Ireland Vs South Africa News

Ireland bounced back in style from two huge defeats to score a 69-run win over South Africa in Abu Dhabi, ahead of a four-month hiatus before their next assignment. Paul Stirling (88) and Harry Tector (60) took the Irish to 284/9 before five scalps in the first 20 overs helped sealed the deal.

Class may be permanent but fitness never is and age catches up with even the seemingly immortal sooner or later. At least JP Duminy does not have to worry about it for the foreseeable future as he proved in Abu Dhabi on Friday with an electric contribution upon being employed as a fielding sub.

Tabraiz Shamsi has revealed that he has surprise variations in his bowling options which he will reserve to use later against batsmen after his spell 4/27 helped South Africa to win against Ireland. Shamsi also said he was happy to get wickets on a pitch that he thought would assist the pacers.