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South Africa women's cricket team in Ireland in 2022

The South Africa women's cricket team toured Ireland to play against the Ireland women's cricket team in June 2022.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) and three Women's One Day International (WODI) matches.[3][4] The WODI matches were the part of 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[5] In May 2022, Cricket South Africa named their squad for the tour, with Suné Luus leading the side in Dane van Niekerk's absence.[6] Likewise, Cricket Ireland named their squad, with Gaby Lewis captaining the side,[7] with Laura Delany out due to an injury.[8] Lewis also became the youngest player to captain the Ireland Women's team in international cricket.[9]

Ireland won the opening WT20I match of the tour by ten runs.[10] It was only Ireland's second win in the format against South Africa, with the first win coming in August 2016.[11] South Africa won the second match by eight wickets to level the series,[12] with Lara Goodall scoring her first half-century in WT20Is.[13] South Africa also won the third WT20I by eight wickets, to win the series 2–1.[14]

In the first WODI match, Ireland were bowled out for just 69 runs.[15] South Africa chased down the target of 70 runs in 16 overs, winning the match by nine wickets.[16] In the next match, Ireland made an improved performance when batting, making 213/8 from their 50 overs.[17] However, South Africa chased the target down with more than eleven overs to spare, winning again by nine wickets,[18] to win the series with a match to play.[19] South Africa won the third and final match by 189 runs, with Shabnim Ismail taking her second five-wicket haul in WODI cricket,[20] winning the series 3–0.[21]

Squads

WODIs WT20Is
 Ireland[22]  South Africa[23]  Ireland[24]  South Africa[25]

Ahead of the WODI matches, Ireland's Celeste Raack was granted permission to leave the squad due to family reasons.[26]

WT20I series

1st WT20I

3 June 2022
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
143/7 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
133/7 (20 overs)
Gaby Lewis 52 (38)
Tumi Sekhukhune 3/32 (4 overs)
Anneke Bosch 29 (36)
Arlene Kelly 2/25 (4 overs)
Ireland Women won by 10 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Leah Paul (Ire)

2nd WT20I

6 June 2022
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
106/7 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
107/2 (15 overs)
Gaby Lewis 31 (29)
Tumi Sekhukhune 2/17 (4 overs)
Lara Goodall 52 (40)
Arlene Kelly 1/13 (3 overs)
South Africa Women won by 8 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Jareth McCready (Ire)
Player of the match: Shabnim Ismail (SA)

3rd WT20I

8 June 2022
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
104 (18.3 overs)
v
 South Africa
108/2 (13.5 overs)
Shauna Kavanagh 33 (32)
Tumi Sekhukhune 3/20 (3.3 overs)
Lara Goodall 48 (32)
Jane Maguire 1/6 (1 over)
South Africa Women won by 8 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Roland Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Lara Goodall (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sarah Forbes (Ire) made her WT20I debut.

WODI series

1st WODI

11 June 2022
10:45
Scorecard
Ireland 
69 (27.2 overs)
v
 South Africa
70/1 (16 overs)
Georgina Dempsey 19* (20)
Shabnim Ismail 3/16 (6 overs)
Lara Goodall 32* (40)
Georgina Dempsey 1/20 (4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 9 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
Player of the match: Shabnim Ismail (SA)

2nd WODI

14 June 2022
10:45
Scorecard
Ireland 
213/8 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
217/1 (38.4 overs)
Gaby Lewis 59 (88)
Shabnim Ismail 3/31 (10 overs)
Lara Goodall 93* (99)
Georgina Dempsey 1/59 (9.4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 9 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Jareth McCready (Ire)
Player of the match: Lara Goodall (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Alana Dalzell (Ire) made her WODI debut.
  • Women's Championship points: South Africa 2, Ireland 0.

3rd WODI

17 June 2022
10:45
Scorecard
South Africa 
278/5 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
89 (32.5 overs)
Suné Luus 93 (104)
Arlene Kelly 2/40 (10 overs)
Mary Waldron 32 (69)
Shabnim Ismail 5/8 (8.5 overs)
South Africa Women won by 189 runs
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Shabnim Ismail (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shabnim Ismail (SA) took her 300th wicket in international cricket.[31]
  • Women's Championship points: South Africa 2, Ireland 0.

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