Ireland vs South Africa In UAE 2024: South Africa recently suffered an embarrassing series defeat against Afghanistan in the UAE last week. This was the first time that South Africa lost a bilateral series against Afghanistan in history. Now, the Proteas will be facing Ireland in five white-ball matches to be played in the UAE. The series will have two T20Is and three ODIs.
The tour will start with two T20Is on September 27 and 29, respectively. Meanwhile, the three ODIs will take place on October 2, 4, and 7. All these five matches will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ireland have gone with an experienced side for this tour. South Africa picked a new-look team against Afghanistan, and despite losing that series, they have retained most of them for the ODIs and T20Is against Ireland.
IRE vs SA: Ireland vs South Africa 2024: Venue and Records
All five matches (2 T20Is and 3 ODIs) will be held at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This is the biggest cricket stadium in the UAE that has a seating capacity of 45,000 spectators. This venue also hosted the matches during the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The first ODI was played in 2006, and until now, it has hosted many big matches. The average first-inning score here in ODIs is 221, and the teams that bat second have an edge. At this venue, the highest total is 313/9 by Pakistan against Sri Lanka.
