South Africa avenged Ireland, thrashing them in the first ODI: ‘De Kock 2.0’ unleashed a powerful innings.

Delhi: South Africa registered a spectacular victory by defeating Ireland by 139 runs in the first match of the three-match ODI series played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Batting first, South Africa scored 271/9 in 50 overs. The team did not have a good start, but the partnership of star wicketkeeper batsman Ryan Rickleton (91 runs, 102 balls) and Tristan Stubbs (79 runs, 86 balls) rescued the team from trouble. Both of them made an important partnership of 152 runs for the fourth wicket, due to which the team scored a respectable score.

South Africa defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in the first T20I, ‘De Kock 2.0’ played a stormy innings that won the match.

Mark Adair bowled brilliantly for Ireland and took 4 wickets, but his efforts failed to stop South Africa. In reply, the entire Ireland team was bundled out for just 132 runs in 32 overs. Ireland’s batting was a complete failure, and no batsman could score a big score. George Dockrell scored 21 runs, which was the highest score for the team.

For South Africa, Lizhad Williams bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets, while Lungi Ngidi and other bowlers also took wickets at regular intervals. With this victory, South Africa also avenged its defeat against Ireland in its recent T20 match and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

This victory has boosted the morale of the South African team, especially after the defeat in the last ODI series against Afghanistan.

Ryan Rickleton plays like Quinton de Kock

Young South African player Ryan Rickleton is a wicketkeeper batsman like Quinton de Kock and opens the innings. Both the players are left handed batsmen. Rickleton’s playing style is exactly like De Kock. Like the former legendary wicketkeeper, he also plays big shots and bats aggressively, so there should be no problem in calling him Quinton de Kock 2.0.

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