - 1 Kevin O'Brien, 36 - 2 Paul Stirling, 69 - 3 Andy Balbirnie, 75 - 4 Lorcan Tucker, 78 - 5 Harry Tector, 92 - 6 Simi Singh, 94 - 7 Shane Getkate, 102 - 8 Mark Adair, 135 - 9 Craig Young
- Reviews Remaining: Ireland - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd T20I
- Series: South Africa vs Ireland
- Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021
- Time: 08:30 PM
- Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont
- City: Belfast
- Umpires: Alan Neill(Ireland), Mark Hawthorne(Ireland), Roly Black(Ireland, TV)
- Referee: Kevin Gallagher(Ireland)
End of over 16 (4 runs)
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, no run, full length, on the off stump, Craig Young plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length on the off stump Craig Young plays lofted slog sweep of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, Four, slower ball full length, outside off Craig Young plays the lofted drive of the frontfoot to the long off
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, no run, full length, on the off stump, Craig Young plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid off
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, 1 run, good length, outside off, Craig Young plays top edge of the backfoot to cover for 1 run.
Lizaad Williams to Barry McCarthy, no run, full length, on the off stump, Barry McCarthy plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
End of over 17 (11 runs)
Beuran Hendricks to Craig Young, 1 run, good length, on the off stump, Barry McCarthy plays pull of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run.
Beuran Hendricks to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, good length, outside off, Barry McCarthy plays top edge to fine leg for 1 run.
Beuran Hendricks to Craig Young, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Craig Young plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Beuran Hendricks to Craig Young, 1 run, full length, outside off, Craig Young plays reverse sweep of the frontfoot to third man for 1 run.
Beuran Hendricks to Barry McCarthy, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! good length outside off Barry McCarthy plays lofted flick of the frontfoot over the fine leg
Beuran Hendricks to Barry McCarthy, Four, good length, outside the leg stump Barry McCarthy plays the, inside edge fine leg
End of over 18 (13 runs)
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Craig Young plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, Four, full length, outside off Craig Young plays the along the ground drive of the frontfoot to the cover
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Craig Young plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, Four, full length, outside off Craig Young plays the, outside edge of the frontfoot to the third man
Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Craig Young plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Craig Young c PWA Mulder b L Williams 22 (15) Lizaad Williams to Craig Young, no run, c PWA Mulder b L Williams, Caught out!! full length, outside off, Craig Young plays a of the frontfoot to the cover where Wiaan Mulder completes catch. Gone.
End of over 19 (8 runs)
Beuran Hendricks to Ben White, 1 wide, good length, outside off, Ben White plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
Beuran Hendricks to Ben White, no run, dot ball!! yorker, outside off, Ben White plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Beuran Hendricks to Ben White, no run, dot ball!! back of length, outside off, Ben White plays however no shot offered by batsmen. Decided to leave the ball.
Beuran Hendricks to Ben White, 1 run, full length, outside off, Ben White plays drive of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run.
Beuran Hendricks to Barry McCarthy, 1 wide, full length, outside off, Barry McCarthy plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
Beuran Hendricks to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, full length, outside off, Barry McCarthy plays drive of the frontfoot to point for 1 run.
Beuran Hendricks to Ben White, 1 run, full toss, outside off, Ben White plays drive of the frontfoot to point for 1 run.
Beuran Hendricks to Barry McCarthy, no run, dot ball!! yorker, on the middle stump, Ben White plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
End of over 20 (5 runs)