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00:00So, welcome to the Zide Cricket Stadium for the second of the two matches in this T20
00:23International Series, Ireland and South Africa.
00:26South Africa winning the toss this evening, choosing to bowl once more as they did two
00:30nights ago.
00:31One change for each side, with Graham Hume coming in, in place of Craig Young for Ireland
00:38and Lungi Ngidi, he's replaced Othniel Bartman in the South African line-up.
00:44Pairs on their way, so are the two teams.
00:48Good evening to you, Hearn.
00:52Good evening, Brian.
00:53Good evening to all our viewers.
00:55Two changes for South Africa, Lungi Ngidi in, one would feel, based on their bowling
01:01two nights ago, he would bring a great deal of control with that new ball.
01:06... for Ireland, Paul Sterling, experienced campaigner in this format, 146 matches in
01:16at StrikeRed, it's impressive at the top of the order, 23.50s to go with his 100.
01:25And a young man that impressed the other night, really taking a liking to this South African
01:30bowling line-up, Ross Adair, it's a young career, 10 innings, StrikeRed, that's what
01:37we look out for in this format, with the best of 65.
01:45And off we go.
01:48A little bit of swing, first up there.
02:05Off the mark in emphatic fashion.
02:10Yeah, that's the nature of the man, that's the way he's going to play.
02:13He's going to earn the full side, he's going to take full advantage.
02:18Beautifully timed by Paul Sterling, that's Sterling at his best really, he's so strong
02:27through the offside, he stayed leg side there, just opened the face of the bat, and that
02:32flew through point for four.
02:34Yeah, excellent batsmanship from Paul Sterling, you can see how he's intentional, just using
02:38the pace, opening the face of the bat, bringing it offside into play.
02:48The one over for Lungi Ngidi, on the grandstand end.
03:04Sterling got a single off the last ball of the previous over, so he retains the strike.
03:10Has to reach for that, but he's reached pretty effectively, it's gone all the way for six.
03:21Yeah, and this is the danger for Vian Milda, very often, first couple of balls in his three
03:27spells, he's trying to look for a bit of swing.
03:31In a sense that Paul Sterling identified it early, he's down the track, and there was
03:36a bit of swing on offer, he had to reach for it.
03:39Tell you what, he's got a healthy piece of willow on this, it's flown the distance, yeah
03:43it might be downwind.
03:45An excellent start to the third over for Ireland.
03:53That'll be four more, that's a lovely shot, square of the wicket on the offside, Sterling
04:00means business.
04:01It's mentioning Vian Milda looking for a bit of swing, and this is the danger when you
04:08do go for a bit of swing, because you will offer up some width.
04:13Beautiful balance from Paul Sterling, and hitting it with the swing.
04:24Then the key was, he got the ball he was after, but could he place it between a strong offside
04:29field? Indeed he could.
04:32You just see that bench, the Ireland bench, when the captain starts finding form, just
04:38gives everyone a little confidence boost, this is a great shot.
04:46That's nicely played, use of the feet, has he got enough of it? Stubbs hits himself but
04:50not going to get anywhere near.
04:52So another really good over from Ireland, 12 from that one, 4 completed, 39 without
04:56loss, smiles on the faces.
05:02Watch this one, no he doesn't, but the contact just drops short of Markram, he's probably
05:08sitting there thinking, oh maybe I could have launched myself, it carried just a little
05:12bit more than I initially thought it would.
05:17Self at mid-off, could he have made the ground?
05:23I think he probably could have, I think if he really went for that from the outset he
05:27would have got underneath the ball, Aidan Markram.
05:31Room, it's a bit of a top edge, it's up there, I think it's Kruger who sets himself underneath
05:46this and takes it comfortably.
05:48It was in the air for a long time, but as we mentioned earlier on the piece, a strong
05:52breeze coming across the ground in South Africa having their breakthrough.
06:01Good catch in the deep, never easy in the night sky, it's brave bowling because he's
06:07bowling to that short side and the batter's hitting with the wind, so slamming on the
06:12length, Lizard-Williams beating Rossadier for pace.
06:20Just checking, maybe South Africa haven't got their breakthrough, oh my word, a reprieve.
06:28Rossadier and that'll bring up the 50, I tell you what, a big celebration when you're bowling,
06:33are we?
06:35Let's have a look at this, just about, just about, nothing behind the line.
06:48Oh, that's nicely played.
06:50I actually quite like the variation, we haven't seen any short pitch deliveries from any of
06:55the South African bowlers.
06:57130km per hour, bangs it in short and Sterling's dealt with it really well.
07:03It looks faster than 130km.
07:06Lizard-Williams.
07:09Sterling for pace but with fine leg, fine leg in the ring, Sterling does well.
07:14Let's bowl two of this over 140km.
07:17Oh, he's got that, that was an almighty clatter.
07:29He came hurtling down the wicket as well, Adair.
07:34Well that one stayed hit, didn't it, as soon as he made contact you knew this was going
07:39all the way, gets it well in front of him as well.
07:43Another player would have hit that straight up but the sheer power of Ross Adair helps
07:47that one for a maximum, doesn't bother running.
07:52Oh, that's gone.
07:54We might have to get another one because that's gone a mile.
08:00Well I was talking to Ross Adair before the game and I said, you just keep going.
08:04As we say in Ireland, keep her lit.
08:06Ross Adair, just take up where you left off in the last game.
08:09Felt like he was in good nick that time but he missed out a little bit this time.
08:13Step hit, that's the length you don't want to be for a slower delivery.
08:17Especially not against the power of Ross Adair.
08:20The bottom hand power that comes through, all that core strength, he's making full use of it.
08:27I always thought Paul Sterling is a particularly strong offside player.
08:31I remember watching him against the Afghan mystery spinner Mujibur Rahman here at this ground.
08:35Oh, that's gone.
08:37That'll be 50.
08:39That will be 50.
08:41What a way to bring it up for Ross Adair.
08:44His second T2050 but is it better?
08:47Is that the best one so far?
08:50This is easily the best I've seen Ross Adair in Irish colours.
08:56Just got the length he wanted.
08:58Marlon Rapport on the sweep shot in game one but he's got the right length here.
09:02He's picked it up well.
09:03Hit it into the wind but again he can trust to his strength.
09:14Straight, firm, all the way.
09:17Adair is creating huge problems here for South Africa.
09:21Nine gone, Ireland 98 without loss.
09:26Adair has just looked for boundary after boundary after boundary and he's barely missed that.
09:31Single, bring up the hundred.
10:02Good fielding.
10:04There's plenty of work to be done in Giedi in the deep.
10:11Yeah, fantastic work.
10:13Full stretch dive here running to the right.
10:16He knows his teammates coming around.
10:18So the key is to make contact before you hit the ground.
10:22Bowler appreciative of that.
10:32And now he goes through extra cover.
10:35That's a delightful stroke from Sterling.
10:39Well, the body language from the captain in extra cover tells you that was not the plan.
10:43Do not bowl there, Mulder.
10:45Soon as this was struck, captain's head went straight up to the sky there in extra cover.
10:50Because you cannot bowl that line or that length with this field.
10:56That was the line that you were looking for to the previous field.
10:59As soon as the fine leg went back, the other reaction of Markrum tells you no.
11:04No, Vian Mulder, you needed to be straight.
11:07With this field, you need to be a little straighter.
11:16Oh, we might have to have a little look at that.
11:19No, we don't.
11:21Lazard Williams says, no, we don't.
11:23That's four.
11:25And so the 10th over is ended with a boundary.
11:26Sterling has now found his rhythm again.
11:29And Ireland are 108 without loss.
11:41I like this honesty.
11:47And you just know he's touched the rope while he's picked up the ball.
11:51So Williams knew it was four signaled for and it will be four.
11:54And at 110 without loss, Ireland in the pound seats.
11:59And the players are going to take a drink.
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16:04He's beautifully played, that's just caressed. One bounce and another boundary. This is fantastic
16:11striking here from Rosedaer, he really has been exceptional.
16:17This has probably been the most pleasing aspect of Rosedaer this evening because we know he's
16:22got power at leg side but actually picking the correct ball when it's not at his favourite
16:29favorite lakeside area to go up and over extra and not over hit the ball that was the key there
16:41hold him
16:44detector struggles continues but you can understand he's looking to get on with it
16:50he's not celebrating much there lazard williams because he may be pushing that line tight again
16:55he leans him up good bowling decent pace 136 kilometers an hour
17:02and it just nipped back enough to evade harry tector gone for five
17:15oh that's gone out the ground but there'll be a free hit for certain
17:20because that is well above waist height
17:24yeah first island player to hit nine sixes in a t29 329 and he's gone to 99
17:32and he's going to have a free hit i tell you what is it the 25th of december it's christmas
17:45these aren't easy to hit as well he goes down the wicked
17:49it's just a reaction and again he finds the middle of the bat and they're picking it up
17:54off the bank south africa oh now ross adair poised 99 with a free hit
18:04me
18:1199 here we go
18:15three hit tuck leg side what a moment magnificent batting from ross adair into the side ahead of
18:23andrew balbernie and what a way to announce yourself on the world stage 57 balls nine
18:31gloriously hit sixes i don't have a new star at the top of the order
18:43here's a chance here's a chance grasp just
18:48and so doctoral will have to depart mulder strike south africa have one more
18:52four
18:57young 14 in the deep that's a good catch you know not easy to judge it's a longer boundary
19:02and it's hit into the wind he does really well here young 14 just to set himself just about
19:09tell you what i'll tell you what wouldn't have been far off touching a bit of grass that ball
19:16george dockrell well he's not happy because i think he's seeing the replay george dockrell
19:21and i think the umpires are going to have a little look at this upstairs
19:34and just freeze it there just take it back one frame
19:37just take it back one frame one more frame back and just freeze it there the fingers are not under
19:44the ball and the ball is in contact with the ground there the ball is in contact with the
19:50ground and the fingers are not under the ball i made my decision for the big screen
19:58well well well and the blunders continue in the field
20:04happy brother happy arlington africa's fielding in the first t20 and here this evening has not
20:12been good enough catches run outs miss fields in the deep
20:24well don't worry about this this is out straight to the man breathes care in the deep but that is
20:30a wonderful innings that has to come to an end from rossiday he stood and watched the first part
20:36of his innings as paul sterling was quite brilliant up front but then he found his rhythm and he found
20:41his power and he produced an absolute beauty marvellous innings comes to an end heading into
20:52the longer boundary it's 78 yards into the wind it's a good catch marvellous innings from rossiday
21:00brilliant for ireland the moment he will cherish forever gone for 100 174 for three
21:05they've just got 45 and they've lost four wickets neil rock success in the first t20
21:16off the mark immediately but that means he keeps the strike
21:20which is not really a problem because dockers only face six deliveries 17 gone 176 for four
21:25and
21:31old slower ball again rock through the shot and giddy's a happy man
21:40south africa well they've blasted back into this contest now at one stage island were 137 without
21:47loss yes another slower delivery but this time on the stumps and i just wonder where
21:55he delivered this ball from because i think it's well behind the pop increase
21:59that's part of what deceived neil rock was through the shot far too early
22:04and he knew before that ball hit the stumps before he heard the death rattle that he'd made a mistake
22:10ireland just continued to lose wickets neil rock he goes for one ireland 176 for five
22:16now a second adair of the evening mark bowling all rounder
22:30he's the man who tends to set up for the slower delivery looks to come back for two
22:36i think he's short yes the umpire not even going upstairs finger going up
22:43he wanted to but he was nowhere near getting that too it was mark adair
22:50the wicket goes down yeah rescue is so quick over the ground he really is a pocket rocket
22:56and you can see how short he is i thought the only thing they might want you to check
22:59was if the ball came out of rickleton's hands but you can see it's comfortably between the gloves
23:05and that's another wicket down six going down in short succession
23:10i feel i say five 180 for five
23:18this could be that boundary that ireland have been looking for
23:24kruger just straying in line dockrell getting something on it
23:31a bit of a smile from dockel because it's been a while since ireland have scored a boundary
23:35two strays just a little tickle very handy on that occasion as field is inside the ring
23:40rickleton behind the stumps frustration for him
23:55into the over one to go in the island innings the 187 for six
24:05one
24:13good last over from lazard williams just eight runs from it it's ireland's highest total in a
24:202020 international against south africa previous highest was in august 2022 in bristol
24:27good start an excellent start from ireland sterling and ross adair both passing 50 then
24:34adair got to the 100 and then he was out and after that it was south africa
24:38on top and they took wickets with regularity
24:41along he was introduced into the south african side and you could tell his experience was
24:46brilliant one for 23 12 dot deliveries williams good at the back end milder picked up two
24:51was brilliant one for 23 12 dot deliveries williams good at the back end milder picked up two
24:57peter was punished a little bit as was fontaine kruger once again good with his one for 31
25:10yeah they've got a few more extra runs to play with this evening
25:13island paul sterling it's been impressive with bet again but these two men
25:20electrifying partnership on friday night in the first t20 international
25:26that man ryan rickleton he will want to make sure that that average keep going up
25:31now strike rate is no issues there this is best was the last game on friday that's 76
25:37it's a nice opening partnership for south africa left-hander right-hander combination
25:41lisa hendricks has put himself back into a little bit of form 16 50s he's got at this level
25:48best of 87 and he got himself 51 on friday night so back into some form he hasn't been in the best
25:54of touch oh that is very impressive the control he goes for the other option the end swing it
26:04to the left hander and the challenge is always can i start it on the right line i think he
26:10started that one perfectly that one moved impressively as well have a look where this
26:14starts while outside the off stump brickleton thinks okay maybe no that one shapes back in
26:19nicely this has been an impressive over first five deliveries can he get out of there
26:35with the other no damage done or even the bonus or wicked
26:45thick edge but still a very good delivery so just two singles from that first over
26:57does get it to shape nicely holds a good length
27:01it's almost a trend that we're seeing in the modern day t20 game left arms
27:05spinners opening the ball the bowling but looking to swing it back at the right hander
27:11see reza hendrick he's done his homework
27:15that one unfortunately starts wide and that's beautifully punched off the back foot
27:19it's a quick outfield and that'll be south africa's first boundary
27:25talking about reza hendricks doing his homework on humphries
27:28let's see how he's intentional trying to stay leg side knowing that he's going to try and
27:32swing it back at him an excellent placing dissecting those fielders in the cover region
27:38no spinners tend to operate about 85 to maybe 90 miles an hour those
27:42first two deliveries have been 103 and 102
27:50big fan of that shot that's gone the distance there's the first maximum i didn't know if the
27:54timing was good enough because it seemed so graceful and so easy from rickleton
28:01there's a wonderful strike out the cricket ball ryan rickleton
28:06effortless he's walking inside the line of that understanding he was going to
28:10try and take it across him again look at the flow of that blade
28:16it
28:33build it oh there's the opportunity goes down we saw in the first t20 a little bit of width
28:39and he chipped it to cover did ryan rickleton
28:43and unfortunately for ireland an opportunity to get out the dangerous
28:47rickleton presents itself it doesn't get taken
28:53they had a choice of who they wanted to get out it's that man ryan rickleton he's
28:57back on strike now how many will that drop cost ireland
29:00that's a flat back over the bowler's head and all the way that is some shot
29:13definitely not one you'd see being taught down in the nets but a very effective stroke it was
29:21slow bouncer into the pitch but all the time in the world rickleton to get the bottom hand through
29:26the first t20 and then this one just the power he possesses
29:34yes another six off his bat in this series
29:43oh he had to get a move on didn't he long on
29:48too straight for long to be in the game
29:57oh
30:01got it i'll tell you if you give him any sort of room to free those arms he is a sweet striker of
30:08the cricket ball you've almost got to try and cramp him for room don't you because if you're
30:13in and around off stump he almost shuffles a little bit towards his the leg side so that he
30:18can free those arms on that first t20 he was hitting entirely on the leg side but i think
30:25this is why i don't we're bowling straight at him because he has such good hands when you give
30:29him any whiff outside or stump and gun hand it's not quick enough to trouble
30:35rickleton at the pace that he's bowling
30:44fine and four
30:48now the pressure is on hand
30:50it's such a cruel game isn't it because the previous ball you've been
30:55whacked back over your head and then this one i feel it should go to hand
31:01but it doesn't go into the gloves of the keeper the thick edge
31:07and neil rock didn't even make an attempt to move towards the ball there because it was very
31:11thick edge especially because young hand is staying over the wicket so that helps with
31:15the angle helps it take the ball past
31:24he goes over mid on and that might be all the way as well you know
31:29it has some serious strength here we saw it from ross adair earlier on
31:34for ireland and now ryan rickleton is showing us what he's got similar type of players because
31:40of the core strength they have this kind of position being able to accelerate through the
31:44ball with the bottom hand young hand can't seem to figure out where he can bowl where he won't get hit
31:54what you need in that position is to have the opportunity to come forward so he went down
31:59too early for this country you want to stay up a little bit longer so that if you have misjudged
32:02it you can take an extra step forward take the catch which you saw in in the deep as well it
32:08was george docker who survived a cat on that occasion
32:13see that a lot actually in south africa when teams play on the high felt which is at altitude
32:18johannesburg 1600 feet above sea level the ball flies forever people take catches very comfortably
32:24then they get down to the coast
32:28and the ball just dies this should be taken and is and it's ryan rickleton
32:34the info man for south africa he was looking mighty fine but ireland have struck he dropped
32:42one the previous delivery curtis camphor made no mistake in this occasion into the pitch from graham
32:47hume just holds up a little bit it looks like it rushed rickleton have a look the hands absolutely
32:55no chance that that's touching the ground ground from curtis camphor a little look from graham
32:59hume who says i should have had you before i've got you now ryan rickleton goes for a well-made
33:0436 from 22 south africa lose their first 50 for one that's four into the gap between deep backward
33:18square leg and deep mid wicket and again as was the case on friday white dropping short it's the
33:24end of seven overs 62 for one six was always just going to make that the man right on the
33:38boundary i think it was curtis camphor out there first six for reese hendricks i mentioned he loves
33:47going leg side in iron up that leg side right from the get-go against ben white
34:03it's great fielding from docker allowed a deep cover to keep the batters down to a single
34:08nine overs gone 80 for one
34:10that's really clever batting from britskip he opened the face of the bat it was a slower ball
34:24a little bit of a cutter when britskip found the gap between short third and backward point
34:30superbly camphor into the attack lovely hands
34:44there's a gentleman here at the game tonight john woods that's john there he spent a year
34:51brian mergatroyd traveling around the world visiting 58 of the world's test cricket grounds
34:58he traveled 175 kilometers took 72 flights and crossed india by train
35:05and he's written a book called test cricket grounds and it's going to be in your christmas
35:11stocking brian mergatroyd sounds right up your street great to have john here watching
35:1710 overs have been bowled he'll be happy
35:20south africa 88 for one i think they're going to have a little refreshment
35:34moves across gets a thick edge and that one will find the boundary as well
35:38it's a bit of a free hit and then just hope that it gets into the right area for hendricks
35:4211 from two 29 so far off on hand 1.2 overs
35:51full toss it didn't go where he meant it but it got what it deserved
35:56hands hands signatures figures at this stage 1.2 overs north for 29
36:03let's put that deep wide period out now
36:05edge it's going to find the boundary to that same area that's 17 from the over
36:12wonderful over for south africa and brings up the 50 for ariza hendricks back to back 50s
36:25what gives it air rescue goes down and does down comfortably into the irish dugout
36:31pretty handsome looking strike this from britskip
36:38white the leg spinner but he generally bowls top spin
36:41just gave a little bit of area as the top spinner this helps the ball onto the bat of
36:46britskip clears the front leg to make sure that he goes straight to harry tector he's very wide at long off
36:54oh yes taken sterling an extra cover
36:57well he went for six and then he's come back build a good delivery and then taking a wicket
37:08just had hendrix reaching for that ball didn't go through at the shot if he'd even gone through the
37:1410 more that would have gone over paul sterling an extra cover and have a look at point of contact
37:19there he was touching on the length and that was a bit of length it wasn't over pitched he couldn't
37:23just hit it down the ground he almost had to reach to get it it dipped a little bit
37:27meant that reese hendrix was out in front of himself but a good innings comes to the end
37:3151 of 32 south africa now found themselves 121 for two
37:37then comes to the crease the south and captain aiden markham
37:44drag down and markham is off and running with a maximum beautifully played onto it in a flash
37:51well this is how you play a shorter delivery on this pitch because you can't be guaranteed it's
37:54going to sit up so play with a straighter blade and that gives you every every opportunity
37:58of making contact that's what markham does here have a look there
38:10first sweep and gone that was a very flat delivery with high speed and the south african captain's on
38:17his way
38:21once again you wonder why on earth are we playing the reverse sweep
38:25in this situation was it the percentage shot i think not quicker delivery there from humphries
38:32fuller as well very difficult to come in and play that shot and that's his first wicket for the
38:36series matthew humphries in walks tristan stubbs at number five he's uh earned a reputation around
38:43the world in the t20 leagues what an exceptional shot that is from tristan stubbs that was a slower
38:57ball and he really had to bully that he had to muscle it through extra cover and that's exactly
39:02what he did well they only need one boundary and over south africa rates under 10 and over
39:09one bounty per over and they'll get home with a canter here
39:14so mark it out the moment he's trying to restrict i think i need to try and get a wicked here
39:23change of angle again around the wick and dropping deep third back bringing up
39:28deep backward square so you would think he's looking for that wide yorker
39:40catch shout for a catch and stubs is gone well they needed a wicked island and they've got it
39:49stubs frustrated well he's absolutely seething because that was in the well they call it slot
40:00city and i should have been pumped onto the hill it's exactly where he wanted it tristan stubbs
40:06better through neil rock does the rest healthy edge no doubt about it
40:14i said mark adair needed to gamble or maybe go for the wicked
40:18he's done just that ireland's go-to man does it again stubs gone for nine 157 before
40:36that'll be four
40:39little bit of width there and molder capitalizes just opens the face of the bat third man quite
40:44fine that's a marvelous shot first ball
40:53six stump i reckon no wider probably 70 you have to bowl straight the new man
40:58ball straight because paul sterling brought mid-week it in
41:07south africa in total control here presky 49 not out
41:18half century for matthew britski his first in 2020 internationals and appreciated on the
41:25sidelines three overs to go and africa need 28 they're 168 for four
41:35the market is attrested with the six important deliveries here for ireland 23 required for south
41:40africa he starts with a short pitch delivery pops up in the air can he take the catch himself he can
41:46indeed and that means the new bet is on strike although they've crossed so molder running down
41:51the wicket unable to make any sort of effective contact and that's another big blow for the south
41:58african chase yeah massive blow comes at just about the right time for ireland marker there
42:05into the surface that's a slow ball that we're talking about it's effective on the surface
42:11an excellent running catch
42:12so two wickets in three deliveries and all of a sudden this run chase for south africa is going
42:33pear-shaped and more important for the iris it's the in batter
42:39matthew britski it's so dangerous he looks set
42:46this occasion trying to go downtown trying to go for the maximum
42:55marco there might have missed his hatred ball but the very next ball
43:00will cut into the surface and all he can do is find the field out and long on
43:04excellent catch big pressure catch it's a big moment for the iris
43:11that african out 174 for six
43:24i've appeared to the crease now for south africa
43:27now for south africa
43:30you can see the captain he knows he knows try and get out of his over
43:35in the field third man comes into the ring oh brilliant catch stalling on the edge of the
43:40circle launches himself to his left he's got good hands and moved superbly there so that's another
43:46wicket for odair he picks up his fourth of the evening and what an outing he's had south africa
43:52178 for seven
43:56yeah we talk about overs that can win matches this might just be that over
44:02ruger sets himself comfortably outside the off stump again
44:07walks across and gets bald i think he's dragged it onto the stumps himself or is it a change up in
44:14line and length from him but whatever it is it's mightily effective and that could be the final
44:21throw south africa yeah he's the man that really started proceedings in
44:27closing the tap for runs for south africa with an excellent over
44:32this occasion sees kruger moving across early and he's gone for the timber and guess what
44:39it's another wicket for the iris
44:43required 18 at the start of this over and now all of a sudden ireland in firm control
44:47popped up in the air could be another one it is that's raining wickets here in abidabi
44:58yeah concern the faces of the south african management but
45:02the iris they can do absolutely no wrong that's the fifth wicket to fall in the last two overs
45:09sticking with that ploy the plan of sobel into the surface taking all the pace off
45:13he smashes it down the ground for a single but it's insignificant south africa reach 185
45:20that's 10 short of what they needed to do and ireland win the second t20 international
45:26to level the series one a piece and the iris is the one that's going to be the
45:31winner of the series and the iris is going to be the one that's going to be the one that's
45:35going to be the one that's going to be the one that's going to be the one that's going to be
45:40international to level the series one a piece oh boy can't we have a third one can't we have
45:46a third one no we can't the series is shared and a brilliant performance by the irish
45:52asked to bet first they posted 195 and in defending it comfortably
46:01there's the summary 195 for six in their 20 overs brilliant hundred by dare
46:06south africa bowled out or not bowled out but well short 10 runs short and 185 for now
46:12ireland win by 10 runs and the series is level
46:19stella dans the president of cricket ireland and the two captains each with a hand on the trophy