Ireland vs South Africa in UAE

IRE vs SA, 2nd ODI

Preview

After thrashing the Irish side in the first ODI, Ireland will meet South Africa in the second ODI match of the 3-match series on Friday(04th October 2024). The game is scheduled at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It's a do-or-die situation for Ireland, and they are hoping to win this match. On the other hand, South Africa will be aiming for a series win against the Irish men after sharing the honours against Ireland in the T20I series.

After batting first, the Proteas scored 271/9 with contributions from Ryan Rickelton who played a sublime inning of 91 off 102 balls, he was assisted by Tristan Stubbs who added 79 off 86 and guided their side to a solid total against Ireland. While chasing this target, IRE lost the match by a huge margin of 139 runs and their team bundled out on 132 runs in just 31.5 overs. For Proteas, Lizaad Williams took 4 wickets while conceding 32 runs in his 10 overs, Bjorn Fortuin and Lungi Ngidi both got two wickets each and wrapped up things for South Africa.

Ireland must aim for a good show from skipper Paul Stirling and the likes of Harry Tector and Andrew Balbirnie to add some runs on the board in the second ODI. On the other hand, SA will try to play their natural game and continue their winning momentum against IRE.

IRE and SA have faced each other in 8 matches in ODI matches. Out of these 8 games, South Africa has won 6 whereas Ireland has come out victorious on 2 occasions.

Match Details 

Match: IRE vs SA, 2nd ODI, Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024

Date: Friday, October 04, 2024

Time: 5:00 PM

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pitch and Weather Report

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is known to be a good batting pitch. The new white ball will move around a bit, particularly in the afternoon game, but once the pitch settles down, batters can milk the runs comfortably. This venue has hosted 52 ODI matches so far, out of which 34 were won by batting first, and 18 won by the chasing side. The average score batting first in T20Is here is 313 runs.

With that record, both side's skippers will be keen to the crucial toss, bat first and put pressure on the opposition by taking advantage of the track. Batters, though, can expect a nice time here and would try to add around 270-280 runs.

During the match, the temperature in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is predicted to be around 31-38 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 40%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 23 km/h. There is no rain expected for the match day and it is going to be a sunny day in UAE.

IRE vs SA Squads

IRE: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny (wicket-keeper), Gavin Hoey, Fionn Hand, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Neil Rock (wicket-keeper), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wicket-keeper), Craig Young

SA: Temba Bavuma (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton (wicket-keeper), Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (wicket-keeper), Lizaad Williams

IRE vs SA Probable Playing XIs

IRE: Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Stephen Doheny (wk), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Craig Young

SA: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Bartman

Match Prediction

We are backing SA to win this encounter and go 2-0 up in the series.

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