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00:00So Ireland getting an opportunity to bat first in this series.
00:25That's fantastically timed, square of the wicket by Paul Stirling, what a start from
00:29him, first ball, bang for four, end of the over, Ireland five without loss.
00:37Edged, the second slip has come out and they might be wondering about the wisdom of that
00:42South Africa.
00:43Yes, you can see Lungi Nguidi's reaction there.
00:47Six, it's not often you see Paul Stirling playing a hook shot but he's played it there
00:56and got it right off the middle of the bat, cracking hit.
01:03That's a nice shot, that'll get Andrew Balburnie going.
01:07Very full in length from Lungi Nguidi and very nicely timed by the former captain.
01:13Part and parcel, oh I think that spun a little bit, Fontaine signalling that something happened
01:19there because he's a really good fielder and it's rare to see him miss one as simple as
01:24that.
01:29There's movement down the wicket and that is fantastic, 60 in the over, 36 without loss.
01:39Stirling has looked very good, balance has been spot on all day Isabel Joyce.
01:45Is going around, 400 caps, Andy Balburnie, he'll be pleased to see that just about thread
01:51the gap there.
01:52A welcome boundary and the 50 up for Ireland, 50 run opening partnership, it was much needed
01:59and it's come at a timely moment for Ireland.
02:07Six runs, well that'll help him get going, Andy Balburnie gets inside the line, he's
02:11very good at that type of hook shot.
02:12Looking for any visual clue, gets a little semi inside the line, well picked up, he's
02:17going to pick up another boundary.
02:20Not going to be able to be used by the South Africans, oh that's a bonus delivery, that
02:25is not the best from Fontaine and that creates a really good over for Ireland, takes the
02:30score to 90 after 19.
02:32Good partnership being played, now hooked away, finds the man in the deep, it's a good
02:38catch, it's a super grab, it was banged in, Balburnie loves the pull on the hook shot
02:45but he finds a sweeper in the deep.
02:49Williams back into the attack, it's a nice height for the pull shot and really you'd
02:55say Balburnie's tried to hit that for six but he hasn't quite got all of it.
03:01Balburnie out for 45, it's 101 for one.
03:09Sterling's favourite area, the full toss and he doesn't waste that.
03:18It's just smacked away over mid-wicket for four by Sterling, he's been mightily impressive
03:23throughout the innings.
03:28Great shot, it's a strength of his, Curtis Campher, he likes to get on bended knee and
03:33this time he goes aerial.
03:39He's now gone for five of three.
03:41Well that's better, when you're batting against someone who hasn't bowled that much and really
03:46isn't seen as a bowler.
03:49Leading from the front, that's not the greatest delivery but it is well put away.
03:56That is brilliant from Sterling, it was a long hop, it was dragged down but he had to
04:00pick the gap, rolled the wrists, placed it perfectly, 149 for one.
04:08Peter drag it and does, just gets the contact, but Peter was a little bit slow in moving
04:15into his left to try and execute that catch but I think it was still comfortably hit and
04:20had enough power to beat him even if he had picked it up early.
04:26Gets down, tries to paddle and all he can do is paddle onto his stumps so South Africa,
04:30they've got their breakthrough.
04:33And a much needed wicket for South Africa, trying to improvise, got himself into a bit
04:38of a tangle, also sees Fernitze disturbed in the process.
04:45Kempfer he goes for 34, Highland now 159 for two.
04:53That's well played by Tector, he's controlled it brilliantly, placed it superbly and that's
04:58a boundary to end the over so six runs and a wicket from it, 165 for two.
05:08Stirling at his best, giving himself just that little bit of room, staying leg side
05:12and bunting the ball over mid-off, it was nothing more than a punch really and it's
05:17gone all the way for six.
05:23Goodness me he's hit that hard, again giving himself a little bit of room, Stirling carving
05:28it through backward points.
05:36A right look on the face of Paul Stirling because he's been done in a way that he's
05:41been done so many times on this tour, the ball just jagging back, finding the gap between
05:47bat and pad and the captain's on his way.
05:50Put it right up there in the hands, just go away as soon as the ball came in you could
05:56see Paul Stirling's expression, gap between bat and pad and the death rattle that he's
06:02put in.
06:03A brilliant performance Paul Stirling, not easy out there, 88 for him, he'll be disappointed
06:09not to get to three figures but he goes for a well-made 88 from nine to two and Ireland
06:14179 for three.
06:20Sure what that's hit, Langton-Rosieri says leg by, yes I thought it did make a helmety
06:29sort of sound.
06:35Flight away excellent from Tector, I mentioned the feel that changed third came inside the
06:41ring to put the sweeper deep square leg that was excellent manipulation from Harry Tector.
06:50Nice over extra cover and away for four.
07:00He's found the gap here, Tucker finds the gap beautifully, there's a boundary, there's
07:04the boundary you're after.
07:11Nicely placed again, beautiful stroke by Tector, is this going to fall safely, no that's
07:24a lovely catch, Rickleton showed good speed in getting to that ball and South Africa have
07:31made the breakthrough.
07:33Not a good option from Lorcan Tucker because you know Pec Leclerc is going to bowl slower
07:37ball after slower ball but this is a really good catch backtracking gloves on calls his
07:43feel are out of the way and then elbows impacting the ground make sure he has control it's a
07:49good dive it's a good slide Lorcan Tucker's gone for a bright and breezy 26.233 for four.
08:01Oh yes, oh yes, instead he picks him out, George Dockrell gets it exactly where he wants
08:18it this is it's his onion as they say in the industry it's a strong spot gets too much
08:24of it ideally a slice would be much more effective with the field that was set myself and Dockrell
08:31shakes his head finds deep point for six two four three four five low delivery has
08:40he got enough yes he has Reezy Hendrix gives up the hope of taking the catch and that's
08:45wonderfully struck takes him to 49.
08:51That's beautifully caressed behind the placement is superb another boundary to big up a 50
08:57he's 12th odr 50 second versus South Africa and he really has played well tonight
09:05there we go there's the pedal and there's a result for it hasn't worked out for the third
09:09time tonight Mark Adair has to be on his way with a broken stump he's given his game away
09:15too early he's moved too early and he's moved way too far across his stumps in the end not
09:21affording himself any opportunity to lay back on ball Adair he goes right island now 274 for six
09:32that could be close could be close finger goes up yes it does
09:36Safian Hand comes to the crease on debut and he might be on his way decides to review it
09:41let's go upstairs and have a look has it clipped that leg stump
09:44um there we go pitching in line impacting line wickets is umpires call go back on field
09:55to Raleigh stay with your original decision about Raleigh you're on screen now
10:01the feint tips as good as a solid hit fern when you've got the umpire's call in your favor
10:06and Lazard Williams had actually turned around and gone back to his mark he thought it was missing
10:10beyond him on debut just lost the one delivery if you can find the fence has a bonus boundary
10:15to end the over he swings but he doesn't make contact and there's another wicket
10:19for Lazard Williams four for 56 for him in his 10 a brilliant yorker
10:26that quick arm action again and he's way through graham yume before he could get that blade down
10:31at bullseye what an evening for lazard williams fume goes for one island 279 for it
10:44no delivery doesn't get hold of it does tecta we wanted to come back for the second he's going to
10:48risk being run out but he wants to get back on strike and i think he's going to be short that
10:52was a really good throw by verena it was the bounce throw over the top of the stumps and i
10:57get the feeling tectum might well be short here okay you can hold it there okay i'm ready to make
11:07my decision for the big screen and a wonderful innings of 60 or 48 deliveries comes to an end
11:12from harry tecta he'd be very happy that he's got some form again 282 for nine
11:20last delivery it's a slow one will they come back for the second will there be another run out
11:24young decides not to attempt it and that means that ireland post 284 for now and after winning
11:32the toss decide to bat first brilliant hundred partnership to start a 50 followed it for the
11:36second wicket and with that foundation laid they've ended up posting 284 while they needed
11:44to get runs they got an excellent opening partnership between balbany and captain sterling
11:50again a couple of contributions 34 from comfort sector 60 tucker 26 and it's been blistering hot
11:56conditions here bowlers were put to the test none for 74 lunging gidi but the standout bowler once
12:03again lizard williams with four for 56 two for bartman and two for indele foot la quire 285
12:11is what is be required by south africa in their 50 overs at 5.7 to do we will take a break and
12:18we'll be back with the action in 20 minutes time here we go then
12:32that would have been close if it had been picked up at mid-off
12:35matthew humphries the man who couldn't quite get his hands on it and the batters come back for two
12:40two
12:44edged and the catch is taken paul sterling at first slip
12:52so adair gets reward in his very first over he'd been testing rickleton outside the off stump
13:00yeah rickleton would have seen this one coming back at him all the couple that went across
13:05rickleton but on this occasion a thick outside edge and an excellent catch by paul sterling
13:11behind the stumps south africa lose their first four for one as many deliveries as possible
13:21oh i tell you what has he caught it that's an excellent catch
13:27wow they've asked him to get it a touch straighter and success immediately
13:32yeah there was a little bit of a conference before that ball from marco there
13:38i can tell you what he's asking to get it a touch straighter and it worked immediately
13:42and risa hendrix well it's been a long way back from south africa or just one run
13:49out he goes and south africa are eight for two four of us two wickets down
13:55oh that's nearly a third is there oh it is i thought there was a little edge involved there
14:00and that's why there was a bit of a staffled appeal but not the case
14:05under this and yeah he's not going to take it he's sending it upstairs
14:11pitching outside off impacting line wickets hitting okay we go back to roley on field
14:18to stay with this original decision out roley you're on field now please signal
14:24yeah it did look good i just thought maybe i'd heard an extra noise but
14:27definitely far away from the inside edge and russia doesn't find it doesn't have to be on the
14:32way for three oh dear they've been so good and that was uncalled for was that craig craig young
14:49edge and that one goes past the slip and that'll be another bonus boundary
14:53so two boundaries from two deliveries
14:58it's well played holding the length but that is well executed by verena
15:02got into a good strong position and just didn't look to overheat it just caressed it
15:11it's a thick inside edge it is a shorter side and it will go away for a boundary
15:20now then got a golden duck with the bat and he's been pumped for four first ball
15:28oh
15:31now then that's in front of all stump yes it is
15:36shuffling across got himself into a really horrible tangle did kyle verena
15:43it thudded into his pad umpire said yes will he send it upstairs you can see why craig young
15:50didn't even turn around to appeal the only thing that could have saved him is being hit outside the
15:55line but i reckon that's stone dead in front calverina goes for 38 from 36 south africa 59 for
16:02four i think uh ben mcgraw wouldn't have been far off that's nasty played there's the one he's been
16:07waiting for a little bit of width and just banging short enough to be able to judge the movement off
16:12the surface and he gets into a strong position oh that's a shot long half volley but it gets
16:22smith off the mark with a boundary
16:27out young strikes and it's the big fish tristan stubbs goes have a look at this
16:40goes away from the right hander stubbs follows he gets a healthy edge it's a massive wicket
16:48century a couple of nights ago not tonight stubbs has to go disconsolate gone for 20 79 for five
17:01a hard volley and that's pumped through extra cover
17:04i'm not sure if your hands are going to track that one in no nice nice cover drive from smith
17:08smith
17:14there'll be four what it'll say in the scorecard anyway but
17:19perhaps it won't reflect a little bit of fortune that pep loquello had there
17:28it's nicely timed long chase for humphries and i'm not sure he's going to pull it back no he isn't
17:34consecutive boundaries for pep loquello first had a fair amount of fortune the second was very classy
17:47a lovely shot down the ground pep loquello
17:53delightful straight drive
17:55that's hit hard on the app and that's a really good shot there's nothing really wrong with that
18:01length the first few deliveries of the over seem to be over pitched but it was a proper length
18:06nicely dealt with by path the choir that's where you just want to kind of knock it down there
18:11pulls that one away well and there's another example of the pie possessor that is a fantastic
18:16shot it's gone all the way so that's 10 from three deliveries and all of a sudden you get
18:2110 from three deliveries and all of a sudden you get the feeling that he's starting to feel
18:25comfortable after the short pitch will be up in the air could be taken yes it is they get their
18:32breakthrough two men set back he falls into the trap this battle acquired trying to go
18:37after it like smith did early on in the over but i think it hits high up on the bat
18:42and the elephant laquire hand been operating on a back of a link length all evening
18:47on this occasion he's dragged the length back the elephant laquire picking up
18:54feel the down at fine leg
18:58laquire goes for 23 south african out 126 for six back into the attack and finds the edge but
19:05that'll probably work its way down to the fence and does so a fortunate boundary to get fontaine
19:11underway i'll show you up and over point that's going to be about it's a poor ball
19:19short wide and smith is just dare i say it getting into a bit of a groove here
19:28that's a lovely shot again it's a half volley
19:33that's this strong spot jason smith doesn't overhit it gets a good stride to the ball but
19:40the placement is so impressive
19:46plenty to be positive about if you're an ireland cricket fan that's a lovely lovely half century
19:52from jason smith first in the odi arena and with that he gives south africa
20:00a chance here in abu dhabi 35 done 159 for six
20:06gets through the defences slides one on crashes into the stumps the quicker delivery
20:12and that was brilliant delivery 104 the other one before 91 i think you set him up nicely
20:20ball prior to this a bit of turn beyond for 10 playing back to a fully's delivery from i'm freeze
20:29i'm freeze
20:32again for 10 goes for 11 south africa now 159 for seven
20:39swings hard and does it well over mid wicket and that's the way to start and over that one
20:44was more controlled than some of the other shots we've seen from him in the last few overs
20:51there's that shot sterling was almost going to ground before the ball got to him but that is
20:55well struck change up of pace at smith equal to the task
21:02edged and he's on his way the back of the link delivery with a bit of pace by young
21:09has meant that he's found the feather in south africa have lost their seventh or is it the eighth
21:18this one just got big on him it's the cross seam which means it rust
21:22the zod williams got onto him a touch quicker
21:26i mean it's to the keeper williams goes for two south africa now 176 for it
21:34does and he gets the inside it's but it's a way to the fence bonus boundary for lunging giddy
21:40mark adair into the attack
21:47clobbered sounded beautiful off the blade onto the grass bank or a monster
21:55players who could be in a normal starting 11 as he grinds that one away to leg side and places it
22:01really well just a flick of the bottom hand and that was hit with some immense power takes him
22:06into the 80s tugged leg side in the gap again it's raining boundaries here for smith moves to 85
22:20oh don't worry about chatting don't worry about
22:23chirping a batter look at that stare a big 60 in the 43rd over 18 offered 209 for eight
22:32for that wide yorker there is a man down in the deep it's mark a dare it's out he did go for the
22:42wide yorker smith had to throw everything at it slices to a dare really was wide he had to reach
22:53for it and that's maybe why he didn't get anywhere near the middle nought in his first one day
22:59international tonight he was spectacular for his 91 of 93 gave south africa maybe half a chance
23:05south africa is the ninth 209 for now no i'll be very disappointed any player good shot from
23:15lungi and giddy
23:19gone brilliant for ireland graham hume mops it up and giddy nicks off to law kentucker
23:29and ireland have another historic win here in abu dhabi
23:35beating south africa by 69 runs in the third and final odi and it was a comprehensive win in the
23:43end for ireland built on the back of some solid contributions at the top of the order led by paul
23:48sterling 284 a significant score and south africa well they were 10 for 3 at the start of their
23:56innings with mark a dare bowling really really effectively with the new ball and a long way back
24:02from 10 for 3 they fought hard led by jason smith a fine innings from him but in the end
24:08it wasn't quite enough
24:13you