Bavuma stars on South African ODI debut
Hosts score comfortable 206-run win over Ireland in one-off contest
Temba Bavuma made a century on his One Day International debut to set up a comfortable 206-run win for South Africa in a one-off oneday international against Ireland at Willowmoore Park yesterday.
Bavuma hit 113 in a total of 354 for five after South Africa were put in to bat. Ireland were bowled out for 148 in reply.
Ireland captain Will Porterfield’s gamble did not pay off as Bavuma and Quinton de Kock (82) punished the Irish bowling in an opening partnership of 159.
Porterfield described his team’s performance as “disappointing” and bemoaned early chances which went astray.
JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien Q. de Kock b O’Brien 82 T. Bavuma c Poynter b Young 113 F. du Plessis c Porterfield b Young 21 J. Duminy not out 52 D. Miller c Wilson b O’Brien 14 F. Behardien c Porterfield b Young 50
(lb9, nb1, w12) 22 (5 wkts, 50 overs) 354
1-159 (De Kock), 2-221 (Du Plessis), 3-227 (Bavuma), 4-267 (Miller), 5-354 (Behardien)
D. Pretorius, W. Parnell, A. Phehlukwayo, K. Rabada, A. Phangiso
Young 10-0-81-3 (3w), Chase 10-0-86-0 (1nb, 4w), Murtagh 10-0-56-0, Dockrell 10-0-55-0 (1w), O’Brien 10-066-2 (3w)
W. Porterfield lbw b Rabada P. Stirling lbw b Phangiso
0 40 both hit rapid half-centuries to take South Africa to a total that always looked likely to be well beyond Ireland’s reach.
Porterfield was out to Kagiso Rabada without scoring to the J. Anderson c Rabada b Parnell 5 G. Wilson c De Kock b Pretorius 3 K. O’Brien c Parnell b Duminy 41 S. Terry c Bavuma b Parnell 16 S. Poynter c Phangiso b Duminy 8 G. Dockrell b Phangiso 16 T. Murtagh not out 13 C. Young b Duminy 0 P. Chase c Miller b Duminy 0
(w6) 6 (30.5 overs) 148
1-0 (Porterfield), 2-26 (Anderson), 3-41 (Wilson), 4-77 (Stirling), 5-101 (Terry), 6-115 (Poynter), 7-122 (O’Brien), 8-147 (Dockrell), 9-148 (Young)
Rabada 4-1-22-1 (3w), Parnell 6-1-36-2 (2w), Pretorius 5-0-19-1, Phehlukwayo 4-0-22-0, Phangiso 7-0-33-2, Duminy 4.5-0-16-4 (1w)
South Africa won by 206 runs Ireland second ball of the Ireland innings and the visitors crumbled despite good innings of 40 by Paul Stirling and 41 by Kevin O’Brien.
Off-spinner Duminy completed a good all-round day by taking a career-best four for 16.
Ireland were without experienced batsman Niall O’Brien, who slipped in his hotel bathroom yesterday morning and suffered a head injury.
They will play Australia at the same venue on Tuesday before South Africa meet Australia in five One Day Internationals, starting at Centurion on Friday.
Three new caps
The South African team included three new caps. Bavuma, established as a middle order batsman in the Test side, was given his chance as an opener in the absence of Hashim Amla.
All-rounders Andile Phehlukwayo and Dwaine Pretorius were newcomers to international cricket.
“It was a good outing,” said South African captain Faf du Plessis, “and all three debutants got into the game.”