The Adair brothers have been the heroes as Eire recorded their first victory over
South Africa in males’s T20 cricket.
Ross Adair hit a sensational century as Eire posted 195 for six batting first in Abu Dhabi.
Youthful brother Mark then took 4 wickets, together with three within the penultimate over, as Eire gained by 10 runs.
Eire have been properly overwhelmed within the earlier six conferences between the groups on this format, however this triumph earned them a draw within the two-match sequence.
Eire made a formidable begin to their innings, smashing 59 with out loss through the powerplay.
Skipper Paul Stirling and Ross Adair placed on 137 for the primary wicket earlier than Patrick Kruger eliminated the previous for 52.
Adair hit a 57-ball century that included 9 sixes however was dismissed from the subsequent supply he confronted to go away Eire 174 for 3 within the seventeenth over.
They might solely add 20 runs within the remaining 20 deliveries to set World Cup runners-up South Africa 196 to win the sequence.
South Africa got here out firing, with opener Ryan Rickelton hitting 4 sixes in his 22-ball 36 whereas Reeza Hendricks and Matthew Breetzke each scored 51.
They seemed heading in the right direction for victory after they began the nineteenth over needing 23 from 12 balls.
However Mark Adair bowled Wiaan Mulder and dangerman Breetzke within the first three deliveries, then gave up 4 runs within the subsequent two balls earlier than ending the over by skittling Nqabayomzi Peter.
That left South Africa needing 18 from the ultimate set of six and Graham Hume took a wicket whereas conceding solely seven runs to safe a well-known victory.
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