South Africa Win three-game T20I series against Ireland

South Africa Win three-game T20I series against Ireland.

South Africa swept the Twenty20 series against Ireland after winning Game 3 by 49 runs.

The one-day international honors were shared, but South Africa dominated the shorter format with previous victories of 33 and 42 runs.

For the final, South Africa produced their best T20 total of the tour at 189-2 after a starting position of 127 between captain Temba Bavuma (72) and Reeza Hendricks (69). They played the first 10 overs cautiously and then opened.

Ireland was very short in response at 140-9. George Linde, Lizaad Williams and Wiaan Mulder took two wickets each. Captain Andy Balbirnie scored with 27 points.

Bavuma won the toss, hitting first and hitting his T20 maiden fifty, 72 of 51 balls, including six limits and two sixes.

Hendricks played his first game of the Irish tour and his 69 was 48 balls. Seven went for four, plus one six longer.

David Miller finished the innings scoring 36 off 17 and was named player of the series.