# South Africa women's cricket team in Ireland in 2016

South African women's cricket team toured Ireland in August 2016. The tour consisted of four Women's One Day International (ODI) matches and two Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. South Africa won the ODI series 3–1 and drawn the T20I series 1–1. During the tour, Ireland recorded their first wins over South Africa in international cricket (male or female) by winning the 2nd T20I and the 4th ODI.

## Squads

| T20Is | T20Is | ODIs | ODIs |
| Ireland | South Africa | Ireland | South Africa |
| Laura Delany (c) Cath Dalton Kim Garth Jennifer Gray Isobel Joyce Shauna Kavanagh Amy Kenealy Gaby Lewis Louise McCarthy Ciara Metcalfe Lucy O'Reilly Leah Paul Clare Shillington Mary Waldron (wk) | Dinesha Devnarain (c) Trisha Chetty (wk) Moseline Daniels Mignon du Preez Yolani Fourie Lara Goodall Ayabonga Khaka Masabata Klaas Odine Kirsten Marcia Letsoalo Suné Luus Andrie Steyn Chloe Tryon Laura Wolvaardt | Laura Delany (c) Cath Dalton Kim Garth Cecelia Joyce Isobel Joyce Meg Kendal Amy Kenealy Gaby Lewis Louise McCarthy Ciara Metcalfe Lucy O'Reilly Una Raymond-Hoey Clare Shillington Mary Waldron (wk) | Dinesha Devnarain (c) Trisha Chetty (wk) Moseline Daniels Mignon du Preez Yolani Fourie Lara Goodall Ayabonga Khaka Masabata Klaas Odine Kirsten Marcia Letsoalo Suné Luus Andrie Steyn Chloe Tryon Laura Wolvaardt |

## WT20I series
### 1st T20I

* 1 August 16:00 IST (UTC+1) (D/N) Scorecard
| Ireland 140/4 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 144/6 (20 overs) |
| Isobel Joyce 31* (24) Suné Luus 2/24 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 55 (41) Kim Garth 2/30 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 4 wickets YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Laura Wolvaardt (SA) made her T20I debut.

### 2nd T20I

* 3 August 16:00 IST (UTC+1) (D/N) Scorecard
| Ireland 115/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 95 (19.3 overs) |
| Clare Shillington 48 (41) Marcia Letsoalo 2/17 (4 overs) | | Trisha Chetty 27 (39) Kim Garth 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 20 runs YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* This was Ireland's first ever (male or female) cricket win against South Africa.

## WODI series
### 1st ODI

* 5 August 10:45 IST (UTC+1) Scorecard
| South Africa 283/7 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 194 (44.5 overs) |
| Chloe Tryon 92 (68) Kim Garth 3/61 (9 overs) | | Kim Garth 72* (79) Suné Luus 6/36 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 89 runs Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* Cath Dalton (Ire), Gaby Lewis (Ire) and Odine Kirsten (SA) made their ODI debut.
* Suné Luus (SA) became the second player to score a half-century and take a five-for in a women's ODI.

### 2nd ODI

* 7 August 10:45 IST (UTC+1) Scorecard
| South Africa 272/6 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 204 (48.2 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 116* (99) Ciara Metcalfe 2/40 (10 overs) | | Mary Waldron 42 (72) Masabata Klaas 2/6 (2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 68 runs YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Sum Wijesundera (Ire)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mignon du Preez (SA) scored the second highest score by a South African player in women's ODI.

### 3rd ODI

* 9 August 10:45 IST (UTC+1) Scorecard
| South Africa 260/6 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 193 (45 overs) |
| Laura Wolvaardt 105 (125) Ciara Metcalfe 2/37 (10 overs) | | Isobel Joyce 57 (61) Suné Luus 5/32 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 67 runs The Village, Dublin Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Una Raymond-Hoey (Ire) and Lara Goodall (SA) made their ODI debuts.
* Laura Wolvaardt (SA) became the second youngest women cricketer and the youngest South African player (male or female) to score a century in international cricket.

### 4th ODI

* 11 August 10:45 IST (UTC+1) Scorecard
| South Africa 143 (46.4 overs) | v | Ireland 146/3 (36.1 overs) |
| Andrie Steyn 43 (86) Ciara Metcalfe 3/23 (8.4 overs) | | Isobel Joyce 62* (71) Chloe Tryon 1/22 (10 overs) |
* Ireland won by 7 wickets The Hills Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was Ireland's first women's ODI win against South Africa.