Ireland vs South Africa Match Stats

Full, on off, Craig Young lifts it over covers for one.

Length, on off, Graham Hume pushes it to the cover fielder.

 Oh! Length in the channel and this one shapes away late. Graham Hume wafts at it and is beaten all ends up.

Too full, on off, Graham Hume digs it to the point fielder.

No ball! A high full toss, on off, Graham Hume pushes it to covers for one. Its a no ball for height. Free hit coming up...

FOUR! Too short outside off, Craig Young rocks onto the back foot and cracks a drive through the covers. Easy pickings!

Length, outside off, Craig Young looks to play at it but misses.

Bowls it on off, Graham Hume pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Short, on middle, Graham Hume flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

 SIX! Right out of the screws! Half-tracker outside off that sits up to be hit. Graham Hume hangs back and clatters it over deep mid-wicket!

Full, on off, Graham Hume drills it to long off for one.

Lands it outside off, Craig Young knocks it down the ground for a brace.

Full, on off, Craig Young taps it to the mid off fielder.

Fuller and outside off. This is driven wide of cover for two. 

Fullish again. This is driven past cover for only one. 

Good length and around off. Defended. 

Angled into middle. Young stands tall and defends.

Angled into the pads. Young works it through square leg and takes one. 

WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided. 

Around off. Hume stands tall and guides it to point. 

A length ball, around off. Young pushes it to point for one.

It is on a length, on the pads. Hume blocks it to mid on.

WOAH! So close! A clear chance, but a difficult one. It is tossed up, full and on off. Hume dances down the track and drills it back towards the bowler aerially. Bjorn Fortuin tries to catch it but it only brushes his fingers and goes towards mid off. Two runs taken.

SIX! BANG! This is huge. A short ball, on middle. Hume shuffles and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Flatter and quicker, on middle. Hume blocks it from inside the crease.

Short ball, on off, Hume defends it out into the off side. Ireland continue to delay the victory for the Proteas.

Bangs in a short ball, but a bit slower. Young looks to hoick it across the line but misses.

FOUR! Up and over. Mulder dishes a length ball, around middle and leg. Young uses his feet and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. He moves to 18 now.

FOUR! Streaky! Rubbing salt on the wounds. It is a good-length ball, outside off. Young swings hard. The ball takes the outside edge, flies over the man at short third. It races away.

SIX! BANG! Wiaan Mulder angles in a short ball, on the bodyline. Craig Young picks this one up early and dispatches it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. The stand moves to 50.

Mulder follows the batter with a full one, outside off. Young gets an underedge on it. The ball trickles towards the keeper.

Slower and fuller, around leg, this is shapes past the leg stump. Young was looking to hit it into the leg side but could not get any bat on it. Craig Young becomes the highest score for Ireland.  That really sums up the game for the Irish side.

Hume cuts this short ball to deep point for one.

Young now drives this full ball down to long off for one more.

OUT! TIMBER! Bjorn Fortuin hits the top of off. The wait is finally over for South Africa. Bjorn Fortuin flights this one up, around off. It grips and turns in a touch. Graham Hume goes deep and tries to punch it through the line. He misses though. The ball sneaks through and clips the bails on its way. South Africa win the match by 174 runs.