Ireland vs South Africa T20I series 2022
1st T20I:
First T20I match of the 2 T20I matches series between Ireland and South Africa is going to be played at the County Ground, Bristol on August 3rd 2022. The series between the teams is going to be played in England.
Ireland vs South Africa History:
Overall:
Series:
The teams completed 1 series in the shortest format of cricket. The series was won by South Africa.
The most consecutive winning streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Ireland was 1 series in 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against Ireland was 1 series in 2021.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland against South Africa are L – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 3 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The Ireland team won 0 times, whereas the South African team won all 3 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 T20Is, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 T20Is, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Ireland was 3 T20Is from 2021 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against Ireland was 3 T20Is from 2021 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland against South Africa are LLL – -.
On European Soil:
Series:
The teams completed 1 series in the shortest format of cricket. The series was won by South Africa.
The most consecutive winning streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Ireland was 1 series in 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against Ireland was 1 series in 2021.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland against South Africa are L – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 3 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The Ireland team won 0 times, whereas the South African team won all 3 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 T20Is, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Ireland against South Africa was 0 T20Is, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Ireland was 3 T20Is from 2021 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against Ireland was 3 T20Is from 2021 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland against South Africa are LLL – -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifteenth rank (Ireland (183)) and fourth rank (South Africa (258)) teams. The host is 75 points behind the visitors.
The Irish Team:
The team completed 127 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 53 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 66 times. 1 encounter resulted in a tie. 7 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 4 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland are LLLLL.
The South African Team:
The team played 155 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 90 times including a (1) win in a tied match and lost 63 times. 2 matches were called off without any result (No Result).
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 6 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will neither earn nor lose either the points or the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 3 points without any impact in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 2 to 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are WWLLL.
The First Outing:
The result of the first match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the Ireland teams then, the team will gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking, whereas, the South African team will lose 3 points without any impact in the rankings. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the rankings, whereas the other team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Bristol shows the weather would be partly cloudy throughout the game. There is extremely less chance of rain during the play, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 3%. The temperature would be between 16 to 22 Celsius. The wind would be between 13 km/h to 20 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 1 time out of 4 played games, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams never won, yet and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are L – – – -.
The teams never chose to bat first since 2006.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 2 times and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWW – -.
The first batting team won the match 1 time. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLLL -.
Overall, 2 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 2 times, too.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWL -.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 234 runs in 2022, and the highest successful chase was 199 runs in 2011.
The first innings lowest total was 136 runs in 2011 and the highest total was 234 runs in 2022. For the second innings, the lowest total was 137 runs (according to run rate) in 2011 and the highest was 201 runs in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 22.96 and 39.94 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland against South Africa at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Irish Side:
The team has never got a chance to play at the venue. The upcoming outing will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland at the venue are – – – – -.
The South African Side:
The side has a poor record, as the team never won, yet and lost the only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are L – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Ireland:
The home side comes with 3 pacers as the team has a couple (2) of all-rounders, one with pace and the other with spin, a couple (2) of batting all-rounders with spin (both) and a bowling all-rounder with pace.
Ireland Eleven: P. Stirling, A. Balbirnie, G. Delany, H. Tector, C. Campher, L. Tucker, G. Dockrell, M. Adair, B. McCarthy, G. Hume, J. Little
South Africa:
The visiting team comes with a couple (2) of pacers and a couple (2) of spinners combination, as the team has a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
South Africa Eleven: Q. de Kock, R. Hendricks, R. Rossouw, A. Markram, T. Stubbs, D. Miller, A. Phehlukwayo, K. Maharaj, A. Nortje, L. Ngidi, T. Shamsi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://cricketmazza.com
