Ireland thrashed as South Africa seal ODI series victory

04.10.2024 - 19:17 rte.ie

South Africa sealed an emphatic series win after beating Ireland by 174 runs in the second one-day international in Abu Dhabi.The Proteas, who won the first of three ODIs by 139 runs on Wednesday, took an unassailable 2-0 series lead after racking up 343 for five before bowling Ireland out for 169 in the 31st over of their reply.Tristan Stubbs starred for South Africa with the bat, thumping 112 off 81 balls, while pace bowler Lizaad Williams took three Ireland wickets for 36 runs.Stubbs struck eight fours and three sixes in his maiden ODI century and put on 133 for the third wicket in partnership with Kyle Verreynne, who made 67 off 64 deliveries.Ireland lost openers Andrew Balbirnie and captain Paul Stirling cheaply to slump to seven for two and were reduced to 65 for six by the 13th over.Tail-enders Graham Hume (21) and Craig Young (29 not out) put on 52 for the last wicket but their defiant stand merely delayed the inevitable.The two sides will meet again in the final ODI on Monday at the same Sheikh Zayed Stadium venue.South Africa 343-4 (50 overs)Ireland 169 (30.3 overs)

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South Africa have climbed to fourth spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings after a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test on Thursday. The Proteas improved their point-percentage to 47.62 with the victory, which helped them jump over New Zealand and England and take fourth place on the standings. Bangladesh's loss sees their point-percentage drop to 30.56 and they continue to languish in seventh place with India and Australia still remaining in the top two spots on the standings.

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Bangladesh cricket team fast bowler Hasan Mahmud was involved in a bizarre incident during Day 2 of the first Test match against South Africa in Dhaka on Tuesday. During the 69th over of the South Africa innings, Dane Piedt slammed a low full-toss directly back to Mahmud who deflected it off his right hand onto the stumps. While Kyle Verreynne was safe on the non-striker's end, Piedt decided to go for a risky run before realising his mistake and turning back midway. Mahmud went for the direct hit on the batter's end but ended up hitting Piedt with his throw to leave the Bangladesh fielders disappointed.

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Bangladesh were battling to save the first Test against South Africa on Tuesday after reaching 101-3 at stumps and still needing another 101 to avoid an innings defeat. Mahmudul Hasan Joy (38) and Mushfiqur Rahim (31) were unbeaten at the end of play in Mirpur. Their 42-run stand for the fourth wicket also made Mushfiqur the first Bangladeshi to cross 6,000 career Test runs. South Africa were all out for 308 in their first innings of 308, which secured a 202-run lead for the visitors thanks to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne's century.

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