South Africa too strong for Ireland in Bristol
A quickfire 39 from Heinrich Klaasen and five wickets for Wayne Parnell ensured South Africa won the second of their Twenty20 internationals against Ireland by 44 runs.
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Parnell bowls S.Africa to comfortable T20 win over Ireland
BRISTOL, England : South Africa seamer Wayne Parnell claimed career-best figures of 5-30 as they cruised to a 44-run victory over Ireland and completed a clean sweep of their two-match Twenty20 International series in Bristol on Friday.
Wayne Parnell bowls South Africa to comfortable T20 win over Ireland
BRISTOL (England): South Africa seamer Wayne Parnell claimed career-best figures of 5-30 as they cruised to a 44-run victory over Ireland and completed a clean sweep of their two-match Twenty20 International series in Bristol on Friday. South Africa were sent in to bat and recovered from a slow start to post 182 for six in their innings, before restricting Ireland to 138 all out in 18.5 overs.
1st T20I: Reeza Hendricks stars as South Africa beat Ireland by 21 runs
Hendricks, who hit three half-centuries in the Proteas' recent 2-1 series win over England, top-scored with 74 in a total of 211-5 and shared a third-wicket partnership of 112 with Aiden Markram (56). Lorcan Tucker (78) and George Dockrell (43) kept Ireland in the hunt but when the pair were dismissed off consecutive balls their side's hopes of victory went with them.
Suryakumar Yadav moves up to second spot in ICC T20 rankings
Suryakumar Yadav has moved three spots up to the second position in the latest T20 rankings for batters. Suryakumar, who scored a 44-ball 76 in the third T20 International against the West Indies on Tuesday, moved within two rating points of top-ranked batter Babar Azam. The knock against the West Indies won Suryakumar the player of the match award.
Suryakumar Yadav Rises To Second Spot In ICC Men's T20I Rankings
India batter Suryakumar Yadav and South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi have made remarkable gains in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings, surging up to grab the second spot for batters and bowlers, respectively, in the latest weekly update. "Yadav has moved up three spots to within two rating points of top-ranked Babar Azam after a dazzling 44-ball knock of 76 that won him the Player of the Match award and sees him lead the batting aggregate with 111 runs from three matches in the series against the West Indies which his side leads 2-1," stated an official ICC release.
Proteas stalwart Rabada ruled out of Ireland T20 series
Proteas quickie Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 international series against Ireland.
SA teenage cricket sensation Dewald Brevis signs up for inaugural 6IXTY
South African teenage batting sensation Dewald Brevis has signed up to play in the inaugural THE 6IXTY event in the Caribbean.