South African cricket team against Ireland in the UAE in 2024–25

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South African cricket team against Ireland in the UAE in 2024–25
  Cricket Ireland flag.svg Flag of South Africa.svg
  Ireland South Africa
Dates 27 September – 7 October 2024
Captains Paul Stirling Temba Bavuma (ODIs)
Aiden Markram (T20Is)
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

The South Africa cricket team are scheduled to tour the United Arab Emirates in September and October 2024 to play the Ireland cricket team. [1] [2] The tour will consist of two Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches. [3] All the matches are scheduled to be played at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. [4] [5] In April 2024, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024 home international season. [6]

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Squads

Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ODIs [7] T20Is [8] ODIs [9] T20Is [10]

T20I series

1st T20I

27 September 2024
19:30 (N)
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Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)

2nd T20I

29 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)

ODI series

1st ODI

2 October 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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2nd ODI

4 October 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)

3rd ODI

7 October 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

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