South Africa Women v Ireland Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, Ireland Women tour of South Africa, 2025

Ireland Women tour of South Africa 1st T20I: South Africa Women v Ireland Women at Cape Town, December 05, 2025
South Africa Women
SA-W
220/2 (20)
Ireland Women
IRE-W
115/10 (18)
Finished
SA-W won by 105 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Aimee Maguire340075.00
Lara McBride130033.33
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Nonkululeko Mlaba30923.00
Nadine de Klerk201316.50
Current Partnership: 2 run (0.5 ov) | Last Wicket: Lara McBride 1 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 115/10 (17.6 ov)
CRR: 6.39 | Last Ten Overs: 64/7 6.19
Recent: W1·1·W14114W141W11

Commentary

End of over 18 (2 runs)
Lara McBride 1 (3)
Aimee Maguire 3 (4)
Ireland Women 115/10
Nonkululeko Mlaba 3-0-9-2
Nadine de Klerk 2-0-13-1
w
17.6
Lara McBride b N Mlaba 1 (3) Nonkululeko Mlaba to Lara McBride, no run, b N Mlaba, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lara McBride goes back, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
1
17.5
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Aimee Maguire, 1 run, arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Aimee Maguire hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the long on for 1 run.
0
17.4
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Aimee Maguire, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Nonkululeko Mlaba sends down a sharp delivery, Aimee Maguire hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
1
17.3
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Lara McBride, 1 run, Lara McBride hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
17.2
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Lara McBride, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lara McBride hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
w
17.1
Jane Maguire b N Mlaba 6 (5) Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jane Maguire, no run, b N Mlaba, Bowled out !! off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, Jane Maguire hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
End of over 17 (11 runs)
Jane Maguire 6 (4)
Aimee Maguire 2 (2)
Ireland Women 113/8
Nadine de Klerk 2-0-13-1
Sune Luus 4-0-22-4
1
16.6
Nadine de Klerk to Jane Maguire, 1 run, Jane Maguire hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
16.5
Nadine de Klerk to Jane Maguire, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jane Maguire elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
1
16.4
Nadine de Klerk to Aimee Maguire, 1 run, Aimee Maguire hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
1
16.3
Nadine de Klerk to Jane Maguire, 1 run, Jane Maguire hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
4lb
16.2
Nadine de Klerk to Jane Maguire, 4 leg bye, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Jane Maguire hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
16.1
Louise Little c M Klaas b N de Klerk 13 (13) Nadine de Klerk to Louise Little, no run, c M Klaas b N de Klerk, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Louise Little hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards deep cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Masabata Klaas, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Louise Little.
End of over 16 (8 runs)
Louise Little 13 (12)
Aimee Maguire 1 (1)
Ireland Women 102/7
Sune Luus 4-0-22-4
Chloe Tryon 3-0-14-2
1
15.6
Sune Luus to Louise Little, 1 run, Louise Little hangs in the crease to take googly of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.
4
15.5
Sune Luus to Louise Little, Four, Four !! flicker ball, full length, on the off stump. Louise Little goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
15.4
Sune Luus to Aimee Maguire, 1 run, Aimee Maguire hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
w
15.3
Ava Canning c N Shangase b S Luus 3 (5) Sune Luus to Ava Canning, no run, c N Shangase b S Luus, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Ava Canning goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Nondumiso Shangase, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Ava Canning is out.
1
15.2
Sune Luus to Louise Little, 1 run, Sune Luus delivers flipper at full length, Louise Little goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
15.1
Sune Luus to Ava Canning, 1 run, Ava Canning goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 15 (5 runs)
Louise Little 7 (9)
Ava Canning 2 (3)
Ireland Women 94/6
Chloe Tryon 3-0-14-2
Sune Luus 3-0-14-3
0
14.6
Chloe Tryon to Louise Little, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Louise Little hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards point, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
4
14.5
Chloe Tryon to Louise Little, Four, Four !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump. Louise Little goes back, hits punch in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
14.4
Chloe Tryon to Louise Little, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, Louise Little hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
14.3
Chloe Tryon to Louise Little, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the off stump, Louise Little hangs in the crease and slash inside out shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
14.2
Chloe Tryon to Ava Canning, 1 run, Ava Canning goes forward to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
0
14.1
Chloe Tryon to Ava Canning, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ava Canning hangs in the crease and slash push towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 14 (4 runs)
Ava Canning 1 (1)
Louise Little 3 (5)
Ireland Women 89/6
Sune Luus 3-0-14-3
Chloe Tryon 2-0-9-2
1
13.6
Sune Luus to Ava Canning, 1 run, Ava Canning hangs in the crease to take legbreak of yorker aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
w
13.5
Laura Delany c M Klaas b S Luus 13 (19) Sune Luus to Laura Delany, no run, c M Klaas b S Luus, Caught out !! flicker ball, full length, on the off stump, Laura Delany goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards deep cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Masabata Klaas, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Laura Delany is out.