South Africa crushes Ireland by 139 runs in ODI opener.
South Africa 271 for 9 (Rickelton 91, Stubbs 79, Adair 4-50, Young 3-45) beat Ireland 132 (Dockrell 21, Williams 4-32, Fortuin 2-28, Ngidi 2-35) by 139 runs.
Best career Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs' individual ODI scores, as well as their career-best List With a lead of 1-0 in the three-match series, South Africa crushed Ireland by 139 runs thanks to 4-32 from Lizaad Williams.
In the midst of two mini-collapses, Rickelton and Stubbs put on a 152-run partnership to help South Africa reach 271 before Williams' three-for in an eight-over opening session left Ireland five down in 14 overs. In the end, Ireland only managed 132. Rickelton scored most of the first goals as South Africa got off to a cautious start. He smashed two cover drives off Graham Hume and Adair, then cut Mark Adair past point for a boundary on the opening ball of the match.
Between, wicketkeeper Stephen Doheny dropped Hume when he inadvertently gave him the outside edge. However, Adair's shift in strategy and short ball hit in the seventh over proved to be the turning point. Tony de Zorzi was taken at deep backward square after getting the upper hand as he attempted to pull. After that, Temba Bavuma was ruled out for LBW on the first ball after a length ball that had jagged in from outside off, but he was given a reprieve when he reviewed and ball-tracking revealed the ball had crossed middle stump.
Adair's opening stint finished with Rassie van der Dussen edging to second slip, converting two wickets in two overs to three in three. More opportunities resulted with the introduction of spin after the initial powerplay expired.
Craig Young made a brilliant catch at short third as Stubbs attempted a reverse-sweep of Andy Mcbrine in the sixteenth over. Rickelton successfully cleared long-on, who was positioned a few yards inside the ropes and need to run back, after lofting rookie legspinner Gavin Hoey down the ground with one ball remaining.
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