The 1st T20 match of the South Africa Women tour of Ireland, 2022 is scheduled to be held on Friday, 3rd June 2022 at Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin.

Ireland Women had not played a lot of cricket and this series against South Africa is a big test. No doubt that they have the advantages of the home ground and crowded but it will not easy for this team to face the strong team of South Africa. Gaby Lewis is going to lead the Irish team in this home series. Alana Dalzell, Shauna Kavanagh, and Leah Paul are the key batters in the squad of Ireland while Arlene Kelly, Jane Maguire, and Georgina Dempsey are the part of the team as all-rounders for this home series.

South Africa Women had played a lot of cricket in the past and they have much experience when we compare them with Ireland. Sune Luus is going to lead South Africa in this series against Ireland. She is a leg spinner and bats in the middle order. She also had played in different leagues like BBL. Andrie Steyn and Laura Wolvaardt are the leading batters of RSA with Anne Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Lara Goodall, and Delmi Tucker. These are the all-rounders in the squad of South Africa.

As per our cricket match prediction, South Africa Women is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why South Africa Women is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• The batting order of the South Africa Women’s team is in superb form
• The bowling department of South Africa Women is also strong
• South Africa Women are a well-experienced side as compared to South African Women
• Ireland Women have the advantages of home ground and conditions

Ireland Women has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to South Africa Women, so the winning chances of Ireland Women for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

South Africa Women have a 58% chance to win this match
Ireland Women has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 1st T20 match between Ireland Women and South Africa Women is going to be played at Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match. As per the live cricket score, a total of 270 runs should be a par score on this pitch.

The weather forecast in Dublin on match day is not very good. There are some chances of rain but that is possible that we may have an interrupted match.

Will be updated shortly.

Date: Friday, 3rd June 2022
Time: 03:30 PM GMT / 04:30 PM LOCAL / 09:00 PM IST

Stadium: Pembroke Cricket Club
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Time Zone: UTC +01:00
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 3
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won bowling first: 1
Average 1st Inns scores: 165
Average 2nd Inns scores: 126
Highest total recorded: 188/1 (20 Ov) by WIW vs IREW
Highest score chased: 152/4 (20 Ov) by IREW vs BANW
Lowest score defended: 157/6 (20 Ov) by WIW vs IREW

Gaby Lewis (c), Alana Dalzell, Rachel Delaney, Georgina Dempsey, Sarah Forbes, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Kate McEvoy, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Celeste Raack, Mary Waldron