Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024

All-rounder Wiaan Mulder too will return home for personal reasons

With a 1-0 lead under their belt, South Africa came up with a strong performance once again to clinch the series against Ireland

South Africa posted an imposing 343 on the board, a total that proved to be too big for Ireland

Chasing 272, Ireland put up a poor performance with the bat to lose the game by 139 runs

After completing their first T20I win over South Africa only recently, Ireland will be hoping to do the same in ODIs

Ireland registered their first-ever T20I win against South Africa to square the series

In the tall run chase, South Africa were on course before a game-changing Mark Adair over helped Ireland win

Patrick Kruger picked four wickets as SA won the first T20I by 8 wickets

The two teams will fight it out in a two-match T20I series at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium

South Africa are aiming to widen their talent pool after having rested some key players for the UAE tour