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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

Ireland Women

(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	4s	6s	WD	NB
Orla Prendergast	4	0	39	0	9.75	6	6	0	1	0
Jane Maguire	4	0	52	1	13.00	5	8	1	1	0
1.3 to F Tunnicliffe, . 4/1
Ava Canning	4	0	33	1	8.25	7	5	0	0	0
17.3 to S Luus, . 180/2
Lara McBride	3	0	40	0	13.33	2	4	2	0	0
Aimee Maguire	4	0	36	0	9.00	5	4	1	0	0
Louise Little	1	0	20	0	20.00	0	3	1	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	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sune Luus	4	0	22	4	5.50	9	2	0	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	2	0	0	0
Masabata Klaas	2	0	27	0	13.50	1	5	0	1	0
Nonkululeko Mlaba	3	0	9	2	3.00	11	0	0	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	2	0	0	0
16.1 to L Little, . 102/8
Chloe Tryon	3	0	14	2	4.66	11	2	0	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	2	0	0	0
11.1 to L Paul, . 77/4

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Match Details

Newlands, Cape Town
Toss	South Africa Women, elected to bat first
Series	Ireland Women tour of South Africa
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	Laura Wolvaardt
Series result	South Africa Women led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	WT20I 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 days	5 December 2025 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Kerrin Klaaste Vrinda Rathi
TV Umpire	Lauren Agenbag
Reserve Umpire	Stacy Lackay
Match Referee	Shaid Wadvalla

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IRE Women Innings

Player Name		R	B
A Hunter	caught	1	3
GH Lewis	caught	30	29
O Prendergast	caught	2	2
L Paul	caught	34	23
L Delany	caught	13	19
CE Coulter Reilly	bowled	1	2
L Little	caught	13	13
A Canning	caught	3	5
AK Maguire	not out	3	4
J Maguire	bowled	6	5
LA McBride	bowled	1	3
Extras	(lb 6, w 2)
Total	115(10 wkts; 18 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
S Luus	4	0	22	4	5.5
M Kapp	2	1	11	0	5.5
M Klaas	2	0	27	0	13.5
N Mlaba	3	0	9	2	3
N de Klerk	2	0	13	1	6.5
CL Tryon	3	0	14	2	4.66
N Shangase	2	0	13	1	6.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	Gaby Lewis	Amy Hunter
2nd	2	Gaby Lewis	Orla Prendergast
3rd	42	Gaby Lewis	Leah Paul
4th	31	Laura Delany	Leah Paul
5th	5	Laura Delany	Christina Coulter Reilly
6th	6	Laura Delany	Louise Little
7th	8	Louise Little	Ava Canning
8th	6	Louise Little	Aimee Maguire
9th	11	Jane Maguire	Aimee Maguire
10th	2	Aimee Maguire	Lara McBride

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