Eire clinched a 10-run victory over South Africa within the second Twenty20 worldwide on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, tying the two-match collection 1-1.
It’s Eire’s first ever win over the Proteas in a males’s T20I. South Africa had received the primary T20I by eight wickets.
Ross Adair scored 100 off 58 balls, marking solely the third century by an Irishman in a T20 worldwide, and helped his staff attain 195 for six on the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium after being requested to bat first.
Eire opened strongly with a 137-run partnership between Ross Adair and captain Paul Stirling, who scored 52. Adair’s 9 sixes set a brand new Irish T20 file, surpassing Stirling’s earlier file of eight sixes.
South Africa appeared to be on observe to chase down the goal with their prime order performing nicely.
Reeza Hendricks and Matthew Breetzke each scored 51, and Ryan Rickleton added 36. Nevertheless, Eire’s Mark Adair halted their progress by taking four for 31 in his 4 overs.
South Africa’s innings crumbled from 157 for four after the dismissal of key batsman Tristan Stubbs (9), ending at 185 for 9.
The 2 groups will subsequent compete in three-match ODI collection in Abu Dhabi, beginning on Wednesday.
