South Africa Women vs Ireland Women Highlights, 1st T20I, 5 December, 2025
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Newlands
220/2 (20 ov)
115/10 (18 ov)
South Africa Women won by 105 runs
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Player of the match
Laura Wolvaardt,
South Africa Women
Amy Hunter c CL Tryon b S Luus 1 (3) Sune Luus to Amy Hunter, no run, c CL Tryon b S Luus, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Amy Hunter hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Chloe Tryon, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Amy Hunter.
Orla Prendergast c & b S Luus 2 (2) Sune Luus to Orla Prendergast, no run, c & b S Luus, Caught out !! googly, yorker, on the stumps, Orla Prendergast hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting push towards short mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Sune Luus, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Orla Prendergast.
Masabata Klaas to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Leah Paul hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Masabata Klaas to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Masabata Klaas to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marizanne Kapp to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays ramp shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marizanne Kapp to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sune Luus to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Leah Paul hangs in the crease and caresses drive to long off, it raced away to the fence for four.
Nadine de Klerk to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gaby Lewis c L Wolvaardt b CL Tryon 30 (29) Chloe Tryon to Gaby Lewis, no run, c L Wolvaardt b CL Tryon, Caught out !! carrom ball, full length, on the leg stump, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sweep towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Laura Wolvaardt, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gaby Lewis.
Chloe Tryon to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Leah Paul hangs in the crease, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nondumiso Shangase to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Leah Paul hangs in the crease, it to the deep square leg, races away and finds the boundary.
Masabata Klaas to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Leah Paul goes forward, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Masabata Klaas to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Leah Paul hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Leah Paul c L Wolvaardt b N Shangase 34 (23) Nondumiso Shangase to Leah Paul, no run, c L Wolvaardt b N Shangase, Caught out !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump, Leah Paul goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting chip shot towards point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Laura Wolvaardt, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Leah Paul.
Nondumiso Shangase to Laura Delany, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Laura Delany hangs in the crease and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Christina Coulter b CL Tryon 1 (2) Chloe Tryon to Christina Coulter Reilly, no run, b CL Tryon, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Christina Coulter Reilly as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Laura Delany c M Klaas b S Luus 13 (19) Sune Luus to Laura Delany, no run, c M Klaas b S Luus, Caught out !! flicker ball, full length, on the off stump, Laura Delany goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards deep cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Masabata Klaas, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Laura Delany is out.
Chloe Tryon to Louise Little, Four, Four !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump. Louise Little goes back, hits punch in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ava Canning c N Shangase b S Luus 3 (5) Sune Luus to Ava Canning, no run, c N Shangase b S Luus, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Ava Canning goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Nondumiso Shangase, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Ava Canning is out.
Sune Luus to Louise Little, Four, Four !! flicker ball, full length, on the off stump. Louise Little goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Louise Little c M Klaas b N de Klerk 13 (13) Nadine de Klerk to Louise Little, no run, c M Klaas b N de Klerk, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Louise Little hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards deep cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Masabata Klaas, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Louise Little.
Nadine de Klerk to Jane Maguire, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jane Maguire elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jane Maguire b N Mlaba 6 (5) Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jane Maguire, no run, b N Mlaba, Bowled out !! off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, Jane Maguire hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Lara McBride b N Mlaba 1 (3) Nonkululeko Mlaba to Lara McBride, no run, b N Mlaba, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lara McBride goes back, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Amy Hunter c CL Tryon b S Luus 1 (3) Sune Luus to Amy Hunter, no run, c CL Tryon b S Luus, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Amy Hunter hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Chloe Tryon, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Amy Hunter.
Orla Prendergast c & b S Luus 2 (2) Sune Luus to Orla Prendergast, no run, c & b S Luus, Caught out !! googly, yorker, on the stumps, Orla Prendergast hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting push towards short mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Sune Luus, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Orla Prendergast.
Masabata Klaas to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Leah Paul hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Masabata Klaas to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Masabata Klaas to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marizanne Kapp to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays ramp shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marizanne Kapp to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sune Luus to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Leah Paul hangs in the crease and caresses drive to long off, it raced away to the fence for four.
Nadine de Klerk to Gaby Lewis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gaby Lewis c L Wolvaardt b CL Tryon 30 (29) Chloe Tryon to Gaby Lewis, no run, c L Wolvaardt b CL Tryon, Caught out !! carrom ball, full length, on the leg stump, Gaby Lewis hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sweep towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Laura Wolvaardt, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gaby Lewis.
Chloe Tryon to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Leah Paul hangs in the crease, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nondumiso Shangase to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Leah Paul hangs in the crease, it to the deep square leg, races away and finds the boundary.
Masabata Klaas to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Leah Paul goes forward, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Masabata Klaas to Leah Paul, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Leah Paul hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Leah Paul c L Wolvaardt b N Shangase 34 (23) Nondumiso Shangase to Leah Paul, no run, c L Wolvaardt b N Shangase, Caught out !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump, Leah Paul goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting chip shot towards point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Laura Wolvaardt, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Leah Paul.
Nondumiso Shangase to Laura Delany, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Laura Delany hangs in the crease and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Christina Coulter b CL Tryon 1 (2) Chloe Tryon to Christina Coulter Reilly, no run, b CL Tryon, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Christina Coulter Reilly as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Laura Delany c M Klaas b S Luus 13 (19) Sune Luus to Laura Delany, no run, c M Klaas b S Luus, Caught out !! flicker ball, full length, on the off stump, Laura Delany goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards deep cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Masabata Klaas, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Laura Delany is out.
Chloe Tryon to Louise Little, Four, Four !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump. Louise Little goes back, hits punch in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ava Canning c N Shangase b S Luus 3 (5) Sune Luus to Ava Canning, no run, c N Shangase b S Luus, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Ava Canning goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Nondumiso Shangase, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Ava Canning is out.
Sune Luus to Louise Little, Four, Four !! flicker ball, full length, on the off stump. Louise Little goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Louise Little c M Klaas b N de Klerk 13 (13) Nadine de Klerk to Louise Little, no run, c M Klaas b N de Klerk, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Louise Little hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards deep cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Masabata Klaas, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Louise Little.
Nadine de Klerk to Jane Maguire, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jane Maguire elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jane Maguire b N Mlaba 6 (5) Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jane Maguire, no run, b N Mlaba, Bowled out !! off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, Jane Maguire hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Lara McBride b N Mlaba 1 (3) Nonkululeko Mlaba to Lara McBride, no run, b N Mlaba, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lara McBride goes back, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.