Ireland vs South Africa - 1st ODI of the 3-Match Series in the Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Overall - 50
Avg 1st Innings - 251
Avg 2nd Innings - 210
Highest total - 313/9 (Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - 20th May'2007)
Times won Batting First - 32
Times won Batting Second - 18
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
IRE - 5 - 1w/4l
SA - 4 - 3w/1l (Last played in 2013)
(iii) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Afghanistan vs Ireland - 26th January'2021
266/9 vs 230/10 (AFG won by 36 runs)
Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 5w+7w=12w
2) Ireland vs Afghanistan - 24th January'2021
259/9 vs 260/3 (AFG won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
3) Afghanistan vs Ireland - 21st January'2021
287/9 vs 271/9 (AFG won by 16 runs)
Pacers - 1w+4w=5w
Spinners - 7w+5w=12w
4) Ireland vs United Arab Emirates - 18th January'2021
228/6 vs 116/10 (IRE won by 112 runs)
Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 2w+7w=9w
5) Ireland vs United Arab Emirates - 8th January'2021
269/5 vs 270/4 (UAE won by 6 wkts)
Pacers - 1w+4w=5w
Spinners - 4w+0w=4w
6) Australia vs Pakistan - 27th March'2019
266/6 vs 186/10 (AUS won by 80 runs)
Pacers - 2w+4w=6w
Spinners - 3w+6w=9w
7) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 9th November'2018
209/9 vs 212/4 (PAK won by 6 wkts)
Pacers - 6w+3w=9w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w
8) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 7th November'2018
266/9 vs 219/10 (NZ won by 47 runs)
Pacers - 4w+9w=13w
Spinners - 5w+1w=6w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 27w
2nd Innings - 28w
Spinners
1st Innings - 32w
2nd Innings - 28w
Overall
55w:60w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue - ODIs
Ireland (IRE)
1. Paul Stirling (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 131(148)*, 4(9), 128(132)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 39(40)&0w, 118(119)
2. Mark Adair
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&0w
3. Andrew Balbirnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(61), 3(11), 5(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(18), 5(10)
4. Curtis Campher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(30)&2w, 56(72)&0w, 47(52)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 39(53)&0w, 12(26)
5. George Dockrell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Stephen Doheny
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Gavin Hoey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Fionn Hand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Graham Hume
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Matthew Humphreys
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Andy McBrine
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0(1)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&5w, 16(24)&1w
12. Neil Rock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Harry Tector
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(14), 33(60), 24(58)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(37), 24(26)&1w
14. Lorcan Tucker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(10), 42(81), 17(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 83(96), 22(35)
15. Craig Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(11)*&0w, 3w
South Africa (SA)
1. Temba Bavuma (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Ottneil Baartman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Tony De Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Nqaba Peter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Ryan Rickelton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Jason Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Lizaad Williams
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
8 - 6w/1l/1nr (In favor of SA)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 4w/1nr (In favor of SA)
(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) South Africa vs Ireland - 16th July'2021
346/4 vs 276/10 (SA won by 70 runs)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 30(28)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 3w
Lizaad Williams - 1w
Curtis Campher - 54(54)
Harry Tector - 29(34)
Craig Young - 1w
2) Ireland vs South Africa - 13th July'2021
290/5 vs 247/10 (IRE won by 43 runs)
Andrew Balbirnie - 102(117)
Harry Tector - 79(68)
George Dockrell - 45(23) & 1w
Andy McBrine - 30(47) & 2w
Paul Stirling - 27(44)
Mark Adair - 2w
Craig Young - 1w
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 49(70)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 2w
3) Ireland vs South Africa - 11th July'2021
195/4 vs DNB (No Result)
Andrew Balbirnie - 65(79)
Harry Tector - 25(28)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 1w
4) South Africa vs Ireland - 25th September'2016
354/5 vs 148/10 (SA won by 206 runs)
Temba Bavuma - 113(123)
Paul Stirling - 49(49)
Craig Young - 3w
(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Ireland (IRE)
1. Paul Stirling (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(40), 27(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(11)&1w, 9(6)&0w, 40(49), 11(13)
2. Mark Adair
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(8)*, 1(1)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(16)&0w
3. Andrew Balbirnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 65(79), 102(117)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 58(71), 7(14)
4. Curtis Campher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(54)
5. George Dockrell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 45(23)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(12)&1w, 25(57)&0w, 16(22)&0w, 15(29)&0w
6. Stephen Doheny
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Gavin Hoey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Fionn Hand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Graham Hume
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Matthew Humphreys
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Andy McBrine
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(47)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 9(10)&0w
12. Neil Rock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Harry Tector
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(28), 79(68)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 29(34)
14. Lorcan Tucker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(8)
15. Craig Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 8(14)&1w
South Africa (SA)
1. Temba Bavuma (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 113(123), 3(3)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(20)
2. Ottneil Baartman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Tony De Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
8. Nqaba Peter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 6(5)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2(11)&2w
10. Ryan Rickelton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Jason Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 49(70)
14. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(16)
15. Lizaad Williams
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) IRELAND (IRE) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Paul Stirling - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 52, 2, 4, 22, 4, 22, 10, 90, 2, 0w, 32, 1
2) Andrew Balbirnie - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 75*, 57*, 23*, 19, 33, 19, 5, 22, 88, 13*, 0, 18
3) Harry Tector - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 5, 16r 0w, 5r 1w, 1r 3w, 4, 4r 0w, 4, 0, 0r 1w, 8r 1w
4) Curtis Campher - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 49, 8r 2w, 50r 1w, 12r 3w, 14r 1w, 21r 1w, 7r 4w, 10r 1w, 8r 1w, 0r 0w
5) Lorcan Tucker - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 72*, 8, 0, 60*, 32, 31, 0, 56, 125*, 1, 2
6) George Dockrell - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 20*, 21, 9r 0w, 1, 4r 0w, 1w, 1, 41r 1w, 45r 1w
7) Andy McBrine - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1r 0w, 14r 1w, 10r 0w, 3r 0w, 0w, 28r 3w, 55r 4w, 67r 2w, 02, 64r 2w, 33r 2w, 2w
8) Mark Adair - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3r 4w, 8r 1w, 14r 0w, 4r 1w, 1w, 0r 2w, 24r 2w, 15r 1w, 34r 1w, 3r 1w, 1r 1w, 19r 2w
9) Fionn Hand - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0w, 4w, 7r 0w, 1w, 2w, 15r 3w, 1w, 34r 1w, 79r 0w, 0w, 0w
10) Gavin Hoey - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 4w, 3w, 17r 3w, 18r 2w, 24r 2w, 31r 0w, 37r 4w, 3r 4w, 10r 1w
11) Craig Young - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w
BENCH
12) Matthew Humphreys - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 8r 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 27r 1w, 1w, 4r 5w, 5w, 25r 2w, 3w
13) Neil Rock - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 37, 5, 0, 10, 11, 4, 1, 35
14) Graham Hume - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 79r 2w, 11r 1w, 3w, 53r 0w, 0w, 10r 0w, 2r 1w
15) Stephen Doheny - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 26, 38, 30, 84, 28, 10, 41, 25, 36, 25
Safe C/VC choices
Curtis Campher, Mark Adair
B) SOUTH AFRICA (SA) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Reeza Hendricks - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 51, 51, 18, 17, 9, 9, 44, 4, 39, 17, 4*, 27, 34, 10
2) Tony De Zorzi - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 26, 31, 11, 25, 53, 1, 39, 78, 45, 9, 6, 23
3) Ryan Rickelton - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 36, 76, 27, 20, 4, 19, 80, 0, 0, 89, 29
4) Rassie Van Der Dussen - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 17, 5, 30*, 14, 5, 15, 25, 31*, 51
5) Tristan Stubbs - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 9, 26*, 5, 0, 40, 28, 76, 26, 24, 20, 68, 8, 31, 29
6) Wiaan Mulder - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 8r 2w, 1w, 0w, 2r 0w, 52r 0w, 1*, 0r 4w, 34r 2w, 41r 0w, 0w, 17r 0w, 53r 2w, 21r 1w, 13r 0w, 16r 0w, 9r 1w, 2r 2w
7) Andile Phehlukwayo - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0r 0w, 24r 2w, 0r 3w, 3r 2w, 4r 3w, 10r 1w, 13r 0w, 0w, 0w
8) Lungi Ngidi - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w
9) Nqaba Peter - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 5r 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 0w
10) Bjorn Fortuin - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 16r 2w, 1w, 0w, 11r 1w, 0w, 9r 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 11r 0w
11) Lizaad Williams - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w
BENCH
12) Kyle Verreynne - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 148*, 2, 10, 12, 38*, 50*, 21, 59, 39, 65, 48
13) Ottneil Baartman - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 3w
14) Nandre Burger - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 23r 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w
15) Jason Smith - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0, 51, 30*, 41*, 19*, 28*, 9, 10, 3, 14*
Safe C/VC choices
Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs
Differential GL C/VC choices
IRE - Harry Tector, Gavin Hoey, Lorcan Tucker
SA - Tony De Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton
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