South African women's cricket team toured Ireland in August 2016. The tour consisted of four Women's One Day International (ODI) matches and two Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] South Africa won the ODI series 3–1 and drawn the T20I series 1–1. During the tour, Ireland recorded their first wins over South Africa in international cricket (male or female) by winning the 2nd T20I and the 4th ODI.[3][4]
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Ireland women | South Africa women | ||
Dates | 1 – 11 August 2016 | ||
Captains | Laura Delany | Dinesha Devnarain | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa women won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
Most runs | Kim Garth (139) | Laura Wolvaardt (215) | |
Most wickets | Ciara Metcalfe (8) | Suné Luus (14) | |
Player of the series | Suné Luus (SA)[1] | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Clare Shillington (78) | Mignon du Preez (66) | |
Most wickets | Kim Garth (4) |
Ayabonga Khaka (2) Marcia Letsoalo (2) Suné Luus (2) | |
Player of the series | Suné Luus (SA)[1] |
Squads
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Ireland[5] | South Africa[6] | Ireland[5] | South Africa[6] |
WT20I series
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WODI series
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Cath Dalton (Ire), Gaby Lewis (Ire) and Odine Kirsten (SA) made their ODI debut.
- Suné Luus (SA) became the second player to score a half-century and take a five-for in a women's ODI.[7]
2nd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mignon du Preez (SA) scored the second highest score by a South African player in women's ODI.[8]
3rd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Una Raymond-Hoey (Ire) and Lara Goodall (SA) made their ODI debuts.
- Laura Wolvaardt (SA) became the second youngest women cricketer and the youngest South African player (male or female) to score a century in international cricket.[9]
4th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Ireland's first women's ODI win against South Africa.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "South Africa Women in Ireland 2016". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Fixtures at Espncricinfo
- ^ a b "Ireland level series after SA's dramatic collapse". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Isobel Joyce Discusses Irish Cricket Ahead of a Full Series Against South Africa". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b "CSA announce Proteas women's team to tour Ireland". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Luus' all-round brilliance underpins thumping SA win". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Du Preez century dismantles Ireland Women". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Wolvaardt becomes youngest centurion for South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Bowlers, Joyce star in historic Ireland win". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 August 2016.
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