Win Projections to be updated soon
2nd T20I, Abu Dhabi, September 29, 2024, 09:00 PM
Ireland
195/6(20.0ov)
South Africa
6/0(1.3ov)
SA need 190 runs in 111 balls
IRE 63%
Tie 0%
SA 37%
Batsmen
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B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
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R
W
Econ
Commentry
1.3
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No run.
1.2
4
FOUR! This is placed perfectly. Short ball, wide of off. Reeza Hendricks goes back and punches it through covers. The ball races away.
1.1
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Short ball, outside off, angling in a bit. Reeza Hendricks cuts it to point off his back foot.
Matthew Humphreys will share the attack.
In over# 1
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0
1
0
0
0
Mark Adair 2/0(1)
0.6
1
Short ball, outside off. Reeza Hendricks cuts it over backward point. They take a single.
0.5
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This is very off, on the off stump line, with some away swing. Reeza Hendricks gets squared up here.
0.4
1
South Africa and Ryan Rickelton are finally off the mark here. Good length, outside off, with some away shape on it. Ryan Rickelton taps it to point and crosses.
0.3
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Full ball, around off. Ryan Rickelton jams it back to the bowler.
0.2
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PEACH! Mark Adair angles in a length ball, around off. The one nips away sharply with some extra bounce. Ryan Rickelton hangs back, pushes the bat away from the body, but gets beaten on the outside edge here.
0.1
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Mark Adair comes 'round the wicket for the left-hander. He dishes a length ball, outside off, Ryan Rickelton just watches it sail past him.
Welcome back. The players and umpires make their way out to the middle. Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks are the openers for South Africa. Mark Adair has the ball in hand for Ireland. Here we go!
...THE RUN CHASE...
Right then, South Africa needs 196 to take the series 2-0. Can they chase it and make a clean sweep or will the Irish bowlers have a better outing today? Let's find out together. Join us in a bit for the second essay.
Paul Stirling is in for a quick word. He says that it was a good start, and there was talk of building partnerships, which they did, but perhaps a few opportunities were left out there. States that the basics of cricket remain the same: you want the player hitting well to stay, while the other rotates the strike. However, they didn't finish well. The focus was on working through partnerships, and Ross played exceptionally, delivering one of the best knocks in an Irish shirt in a T20I.
For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi and Patrick Kruger were economical and took a wicket each while Wiaan Mulder snapped a couple but was on the expensive side. The Proteas were taken to the cleaners in the first half of the innings but did a commendable job of getting back in the game with a few tidy overs and picking key wickets at the right time.
A solid batting effort from Ireland has helped them post a formidable score of 195 for 6 in their 20 overs. Having asked to bat yet again, their openers did a splendid job and added 137 for the first wicket inside 13 overs. Paul Stirling made a blistering fifty while Ross Adair slammed a terrific ton. The Irish lost their way once the openers were dismissed and did not get the desired finish, just like the first T20I. George Dockrell swung his bat and stuck a few lusty blows to take his side to a brilliant total but they would have got 10-20 more runs after the start they had got with the bat.
In over# 20
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1
1
2
2
1
Lizaad Williams 35/1(4)
19.6
1
A single to end the innings. Full ball, outside off. Dockrell works it through point. They get a single. A very neat final over from Lizaad Williams. Ireland end under 200. They will be gutted going into the break.
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