Ireland vs South Africa Match Stats

A bit short, around middle turning in. Matthew Breetzke swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket along the ground. Fionn Hand fumbles in the deep which allows the batters to come back for the second run.

Pushed through quicker, around off. Matthew Breetzke uses his feet and drives it straight to Paul Stirling at extra covers.

Length ball, around off, blocked out.

Short, top of off. Matthew Breetzke makes some room and cuts it through point. One taken.

WIDE! Pushed through quicker, wide outside off, turning away as well, which takes it past the tramline. Wide called.

A bit short, on the pads. Tristan Stubbs flicks it to square leg for one.

SIX! What a hit. It is looped up, full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke extends his arm and bludgeons it over the cover fence. This goes flat and hard over the boundary ropes. South Africa 53 runs in 30 balls.

Tristan Stubbs hangs back to this good-length ball and cuts it towards deep point. One take before the fielder in the deep deals with it.

FOUR! Nicely played. This is overpitched, outside off. Matthew Breetzke presses forward, gets under the wall and flays it over mid off for a boundary.

WIDE! The umpire signals a wide as Mark Adair sprays this one down the leg side.

A full toss, outside off. Matthew Breetzke slices it towards deep backward point. They take a single.

FOUR! Cracking shot. Back of a length, outside off. Tristan Stubbs gets on top of it and slaps it hard through covers for a fine boundary.

Full ball, around off. Stubbs drives it through covers for a brace.

WIDE! It is full, but wide outside off. Infact, it goes past the tramline. The umpire extends his arms without any hesitation.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Tristan Stubbs is visibly frustrated here as he nicks one behind. South Africa lose a wicket against the run of play here. Ireland might still have some hope for a comeback. It is a length ball, outside off, angling across. Tristan Stubbs wants to continue with his aggression, he swings hard through the line but only to get a thick outside edge. Neil Rock with a solid catch behind the stumps. Wiaan Mulder is the new man in.

Full-length delivery, wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke strokes it to deep extra cover for a single.

FOUR! Excellent Shot! On a length, outside off. Mulder plays it late and times it through the backward point region for a boundary.

Back of a length, angled into the leg pole. Mulder skips down the pitch and tucks it through square leg for a couple.

Full on the middle and leg. Mulder flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Slower bumper, into the surface. Matthew Breetzke swats it through mid-wicket for a double.

Maiden T20I fifty for Matthew Breetzke. Slower length ball, angled into the middle. Matthew Breetzke makes room and taps it to point for a single.

Full-length delivery, just outside the tramline. Matthew Breetzke steps across for the drive but fails to connect.

NO BALL! Lands it full and well outside the pitch. Matthew Breetzke flays and misses. No ball signaled and a free hit is coming up. 

Pitched full, outside off. Matthew Breetzke attempts the reverse but does not connect. 

WIDE! Slower delivery on a length way outside off. Breetzke lets it go. Wide signaled. 

 Full and outside the off-stump. Breetzke opens the face of the bat and throws his bat at it but misses and falls over on the pitch. 

WIDE! Graham Hume tries the full and wide ball again but lands it well outside the tramline. Matthew Breetzke drives and misses. Another wide.

Pitched full, around off. Matthew Breetzke gets low and drives it to deep cover for a single.

Yorker length delivery, angled in, just outside off. Mulder skips down the pitch to hack it across the line but gets an inside edge onto the pad that further rolls toward point for one.

Persists on the full and wide line outside off to Matthew Breetzke who swings hard for the drive but fails to connect. Just 5 runs off the over. 23 needed off 12 balls now.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mark Adair gets the key breakthrough! Slower bumper, banged into the surface on the off-stump line. Wiaan Mulder comes down the track to swat it across the line but ends up getting a top edge to the short leg region. Mark Adair runs around and takes it with ease off his bowling. South Africa lose their fifth.

Slower and fuller at the stumps. Kruger works it through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mark Adair gets his third and it's the big fish Matthew Breetzke. Slower back of a length delivery, on off. Matthew Breetzke hangs back and pulls it flat to the throat of Harry Tector at the long-on boundary who takes it with ease. The half-centurian fails to take his side past the finish line. South Africa are six down.

Back of a length, angling into the middle and leg. Peter pulls it toward deep square leg for a couple.

Short of a length, angled into the body. Peter swivels and pulls it to long-leg for two more.

OUT! STUNNING CATCH! Mark Adair gets his third wicket of the over and might be a game-changer! Slower length ball, outside off. Peter reaches for it and slaps it toward the extra cover region. Paul Stirling goes to his left and plucks it out of thin air. South Africa lose another. 18 needed off the final over. 

A terrific start to the over! Yorker length delivery, well outside off. Patrick Kruger gets across, swings, and misses.

FOUR! Streaky but Patrick Kruger will take it. Full and wide outside off. Kruger throws his hands to it and gets the outside edge and flies over short third and into the boundary. 

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Graham Hume gets the last recognized batter and this should be the game for Ireland. Full and angling into the middle stump line. Patrick Kruger gets too far across for the scoop and misses it completely. The ball crashes into the stumps and the hopes of South Africa are all but gone now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Hume has his third! Bowls it short, around off. Lizaad Williams looks to slap this but gets the outside edge that flies toward short third where Matthew Humphreys accepts a dolly. 

Two runs! A low full toss, outside off. Ngidi drags it towards deep backward point. They collect a brace.

A historic win for Ireland! They have beaten South Africa for the first time in T20Is and leveled the series 1-1. Back of a length on off. Lungi Ngidi forces it to long-off for a single. Ireland win by 10 runs.