Ireland vs South Africa 24th Match at Canberra, 03 Mar, 2015

Toss: South Africa, who chose to bat first
South Africa 411/4 (50)
Ireland 210/10 (45)
South Africa won by 201 runs
Man of the Match: Hashim Amla
  • Andy McBrine 2 * (4)

Over 1.3Max Sorensen bowls short and wide to HM Amla, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 1.5Max Sorensen bowls pitched up delivery to HM Amla, flicks it off his pads towards the backward squareleg regionBoundary!

Over 3.3Max Sorensen bowls half volley to Faf du Plessis, moves back into the crease and punches it straight down the ground.Boundary!

Over 5.4 KJ OBrien bowls it short of length to Faf du Plessis, Boundary!!,  Gets across and cuts it square pass cover-point and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 5.5 KJ OBrien bowls a half volley to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Leans forward and drives it through extra-cover and the ball races in to the fence for four.

Over 7.1 KJ OBrien bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Presenting the full face of the bat and drives it straight down the ground for four.

Over 7.5 KJ OBrien bowls a good length delivery to HM Amla, Boundary! Opens the face of the bat and run it down to third-man fence for four.

Over 9.2 G Dockrell bowls it short of length to Faf du Plessis, Boundary!gets Makes room and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side.

Over 10.5 PR Stirling bowls it short and wide outside off to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Makes room and cuts it hard behind point and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 14.2PR Stirling to HM AmlaBoundary! ...

Over 15.2 G Dockrell bowls it short of length to Quinton de Kock, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket fence for four.

Over 17.2G Dockrell to Faf du PlessisBoundary! ...

Over 21.3 Max Sorensen bowls it short of length to HM Amla, Boundary! Makes room and drills it to the right of mid-off, the fielder dives, but the ball beats him to the fence.

Over 23.3 Max Sorensen bowls it short of length to HM Amla, Boundary! Makes room and cuts it square of the wicket on the off-side and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 24.1 Andy McBrine bowls a tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Gets down on his knee and swept it down to fine-eg fence for four.

Over 30.6 PR Stirling bowls a tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Comes down the track and lofts it over mid-off and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 32.6PR Stirling to Faf du PlessisBoundary! ...

Over 36.2 KJ OBrien bowls a pitched up delivery to HM Amla, Boundary! Opens the face of the bat at the last moment to send the drive very square, he hits it over backward point and there is no stopping that.

Over 36.6 KJ OBrien bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it straight down the ground for four.

Over 37.3 JF Mooney bowls it short of length to HM Amla, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and pulled away to deep mid-wicket fence for four.

Over 37.5 JF Mooney bowls it short of length to HM Amla, Boundary! Makes room and delays the cut and slices this short ball over short third man. That was expertly done.

Over 39.2 G Dockrell bowls a tossed up delivery to AB de Villiers, Six!! Gets down and sweeps in the air, deep mid-wicket runs to his right, sticks his right hand out but the ball just escapes past him and crosses the boundary.

Over 39.5 G Dockrell slips in a full toss to HM Amla, Boundary! Gets to the pitch of the ball and punches it down to long-on fence for four.

Over 40.1 KJ OBrien slips in a full toss to HM Amla, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it along the ground through mid-off and picks up couple of runs.

Over 40.3 KJ OBrien bowls a pitched up delivery to HM Amla, Boundary!Gets forward and square-drives it very well, the fielder at backward point dives to his right but the ball escapes.

Over 41.6 Andrew Balbirnie bowls a pitched up delivery to DA Miller, Boundary! Gets down on one knee and sweeps, looked like he was looking for a single, but he hit it too well to reach the fence.

Over 43.1 PR Stirling bowls it short of length to RR Rossouw, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot, looks to pull but gets an under edge, there is no one at fine leg and it's a boundary.

Over 44.3 KJ OBrien bowls it flat in the air to RR Rossouw, Boundary! Gets across the line and slogs it to long-leg fence for four.

Over 44.5 KJ OBrien bowls a pitched up delivery to RR Rossouw, Boundary! Gets down on his knee and plays a reverse-sweep down third-man fence.

Over 47.5 Andy McBrine bowls a pitched up delivery to RR Rossouw, Boundary! Gets across the line and  tries to whip, but gets an under edge and it went very fine to the fine leg boundary.

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