Ireland defeated South Africa by 10 runs in the 2nd T20I match in Abu Dhabi of the ongoing T20I series. This is the first-ever victory of Ireland over South Africa in the shortest format of the game. The match had taken place at the beautiful Sheik Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, where South Africa decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Ireland put up a great show after being invited to bat first by posting its highest total ever against South Africa in T20Is—195/6. In response, South Africa also got a brilliant start, but the Proteas batters were unable to capitalize on that as they were strangled by the Irish bowling in the death overs. In the end, South Africa fell 10 runs short of the target, and Ireland registered their first-ever win against South Africa in T20Is.
Match Scorecard: IRE vs SA 2nd T20I, Abu Dhabi
Ireland Batting
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Paul Stirling (c) | c Rickelton b Kruger | 52 | 31 | 167.74 | 7 | 1 |
| Ross Adair | c Breetzke b Mulder | 100 | 58 | 172.41 | 5 | 9 |
| Harry Tector | b Williams | 5 | 7 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 20 | 13 | 153.84 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | c Stubbs b Mulder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Rock | b Ngidi | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Adair | run out (Breetzke/†Rickelton) | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Fionn Hand | not out | 4 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 2, w 6) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 9.75) | 195/6 |
South Africa Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | R | W | ECON |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Lizaad Williams | 4 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 51 | 2 | 12.75 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 2 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Patrick Kruger | 4 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
South Africa Batting
| Batter | Runs | B | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Ryan Rickelton | c Campher b Hume | 36 | 22 | 163.63 | 1 | 4 |
| Reeza Hendricks | c Stirling b White | 51 | 32 | 159.37 | 6 | 1 |
| Matthew Breetzke | c Tector b MR Adair | 51 | 41 | 124.39 | 3 | 2 |
| Aiden Markram (c) | b Humphreys | 8 | 5 | 160 | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c Rock b MR Adair | 9 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c & b MR Adair | 8 | 5 | 160 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Kruger | b Hume | 5 | 4 | 125 | 1 | 0 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | c Stirling b MR Adair | 4 | 3 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | not out | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Lizaad Williams | c Humphreys b Hume | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | not out | 3 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (nb 1, w 9) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 9.25) | 185/9 |
Ireland Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Graham Hume | 4 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Fionn Hand | 2 | 35 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Ben White | 4 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Curtis Campher | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
Man of the Match: IRE vs SA 2nd T20I
Irish opener Ross Adair was named man of the match in the 2nd T20I between Ireland and South Africa in Abu Dhabi for his brilliant power-hitting display. Adair scored 100 runs off 58 balls and became the only third batsman for Ireland to make a century in T20Is.
| Player | Team | Batting Figures |
| Ross Adair | Ireland | 100 (58) |
Most Runs: IRE vs SA 2nd T20I
Ross Adair was the highest scorer of the second one-day international of the IRE vs SA T20I Series 2024, as he scored 100 runs in 58 balls.
| Player | Team | Batting Figures |
| Ross Adair | Ireland | 100 (58) |
Most Wickets: IRE vs SA 2nd T20I
Mark Adair was the most lethal bowler in the 2nd T20I match between Ireland and South Africa in Abu Dhabi. Mark took 4 wickets in exchange for just 31 runs in his bowling spell.
| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
| Mark Adair | Ireland | 4/31 (4 overs) |
Most Sixes: IRE vs SA 2nd T20I
Ross Adair struck the most sixes during his century in the 2nd T20I of the Ireland vs South Africa T20I Series. In his knock of 100 (58), Ross Adair hit 9 sixes.
| Player | Team | Sixes |
| Ross Adair | Ireland | 9 |
Playing XIs: IRE vs SA 2nd T20I
Ireland Playing XI
Paul Sterling (c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Neil Rock, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Matthew Humphrys, Ben White, Graham Hume
South Africa Playing XI
Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickellton, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Brertzke, Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Patrick Kruger, Nqabayomzi Peter, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi
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