He has to replace him due to the unavailability of several main players.
A former Mumbai Indians (MI), currently in the coaching staff of his national team, had to take the field due to the shortage of players in the team. He played to the end of the innings due to unavailability of the main players due to weather.
JP Duminy, former MI player and current batting coach of the South Africa white-ball team, had to substitute in the last over of the first dig when Ireland were batting. Due to the humidity in Abu Dhabi, several South African players developed fatigue and body aches and had to leave the field midway through the innings.
Additionally, several substitute players were unavailable for numerous reasons. Temba Bavuma, the captain of the South African team, was sidelined with an elbow injury. Meanwhile, Tony de Zorzi has a knee injury, which kept him out of the series after the first ODI, while Wiaan Mulder returned home for personal reasons.
So when some players struggled on the field, South Africa ran out of options, tempting Duminy to take the field. Fortunately for SA, Duminy had to substitute six balls alone before the innings ended, but the Abu Dhabi heat was unbearable for the Proteas.
Ireland finished on 284/9 in the first innings.
If we talk about the game, Ireland batted first and scored a huge 284/9 in the first over. Their captain, Paul Stirling, played a magnificent knock of 88 runs in 92 balls, including eight boundaries and three maximums, at a strike rate of 95.65.
Meanwhile, Harry Tector also scored a fifty, amassing 60 runs in 48 balls, with the help of four boundaries and a maximum, at a strike rate of 125. Andrew Balbirine (45) and Lorcan Tucker (26) also played decent hands. .
Lizaad Williams was South Africa’s pick of the bowler, taking four wickets and conceding just 56 runs in his 10-over spell. Ottneil Baartman and Andile Phehlukwayo dismissed two batsmen each.
South Africa did not get off to a bright start in the chase, losing three wickets in five overs. They are 75/4, with Tristan Stubbs (19) and Jason Smith (4) struggling in the middle.
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