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South Africa women's cricket team in Ireland in 2016

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South African women in Ireland
 
  Ireland women South Africa women
Dates 1 – 11 August 2016
Captains Laura Delany Dinesha Devnarain
One Day International series
Results South Africa women won the 4-match series 3–1
Most runs Kim Garth (139) Laura Wolvaardt (215)
Most wickets Ciara Metcalfe (8) Suné Luus (14)
Player of the series Suné Luus (SA)[1]
Twenty20 International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Clare Shillington (78) Mignon du Preez (66)
Most wickets Kim Garth (4) Ayabonga Khaka (2)
Marcia Letsoalo (2)
Suné Luus (2)
Player of the series Suné Luus (SA)[1]

South African women's cricket team toured Ireland in August 2016. The tour consisted of four Women's One Day International (ODI) matches and two Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] South Africa won the ODI series 3–1 and drawn the T20I series 1–1. During the tour, Ireland recorded their first wins over South Africa in international cricket (male or female) by winning the 2nd T20I and the 4th ODI.[3][4]

Squads

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T20Is ODIs
 Ireland[5]  South Africa[6]  Ireland[5]  South Africa[6]

WT20I series

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1st T20I

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1 August
16:00 IST
(UTC+1) (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
140/4 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
144/6 (20 overs)
Isobel Joyce 31* (24)
Suné Luus 2/24 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 55 (41)
Kim Garth 2/30 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Laura Wolvaardt (SA) made her T20I debut.

2nd T20I

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3 August
16:00 IST
(UTC+1) (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
115/7 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
95 (19.3 overs)
Clare Shillington 48 (41)
Marcia Letsoalo 2/17 (4 overs)
Trisha Chetty 27 (39)
Kim Garth 2/12 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 20 runs
YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was Ireland's first ever (male or female) cricket win against South Africa.[3][4]

WODI series

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1st ODI

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5 August
10:45 IST
(UTC+1)
Scorecard
South Africa 
283/7 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
194 (44.5 overs)
Chloe Tryon 92 (68)
Kim Garth 3/61 (9 overs)
Kim Garth 72* (79)
Suné Luus 6/36 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 89 runs
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)

2nd ODI

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7 August
10:45 IST
(UTC+1)
Scorecard
South Africa 
272/6 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
204 (48.2 overs)
Mignon du Preez 116* (99)
Ciara Metcalfe 2/40 (10 overs)
Mary Waldron 42 (72)
Masabata Klaas 2/6 (2 overs)
South Africa won by 68 runs
YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Sum Wijesundera (Ire)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mignon du Preez (SA) scored the second highest score by a South African player in women's ODI.[8]

3rd ODI

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9 August
10:45 IST
(UTC+1)
Scorecard
South Africa 
260/6 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
193 (45 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 105 (125)
Ciara Metcalfe 2/37 (10 overs)
Isobel Joyce 57 (61)
Suné Luus 5/32 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 67 runs
The Village, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Una Raymond-Hoey (Ire) and Lara Goodall (SA) made their ODI debuts.
  • Laura Wolvaardt (SA) became the second youngest women cricketer and the youngest South African player (male or female) to score a century in international cricket.[9]

4th ODI

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11 August
10:45 IST
(UTC+1)
Scorecard
South Africa 
143 (46.4 overs)
v
 Ireland
146/3 (36.1 overs)
Andrie Steyn 43 (86)
Ciara Metcalfe 3/23 (8.4 overs)
Isobel Joyce 62* (71)
Chloe Tryon 1/22 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 7 wickets
The Hills Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was Ireland's first women's ODI win against South Africa.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "South Africa Women in Ireland 2016". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ Fixtures at Espncricinfo
  3. ^ a b "Ireland level series after SA's dramatic collapse". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Isobel Joyce Discusses Irish Cricket Ahead of a Full Series Against South Africa". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "CSA announce Proteas women's team to tour Ireland". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Luus' all-round brilliance underpins thumping SA win". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Du Preez century dismantles Ireland Women". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Wolvaardt becomes youngest centurion for South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Bowlers, Joyce star in historic Ireland win". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 August 2016.
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