SA Women vs IRE Women, 1st T20I at Cape Town, SA Women vs IRE Women, Dec 05 2025 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

1st T20I, Cape Town, December 05, 2025, Ireland Women tour of South Africa

South Africa Women

220/2

(18/20 ov, T:221) 115

SA Women won by 105 runs

Player Of The Match

Laura Wolvaardt

, SA-W

115* (56) & 2 catches

SA Women Innings

IRE Women Innings

Info

South Africa Women (20 ovs maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Faye Tunnicliffe	c †Hunter b J Maguire	1	5	-	0	0	20.00
Sune Luus	b Canning	81	51	-	11	1	158.82
Laura Wolvaardt (c)	not out	115	56	-	15	4	205.35
Dane van Niekerk	not out	21	8	-	4	0	262.50
Extras	(w 2)	2
Total	20 Ov (RR: 11.00)	220/2
Did not bat Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nondumiso Shangase, Sinalo Jafta †, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Fall of wickets 1-4 (Faye Tunnicliffe, 1.3 ov), 2-180 (Sune Luus, 17.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Orla Prendergast	4	0	39	0	9.75	6	1	0
Jane Maguire	4	0	52	1	13.00	5	1	0
1.3 to F Tunnicliffe, . 4/1
Ava Canning	4	0	33	1	8.25	7	0	0
17.3 to S Luus, . 180/2
Lara McBride	3	0	40	0	13.33	2	0	0
Aimee Maguire	4	0	36	0	9.00	5	0	0
Louise Little	1	0	20	0	20.00	0	0	0

Ireland Women (T: 221 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Amy Hunter †	c Tryon b Luus	1	3	-	0	0	33.33
Gaby Lewis (c)	c Wolvaardt b Tryon	30	29	-	5	0	103.44
Orla Prendergast	c & b Luus	2	2	-	0	0	100.00
Leah Paul	c Wolvaardt b Shangase	34	23	-	6	0	147.82
Laura Delany	c Klaas b Luus	13	19	-	1	0	68.42
Christina Coulter Reilly	b Tryon	1	2	-	0	0	50.00
Louise Little	c Klaas b de Klerk	13	13	-	2	0	100.00
Ava Canning	c Shangase b Luus	3	5	-	0	0	60.00
Aimee Maguire	not out	3	4	-	0	0	75.00
Jane Maguire	b Mlaba	6	5	-	1	0	120.00
Lara McBride	b Mlaba	1	3	-	0	0	33.33
Extras	(lb 6, w 2)	8
Total	18 Ov (RR: 6.38)	115
Fall of wickets 1-2 (Amy Hunter, 0.4 ov), 2-4 (Orla Prendergast, 0.6 ov), 3-46 (Gaby Lewis, 7.3 ov), 4-77 (Leah Paul, 11.1 ov), 5-82 (Christina Coulter Reilly, 12.1 ov), 6-88 (Laura Delany, 13.5 ov), 7-96 (Ava Canning, 15.3 ov), 8-102 (Louise Little, 16.1 ov), 9-113 (Jane Maguire, 17.1 ov), 10-115 (Lara McBride, 17.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Sune Luus	4	0	22	4	5.50	9	0	0
0.4 to A Hunter, . 2/1 0.6 to O Prendergast, . 4/2 13.5 to L Delany, . 88/6 15.3 to A Canning, . 96/7
Marizanne Kapp	2	1	11	0	5.50	8	0	0
Masabata Klaas	2	0	27	0	13.50	1	1	0
Nonkululeko Mlaba	3	0	9	2	3.00	11	1	0
17.1 to J Maguire, . 113/9 17.6 to LA McBride, . 115/10
Nadine de Klerk	2	0	13	1	6.50	5	0	0
16.1 to L Little, . 102/8
Chloe Tryon	3	0	14	2	4.66	11	0	0
7.3 to GH Lewis, . 46/3 12.1 to CE Coulter Reilly, . 82/5
Nondumiso Shangase	2	0	13	1	6.50	5	0	0
11.1 to L Paul, . 77/4

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Match Details

GroundNewlands, Cape Town

TossSouth Africa Women, elected to bat first

Series

Ireland Women tour of South Africa

Player Of The Match

Laura Wolvaardt

Series resultSouth Africa Women led the 3-match series 1-0

Match numberWT20I no. 2587

Hours of play (local time)14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20

Match days5 December 2025 - day (20-over match)

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