South Africa has last featured in a T20I recently against England and will be looking to make the most of their experience at the venue.
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Ireland will host South Africa for a two-T20I series, starting with the series opener on Wednesday at the County Ground, Bristol. The second match will be played at the same venue on Friday. Premier South Africa all-rounder David Miller will continue to lead his side with Temba Bavuma nursing an elbow injury while Andrew Balbirnie set to lead Ireland in the contest.
Ireland will be heading into the series after losing 0-3 to New Zealand in the T20I series recently while South Africa will be high on confidence after registering a 2-1 win over England. The Proteas, however, can expect a strong challenge from the Irish who have been giving a good account of themselves despite the poor results.
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The County Ground in Bristol will be the host to both the matches. The venue will be competitive but the teams batting second have traditionally enjoyed more success in the shortest format of the game. South Africa has last featured in a T20I recently against England and will be looking to make the most of their experience at the venue.
Highest totals
| Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193/8 | 20.0 | 9.65 | 2 | v England | 27 Jul 2022 |
Most Runs
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR Hendricks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 74 | 65.50 | 86 | 152.32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| T Stubbs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 72 | 48.00 | 39 | 246.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| AK Markram | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56.00 | 27 | 207.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| H Klaasen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 26.00 | 21 | 123.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AL Phehlukwayo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22.00 | 17 | 129.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Most Wickets
| Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Ngidi | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 5/39 | 13.00 | 9.75 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| WD Parnell | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2/36 | 18.00 | 9.00 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 2/29 | 30.00 | 7.50 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T Shamsi | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 86 | 2 | 2/37 | 43.00 | 12.28 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Pretorius | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1/44 | 44.00 | 11.00 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
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