The Irish national cricket team toured South Africa in September 2016. They played two One day internationals, one each against South Africa and Australia. They lost heavily in both matches, by 206 runs against South Africa and by nine wickets against Australia. Their match against South Africa was the first ODI to use the updated rules to the DRS system, which brought more of the stumps into play for LBW decisions.
Squads
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 South Africa
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AB de Villiers was originally named as the captain for the game against Ireland. However, he was still recovering from an injury, so Faf du Plessis took his place as captain and Rilee Rossouw was also added to the squad. Chris Morris suffered a knee injury ruling him out for two months. He was replaced by Dwaine Pretorius.
South Africa vs Ireland
| 25 September 2016 Scorecard |
| South Africa 354/5 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 148 (30.5 overs) |
| Temba Bavuma 113 (123) Craig Young 3/81 (10 overs) |
Kevin O'Brien 41 (36) JP Duminy 4/16 (4.5 overs) |
| South Africa won by 206 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Temba Bavuma (SA) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Temba Bavuma, Andile Phehlukwayo and Dwaine Pretorius (SA) all made their ODI debuts.
- Temba Bavuma (SA) made his maiden ODI century, becoming the twelfth player to do so on debut.
Australia vs Ireland
| 27 September 2016 Scorecard |
| Ireland 198 (43.5 overs) |
v | Australia 199/1 (30.1 overs) |
| John Anderson 39 (49) Adam Zampa 3/37 (10 overs) |
Usman Khawaja 82* (77) Tim Murtagh 1/21 (6 overs) |
| Australia won by 9 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Aus) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Daniel Worrall (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Bongani Jele (SA) stood in his first ODI match as an umpire.
See also
References
- "South Africa to tour Australia, New Zealand next season". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "South Africa-Ireland ODI first to feature new DRS". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- "Dockrell recalled for Intercontinental Cup and South Africa tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Australia pick three uncapped quicks for SA ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "South Africa pick Phehlukwayo for Australia ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "AB de Villiers to miss ODI against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- "Knee injury sidelines Morris for two months". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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| Test and LOI tours | |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| England | |
| India | |
| Kenya | |
| New Zealand | |
| Pakistan | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| West Indies | |
| Zimbabwe | |
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| Multiple teams | |
| Other tours | |
| Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (italicised below) by various teams, collectively known as the South African rebel tours. | |
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| Irish | |
| Kenyan | |
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| Namibian | |
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| Sri Lankan | |
| West Indian | |
| See also: International cricket in South Africa from 1971 to 1981 | |
| International cricket in 2016–17 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2016 | |
| September 2016 | |
| October 2016 | |
| November 2016 | |
| December 2016 | |
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| February 2017 | |
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| Ongoing | |
| Following season: International cricket in 2017 | |
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