Ireland Women vs South Africa Women Scorecard (Match 1), 13 Dec 2025

Ireland Women tour of South Africa 2025/26

Completed

Ireland Women

209/7

(47.0 ov)

South Africa Women

211/3

(36.5 ov)

South Africa won by 7 wickets

Match 1 · ODI · 13 Dec 2025

Buffalo Park, East London

Key performer

N Mlaba

South Africa Women

3/43

FANTASY PTS

S Luus · South Africa Women

66 (72) · 1/34

M Smit · South Africa Women

56 (70) · 1/14

SCORECARD

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
S Forbes lbw b S Luus	42	71	4	0
GH Lewis b TS Sekhukhune	14	27	2	0
A Hunter c L Goodall b M Smit	32	50	3	0
O Prendergast c D van Niekerk b TS Sekhukhune	28	44	1	0
L Delany b N Mlaba	21	18	2	1
L Paul c K Meso b N Mlaba	2	9	0	0
R Stokell not out	39	48	3	0
AN Kelly c L Wolvaardt b N Mlaba	6	8	0	0
C Murray not out	6	7	0	0

Extras 19 (wd 11, nb 0, b 1, lb 7)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Hlubi	9.0	0	51	0
E Marx (2wd)	8.0	0	27	0
TS Sekhukhune (5wd)	8.0	0	32	2
N Mlaba (1wd)	10.0	2	43	3
S Luus (1wd)	8.0	0	34	1
M Smit (2wd)	4.0	0	14	1

Batter	R	B	4s
L Wolvaardt c C Murray b O Prendergast	31	24	6
T Brits c L Delany b C Murray	27	30	4
L Goodall c & b C Murray	20	27	3
S Luus not out	66	72	6
M Smit not out	56	70	7

Extras 11 (wd 8, nb 2, b 0, lb 1) · Target 210

Bowler	O	M	R	W
O Prendergast	6.0	1	31	1
G Dempsey (1wd)	5.0	0	50	0
AN Kelly (3wd)	7.0	0	29	0
C Murray	6.0	0	34	2
L Delany (3wd)	5.0	0	18	0
L Paul (1wd, 2nb)	2.5	0	23	0
LA McBride	5.0	0	25	0

TIMELINE

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Fantasy points

Player	Points
N Mlaba · South Africa Women	99
S Luus · South Africa Women	97
M Smit · South Africa Women	88
C Murray · Ireland Women	72
O Prendergast · Ireland Women	66
TS Sekhukhune · South Africa Women	50
S Forbes · Ireland Women	46
L Wolvaardt · South Africa Women	45
R Stokell · Ireland Women	42
A Hunter · Ireland Women	35
L Delany · Ireland Women	33
T Brits · South Africa Women	31
L Goodall · South Africa Women	31
GH Lewis · Ireland Women	16
D van Niekerk · South Africa Women	8
K Meso · South Africa Women	8
AN Kelly · Ireland Women	6
L Paul · Ireland Women	2
G Dempsey · Ireland Women	0
LA McBride · Ireland Women	0
E Marx · South Africa Women	0
A Hlubi · South Africa Women	0

South Africa won by 7 wickets

Toss: Ireland Women, chose to batVenue: Buffalo Park, East LondonSeries: Ireland Women tour of South Africa 2025/26

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