Ireland women's cricket team in South Africa in 2025–26

Ireland women's cricket team in South Africa in 2025–26
	South Africa	Ireland
Dates	5 – 19 December 2025
Captains	Laura Wolvaardt	Gaby Lewis
One Day International series
Results	South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Laura Wolvaardt (255)	Orla Prendergast (146)
Most wickets	Nonkululeko Mlaba (7)	Aimee Maguire (4)
Player of the series	Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
Twenty20 International series
Results	South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Laura Wolvaardt (137)	Leah Paul (74)
Most wickets	Suné Luus (4) Chloe Tryon (4)	Aimee Maguire (3)

The Ireland women's cricket team toured South Africa in December 2025 to play the South Africa women's cricket team. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. ^{[4] [5]} In March 2025, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season. ^{[6] [7]}

Squads

South Africa		Ireland
ODIs [8]	T20Is [9]	ODIs [10]	T20Is [11]
Laura Wolvaardt (c) Tazmin Brits Lara Goodall Ayanda Hlubi Sinalo Jafta (wk) Leah Jones Suné Luus Eliz-Mari Marx Karabo Meso (wk) Nonkululeko Mlaba Tumi Sekhukhune Nondumiso Shangase Miané Smit Faye Tunnicliffe Dane van Niekerk	Laura Wolvaardt (c) Nadine de Klerk Annerie Dercksen Sinalo Jafta (wk) Marizanne Kapp Ayabonga Khaka Masabata Klaas Suné Luus Karabo Meso (wk) Nonkululeko Mlaba Seshnie Naidu Nondumiso Shangase Chloe Tryon Faye Tunnicliffe Dane van Niekerk	Gaby Lewis (c) Ava Canning Christina Coulter Reilly Laura Delany Georgina Dempsey Sarah Forbes Amy Hunter (wk) Arlene Kelly Aimee Maguire Jane Maguire Lara McBride Cara Murray Leah Paul Orla Prendergast Rebecca Stokell	Gaby Lewis (c) Ava Canning Christina Coulter Reilly Alana Dalzell Laura Delany Amy Hunter (wk) Arlene Kelly ⁠Louise Little Aimee Maguire Jane Maguire Lara McBride Cara Murray Leah Paul Orla Prendergast Rebecca Stokell

T20I series

1st T20I

5 December 2025 14:00 Scorecard

South Africa   220/2 (20 overs)	v	Ireland 115 (18 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 115* (56) Ava Canning 1/33 (4 overs)		Leah Paul 34 (23) Suné Luus 4/22 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 105 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd T20I

7 December 2025 14:00 Scorecard

South Africa   201/5 (20 overs)	v	Ireland 136/3 (20 overs)
Faye Tunnicliffe 51 (42) Aimee Maguire 3/43 (4 overs)		Orla Prendergast 51* (43) Chloe Tryon 2/24 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 65 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Faye Tunnicliffe (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

10 December 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

South Africa	v	Ireland

Match abandoned Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

ODI series

1st ODI

13 December 2025 10:00 Scorecard

Ireland   209/7 (47 overs)	v	South Africa 211/3 (36.5 overs)
Sarah Forbes 42 (71) Nonkululeko Mlaba 3/43 (10 overs)		Suné Luus 66* (72) Cara Murray 2/34 (6 overs)

South Africa won by 7 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Suné Luus (South Africa)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.

2nd ODI

16 December 2025 10:00 Scorecard

South Africa   375/6 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 301 (47.5 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 124 (111) Jane Maguire 3/75 (10 overs)		Orla Prendergast 97 (86) Leah Jones 3/48 (6.5 overs)

South Africa won by 74 runs St George's Park, Gqeberha Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Leah Jones (SA) made her ODI debut.
• This was the first women's ODI to be played at this venue.^{[ citation needed ]}

3rd ODI

19 December 2025 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Ireland   205 (45.2 overs)	v	South Africa 206/4 (32.2 overs)
Gaby Lewis 64 (80) Nonkululeko Mlaba 4/33 (9 overs)		Laura Wolvaardt 100* (93) Arlene Kelly 2/34 (8 overs)

South Africa won by 6 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "No Tests in CSA's home schedule for 2025-26; SA women to host Ireland, Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
2. "South Africa announce international fixtures for 2025/26 home season". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
3. "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council . 4 November 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
4. "CSA announce a change to the start time for Proteas Women's T20I at Newlands". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 21 November 2025.
5. "South Africa announce home schedule for 2025-26 season, no home Test for men". India TV . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
6. "CSA Announces Home Schedule For The 2025/26 International Season". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
7. "South Africa Reveals International Fixtures for 2025/26 Home Season". Criczine. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
8. "Proteas Women squads for December's inbound tour against Ireland confirmed". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 21 November 2025.
9. "South Africa confirm squads for white-ball series against Ireland". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 21 November 2025.
10. "Ireland Women's squad named for South Africa tour". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 21 November 2025.
11. "Maguire returns to Ireland squad for SA tour". BBC Sport . Retrieved 21 November 2025.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo