South Africa Tour of Ireland in Cricket: Facts To Know

Two Test-playing nations that have never claimed a significant ICC prize are South Africa and Ireland. The Ireland cricket team has consistently been in the bottom half of the ICC Rankings, while the Proteas have risen to the top. Ireland has never been able to firmly establish its position as a top-tier cricketing nation, despite having victories over nations like Pakistan, England, and the West Indies during Cricket World Cup competitions. In this article, we will learn more facts about the South Africa tour of Ireland in Cricket. 

Fixture 

According to the published cricket itinerary, the South Africa Tour of Ireland 2022 was to be hosted by England and was set to start on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Two Twenty20 matches were scheduled for England to host during the South Africa Tour of Ireland in August 2022. The last game of the bilateral series between Ireland and South Africa in 2022 took place on August 5 in Bristol.

An international bilateral series, the South Africa Tour of Ireland 2022 was also a component of the Future Tour Programs (FTP) introduced by the International Cricket Council in 2009. Beginning on August 3, 2022, England hosted the bilateral series of South Africa’s tour of Ireland. On August 3, 2022, at noon local time, Ireland and South Africa played in the first T20 match at County Ground in Bristol.

The Face-off

The South African cricket board announced they would play a two-match T20I series against Ireland in August 2022 on Irish soil. The Ireland vs. South Africa T20 series in 2022 was placed at Bristol’s same location. The series was scheduled to begin with the first game on August 3, 2022, and conclude with the final match on August 5, 2022, all in Bristol.

Under Andrew Balbirnie‘s leadership, Ireland played both of its T20 international matches, and Heinrich Malan served as their coach. On the other side, Temba Bavuma served as South Africa’s captain, and Mark Boucher served as their head coach as they faced Ireland. 

Ireland occupied the fifteenth spot in the ICC T20 team rankings, while South Africa occupied the fifth spot. Ireland’s future matches against South Africa and India were advantageous since they served as practice matches for the T20 World Cup 2022, which will be held in Australia at the end of this year.

In South Africa Vs. Ireland three T20 internationals, South Africa consistently trounced Ireland. Ireland faced Scotland in their first T20 international, and since then, they have participated in 122 T20 matches, winning 52 of them while losing 61 of them. South Africa, on the other side, has played in 147 T20 international matches, winning 85 of them while losing 60.

Three Test matches, three One Day International (ODI), and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches were played by the South African cricket team during their tour of England from July to September 2022. The 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship included the Test matches. As mentioned, South Africa played two Twenty20 International games in Bristol against the Ireland cricket team in addition to the matches against England.

Women’s League

On Friday, June 3, South Africa Women began their white-ball tour of Ireland. At Dublin’s Pembroke Cricket Club, the two teams play three T20 Internationals, followed by an equal number of ODIs at Castle Avenue.

The ICC Women’s Championship included three 50-over games. With eight of Ireland’s senior players out injured, the series couldn’t have come at a worse moment for the home team. This indicates that the board did pick up to five uncapped players to go on the formidable South Africa.

Gaby Lewis served as the team’s captain in both forms when Laura Delany, their regular captain, was out due to injury.

In contrast, South Africa faced its own problems as Marizanne Kapp, and Sinaloa Jafta recovered from illnesses. Masabata Klaas and regular captain Dane van Niekerk, for example, were unavailable because of injury. Sune Luus had been handed control during van Niekerk’s absence.

Full lineups for Ireland women vs. South Africa women

Alana Dalzell, Rachel Delaney, Georgina Dempsey, Sarah Forbes, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Kate McEvoy, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Celeste Raack, and Mary Waldron make up Ireland’s T20 and ODI teams, respectively.

Sune Luus led the South Africa team in both T20 internationals and one-day internationals. Other players included Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Lara Goodall, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Tumi Sekhukhune, Andrie Steyn, Chloe Tryon, Del.

Conclusion

Cricket leagues are indeed games to watch out for, not only for Indian fans but International fans as well. South Africa and Ireland have kept us glued to the screens, and this year was no different.