Ireland vs South Africa Match Stats

Around the top of off, Dockrell pushes it out towards mid off for a quick single.

Length again, pushed wider and hugging the tramline outside the off stump. Adair has a slash at it but doesn't connect.

Leg bye! Fuller and angling into the pads, Mark Adair goes back instead of going forward and gets pinged on the back leg. The ball rolls towards backward point and the batters get a leg bye.

OUT! TAKEN! Dwaine Pretorius gets in on the wicket-taking action and Ireland are now 7 down! This is over off stump, on a hard length and George Dockrell looks to loft it straight down the ground. The bat turns in his hands and ball goes off the splice of the bat, looping up to the left of mid off. David Miller over there slides to his left and takes the catch.

OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two now for Dwaine Pretorius and he will be on a hat-trick next ball. This is on a shorter length and well outside off, Mark Adair goes after it and carves it uppishly. The ball flies down towards the point fence. Heinrich Klaasen from deep backward point runs to his right and dives in to take a brilliant catch. Mark Adair departs for a low score and South Africa are just two wicket away from victory.

Length ball, outside off, this is played through cover-point for a single.

Wayne Parnell begins with a full delivery in line with the stumps, Andy Balbirnie digs this out to long on for a single.

Goes short this time and angles this into the batter, Barry McCarthy mistimes his pull towards deep square leg for a run.

Serves this full and just outside off, Andy Balbirnie fends this back towards the bowler's right.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wayne Parnell has his fifth! What an unbelievable catch behind the wicket by Quinton de Kock! Wayne Parnell bowls this full and angles this into the batter, Andy McBrine comes forward to play this along the line of the delivery. The ball straightens after pitching and gets a faint edge towards the keeper. Quinton de Kock is moving to the right and sees the edge last moment. Dives full length to his left and takes a breathtaking catch! Ireland have lost their ninth wicket.

Goes 'round the wicket to the new batter and angles the ball in from outside off, Josh Little fends this towards cover.

Short ball outside off, Josh Little sways away and leaves this one alone. What a bowling effort from Wayne Parnell as he ends his quota of four.

Dwaine Pretorius serves this full and outside off, Barry McCarthy swings hard and misses as it just beats his outside edge.

WIDE! Really wide outside off and full. This is well beyond the tram line and is called wide.

WIDE! Bangs this in short and wide outside off, Barry McCarthy charges down the wicket and slashes at it. It is too wide and the umpire raises his arms to indicate it.

FOUR! This has been flicked away! Dwaine Pretorius bowls a low full toss on the pads. Barry McCarthy clips the ball towards deep square leg for a boundary.

Dwaine Pretorius goes back to bowling wide outside off, Barry McCarthy strokes this straight to covers.

FOUR! Barry McCarthy is putting up quite a show here! Dwaine Pretorius serves this on a length outside off, Barry McCarthy thumps this over the non-striker's head towards the long on fence for another boundary in the over.

SIX! He seems to want to go down fighting here! Dwaine Pretorius continues bowling on length outside off, Barry McCarthy charges down the wicket and hits this even better as it flies well over the long on fielder for a maximum! What hitting by the pace bowler!

This is short and wide outside off, Barry McCarthy continues to go hard at the ball and gets a thick outside edge high in the air and it lands in the vacant deep backward point region. Takes a single and keeps strike. 17 runs have come from this over. 

Tabraiz Shamsi serves this shot and in line with the stumps, Barry McCarthy pulls this to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Full and turning down leg side, Josh Little looks to work this fine and misses. The umpire calls this one wide.

This is flighted full outside off, Josh Little looks to defend and gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single.

Tabraiz Shamsi flights this full and on leg, Barry McCarthy looks to heave this leg side and mistimes it towards deep square leg for a couple of well-taken runs.

FOUR! Barry McCarthy flights this full on leg stump, Barry McCarthy hits this across the line of the ball and gets this to deep mid-wicket for another four runs! This is proving to be quite entertaining.

Flights this full and well outside off, Barry McCarthy lifts this towards long off and does not connect well. Lands short of the fielder as they take a single.

FOUR! Josh Little tickles one down fine! Tabraiz Shamsi goes full outside off once again. Josh Little takes out the reverse sweep and gets a glove past short third man for a boundary!

A length ball, well outside off, Barry McCarthy has a wild swing at it but misses it completely.

Smartly bowled! This is on a fullish length and outside off, Ngidi takes all the pace off the ball. McCarthy has a swipe across the line but gets beaten for the lack of pace this time.

And again! Fuller and around off, no pace offered by Nigidi. Barry McCarthy goes a bit too hard at it and loses his shape as he misses the ball yet again.

SIX! Pace on and McCarthy takes full advantage. This is on a shortish length and outside off, McCarthy fetches it and pulls it hard and flat over the cow corner fence for a maximum.

Slower and shorter, around off, this is pulled off the inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.

Good length, outside off and slower in pace, Little looks to guide it past the keeper but misses.

Dwaine Pretorius goes full and angling down leg, Barry McCarthy goes to swing and misses. Hits his pads and rolls towards short third man for a leg bye.

Dwaine Pretorius bowls this on a good length and angling into the pads, Josh Little flicks this towards deep square leg for a single.

DROPPED! The game should have been over! Dwaine Pretorius bangs this in short and outside off, Barry McCarthy comes down the wicket and skies the ball toward long on. Keshav Maharaj gets under this one and misses a sitter. Hits his knees as it goes through his palms and he is down in pain.

This is short as well and follows the batter as he looks to make room down leg. Josh Little slashes at this and hits it to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Aiden Markram is not dropping this one and Barry McCarthy's cameo comes to an end! Dwaine Pretorius continues bowling short and angles the ball into the batter, Barry McCarthy pulls hard but does not time this well as it floats towards deep mid-wicket. Aiden Markram takes a good catch running to his right and makes it look really easy! That brings an end to Ireland's innings and they have lost by 44 runs.