Ireland Tour of South Africa in UAE - Squads, Fixtures and Key Players

Updated At: 2024/09/25

After an unfortunate end of the ODI series against Afghanistan, South Africa is now scheduled to host Ireland in UAE for a 2-match T20 series and a 3-match ODI series.

The Proteas came out short against Afghanistan and lost the series by 2-1. This is a new low for South Africa but they have an opportunity to bounce back in the white-ball format against Ireland.

Due to the recent performance of South Africa against Afghanistan, the odds are against the Proteas squad on 1xBet for the first T20 fixture.

Ireland vs South Africa - Head To Head Stats

ODI - Head To Head

South Africa	ODI (8)	Ireland
6	Wins	1
1	Lost	6
1	No Result	1
0	Tied	0
1	Home Won	1
2	Away Won	0
3	Neutral Won	0

T20 - Head To Head

South Africa	T20 (5)	Ireland
5	Wins	0
0	Lost	5
0	No Result	0
0	Tied	0
0	Home Won	0
3	Away Won	0
2	Neutral Won	0

The two teams have a rich history when it comes to white-ball cricket. They both have met on multiple occasions and the upcoming series is expected to be a thrilling one.

Ireland - Results of Last 5 T20 Internationals

Tournament	Match	Result
T20 World Cup 2024	Ireland vs Pakistan	Loss
T20 World Cup 2024	USA vs Ireland	No Result
T20 World Cup 2024	Canada vs Ireland	Loss
T20 World Cup 2024	Ireland vs India	Loss
One-Off Tournaments	Ireland vs Netherlands	Win

Ireland has been a surprise package in the white-ball cricket. However, 2024 has not been good for Ireland. They are on a losing streak of 4 matches in the T20 format and the team is in desperate need of a win.

The betting apps for cricket have uploaded the odds for the first T20 between the two teams.

South Africa - Results of Last 5 T20 Internationals

Tournament	Match	Result
T20 Series	South Africa vs West Indies	Loss
T20 Series	South Africa vs West Indies	Loss
T20 Series	South Africa vs West Indies	Loss
T20 World Cup 2024	India vs South Africa	Loss
T20 World Cup 2024	Afghanistan vs South Africa	Win

South Africa has seen a sudden shift in their performance in T20i cricket since their loss against India in the final game of the T20 World Cup 2024. The Preteas have failed to bounce back in the shortest format of the game and they are also on a losing streak of 4 fixtures.

Ireland T20i - Squad

Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Matthew Humphreys, Graham Hume, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Key Players

1) Paul Stirling

For Ireland, skipper Paul Stirling will play a crucial role in the batting unit of the team. He is the leading scorer for Ireland in the shortest format of the game. He is also taking up the new role of being the skipper of Ireland for the series against South Africa and that might impact his performance.

	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Paul Stirling (T20)	145	3601	27.07	134.61

2) Mark Adair

Mark Adair will be the key for Ireland in the bowling unit. He is the leading wicket-taker for Ireland in 2024 and had a positive season this year in the shortest format of cricket.

	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
Mark Adair (T20)	12	20	22.10	7.77

South Africa T20i - Squad

Aiden Markram (capt), Ottneil Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Patrick Kruger, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams

Key Players

1) Tristan Stubbs

South Africa will be dependent on Tristan Stubbs for runs in the T20 series against Ireland. He has been the leading run-scorer for the Proteas in the shortest format in 2024 and would like to continue the momentum.

	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Tristan Stubbs (2024)	12	309	36.82	126.63

2) Lungi Ngidi

South Africa is missing out on Kagiso Rabada and Gerald Coetzee for the series in their bowling unit. In this scenario, the Proteas will be dependent on Lungi Ngidi for a positive start in the T20 fixtures.