Ireland vs South Africa, 2nd T20I at Abu Dhabi, IRE vs SA, Sep 29 2024 - Match Result

there it is - history for Ireland! They have finally gotten the better of South Africa in a T20I, and what a way to do it! Hard length on off. Ngidi swings like there is no tomorrow and scuffs it towards long off. Smiles and embraces from those in the Irish camp. They have kept their heads beautifully, even as the more pedigreed outfit lost theirs. A game that this Irish team and their fans will remember, reminisce and rejoice for a long, long time. And probably a contest that South Africa, especially after the events of Barbados a couple of months ago, would want to erase from their memory as soon as possible!

low full toss outside off. Ngidi swings like a rusty gate and squirts it away past backward point. Picks up a brace for his troubles

it is raining wickets in Abu Dhabi and South Africa are crumbling like a pack of cards! Slower bumper outside off and this gets awfully big on Williams. Because of how the game is placed, he has to go after it and skews it off the top edge. Easy catch for Humphreys at short third, and Ireland are almost there!

Hume holds his nerve and Kruger is outta here! Is that the game?! Hume knows Kruger is going to shuffle across and spears this into the blockhole, much closer to off stump. Kruger cuts himself off because of his initial trigger and ends up dragging it onto his stumps. Hume is off on his celebratory run and Ireland can touch it now!

Kruger punches back! This game is not over yet! Not the cleanest of contacts but Kruger gets some bat on this full delivery wide outside off. Flies off the outside edge and clears short third comfortably!

excellent wide yorker. Just inside the tramlines and Kruger cannot jam down on it, despite standing outside off. Wonderful under pressure from Hume

Mark Adair finishes his spell with a wicket, and SA are right up against it now! Back-of-the-hand slower ball on a shortish length outside off. Peter throws his hands at it and slaps it uppishly towards extra cover. Stirling tracks it well and then flings himself to his left, snaring a sharp chance. Ireland coming up trump just when the pressure has been amped up!

shorter on leg stump. Peter swivels nicely and pulls it towards deep backward square leg. Back to back braces for the youngster

back of a length on leg stump. Peter tugs it enough to deep mid wicket and gets off the mark with a brace. Peter had to sprawl to make his ground and good for him that he did!

Breetzke bites the dust! Hard length, slanting into leg stump. Breetzke tries to create room for himself but is unable to do so. Cannot free his arms and his swat finds Tector at long on. Mark is absolutely pumped, and Ireland are perhaps ahead in this contest now!

slower ball on a length on leg stump. Kruger tucks it off his pads towards deep mid wicket

Mark Adair gets Mulder, and that is another massive moment in the game! Slower delivery dug into the track outside off. Takes an eternity to arrive and by then, Mulder has played three shots in his head. Finally makes contact with his fourth attempt but the lack of pace means the ball goes straight up. Mark calls for it early and takes the catch. Ireland are going nowhere!

right in the slot outside off. Breetzke bends his back knee and gives it the lot. Only swats away a few flies, though. He is audibly disappointed with himself

into the blockhole outside off. Mulder has a swing at it and jams it off the inside edge into his pads. Rolls away towards point, enabling a single

goes closer to Breetzke this time, on a length. He sits back in his crease and punches it towards deep cover point

too wide this time and that might have barely landed on the cut strip. Breetzke, without any shuffle across, wafts and misses but gets the wide

Hume is not flinching. Sticks to that wide yorker plan, forcing Breetzke to throw himself at it (quite literally). Only connects with fresh air, though, and his move across means he does not get the wide either

another full and wide delivery that goes beyond the tramlines. Left alone by Breetzke and the umpire has to stretch out his arms

well well! Friendly full toss wide outside off. But because Breetzke has pre-meditated the reverse-ramp, he cannot put it away. Misses it altogether

oh dear! Hume sticks to that wide line but the only problem here is that he bowls it on the adjacent strip. Breetzke cannot reach it but because of where it landed, it has been rightly called a No ball