Ireland vs South Africa in UAE

IRE vs SA, 3rd ODI

Preview

After sealing the 3-match ODI series by 2-0, South Africa will meet Ireland in the third and final match of the series on Monday(07th October 2024). The game is scheduled at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Proteas won the ODI series against the Irishmen after sharing honours against them in the T20I series.

After batting first in the second ODI, the Proteas posted a mammoth total of 343 runs following a remarkable hundred from Tristan Stubbs, who hammered 112* off 81 balls which included 8 fours and 3 maximums in that blistering knock. He was supported by Kyle Verreynne and Wiaan Mulder, who played crucial knocks off 67 and 43 runs respectively. While chasing this target, IRE lost the match by a huge margin of 174 runs and they frogmarched on the score of 169 runs in just 30.3 overs. For Proteas, Lizaad Williams took 3 wickets while conceding 36 runs in his 5 overs, Bjorn Fortuin and Lungi Ngidi both got two wickets each and wrapped up things for South Africa.

Ireland does not have much left in the tank after trailing the series by 0-2 but they will still try to fight for their pride when they meet a strong Proteas side for this match. 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 third ODI. On the other hand, SA will try to play their natural game and continue their winning momentum against IRE to run a clean sweep.

IRE and SA have faced each other in 9 matches in ODI matches. Out of these 9 games, South Africa has won 7 whereas Ireland has come out victorious on 2 occasions.

Match Details 

Match: IRE vs SA, 3rd ODI, Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024

Date: Monday, October 07, 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 batters can milk the runs comfortably once the pitch settles down. This venue has hosted 53 ODI matches, out of which 35 were won by batting first, and 18 by the chasing side. The average score batting first in T20Is here is 313 runs.

With that record, both sides' skippers will be keen on 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 280-290 runs.

During the match, the temperature in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is predicted to be around 28-39 degrees Celsius, with a humidity level of around 20%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 11 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: Andrew 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), Jason Smith, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman

Match Prediction

Not a big question at all, we back South Africa to win this match and seal the ODI series by 3-0 against Ireland.

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