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Follow IRE vs SA 1st T20I Live updates with InsideSport.IN It wouldn’t be unexpected to see the Irish challenge the Proteas in this series given their recent performance. Ireland’s home matches against India and New Zealand may not have gone as they would have wanted, but they still had a lot of promise due to multiple flashes of individual brilliance.

Ireland have never won a T20I match against South Africa so far. South Africa have a 3-0 lead over Ireland.

Though Ireland have come close to victory on a couple of occasions against both the Black Caps and the Men In Blue, they have not been able to go past the finish line. As for Ireland, the hosts are recovering after being whitewashed by India and New Zealand in their previous series. The upcoming matches against Ireland will also be their only T20I series before the start of the high-stakes tournament in October.

Lorcan Tucker and George Dockrell gave Ireland hope with 86-run stand but couldn't prevent seventh consecutive T20I defeat.

Tucker was Ireland's best hope of scoring the 64 runs they needed in the last five overs and identified Shamsi as the bowler to target. Tucker was Ireland's best hope of scoring the 64 runs they needed in the last five overs and identified Shamsi as the bowler to target. Captain Andy Balbirnie set the tone with a four in each of the first three overs before he top-edged Wayne Parnell to Pretorius at mid-on. Captain Andy Balbirnie set the tone with a four in each of the first three overs before he top-edged Wayne Parnell to Pretorius at mid-on. Markram went on to score his third successive T20I fifty, with a chance to join Hendricks in elite company if he manages as many in the next match. He immediately scored a fifty in that match as well as this one. He immediately scored a fifty in that match as well as this one. He topped up on his three against England with an easy-as-you-like-it 74 on Wednesday. Hendricks looked in control from the moment he lofted Josh Little over the covers for six, with what seemed minimal effort. He had a busy but unremarkable start against Ireland too, with ones or twos scored mostly on the leg side. He had a busy but unremarkable start against Ireland too, with ones or twos scored mostly on the leg side. Gareth Delany removed the pair in successive deliveries, and Ireland had the chance to pull South Africa back. Harry Tector sensed an opportunity for an intervention, ran in from mid-off, and his direct hit found the stumps at the non-striker's end, with de Kock short of his crease.

Half-centuries from Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram propelled South Africa to a 21-run victory in the first of two Twenty20 internationals against Ireland ...

Ireland, who finished on 190 for nine, will have another opportunity to claim a first victory in the format when the two sides meet again on Friday. Spin bowler Gareth Delany claimed the wickets of Hendricks and Markram from successive balls in the 16th over but, despite a fine batting display from Lorcan Tucker, Ireland's chase ultimately fell well short. Half-centuries from Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram propelled South Africa to a 21-run victory in the first of two Twenty20 internationals against Ireland on Wednesday night.

CRR: 10.19. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Tristan Stubbs*, 17(7), 2, 1, 242.86. Heinrich Klaasen, 1(1), 0, 0, 100. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

The result: a top-edge, with the ball going straight up for the keeper to circle and settle under. 19.2 Mark Adair to Pretorius, no run, quick bouncer, getting big and beating Pretorius' pull comfortably. He slaps, but only finds a toe-end, dragging it to long-off 19.5 Mark Adair to Pretorius, 2 runs, low wide full toss. None of the bowlers were really able to put any sort of pressure, and just kept getting carting around. Their batting has been their strength, and they have put on big totals in the last month.

Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram fifties helped propel the Proteas to 211 for five – a record score against the Irish beating the 189 for two they posted ...

Stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj (2/29) claimed two of the wickets in that period added to a double for Wayne Parnell (2/36). Their performances helped propel the Proteas to 211 for five – a record score against the Irish beating the 189 for two they posted in Belfast last year. They made full use of the short boundaries – the former bagging his 11th T20I 50 and the latter his eighth – before falling to successive Gareth Delany (2/31) deliveries.

South Africa vs Ireland, 1st T20I: Reeza Hendricks became the Player of the Match after South Africa beat Ireland by 21 runs in the opening match of the ...

Lorcan Tucker kept Ireland in the game in the run-chase after scoring 78 runs off 38 balls with seven fours and five sixes, but his efforts went in vain. Hendricks went on to score 74 runs off 53 balls with the help of 10 fours and one six. After electing to bat first, the Proteas lost the early wickets of Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen, but they made a stupendous comeback from there on.