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Ireland vs South Africa 1st ODI Predictions - Markram set to score big against Ireland

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 01 Oct 2024

Ralph Staniforth 01 Oct 2024

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Ireland vs South Africa ODI match preview.
Ireland finished T20 series 1-1 against South Africa.
Key players: Paul Stirling for Ireland and Aiden Markram for South Africa.

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Ireland vs South Africa ODI match preview (Getty Images)

Ireland vs South Africa Predictions

Ireland will be confident after winning the second T20I against South Africa, but the 50-over game is a different beast. I expect this to be competitive, but the visitors have included some more frontline players.

Ireland vs South Africa Predictions
Head to Head
Ireland Form
Ireland Injuries & Team News
South Africa Form
South Africa Injuries & Team News

The value is in the run scoring markets on both sides.

Ireland won the 2nd T20I against South Africa.
Ireland have not played ODI cricket for a few months.
Ireland’s Paul Stirling scored 52 runs in the last T20I against South Africa.
South Africa lost their last ODI series to Afghanistan.
South Africa’s Aiden Markam scored 50+ runs in his last ODI match.

Head to Head

South Africa have won three of their last four ODIs against Ireland. They have not met since 2021 when the Proteas emerged victorious by 70 runs.

Ireland Form

Ireland have not played ODI cricket for some time with focus being on the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Thereafter they played one Test and two T20I games.

Their two-match T20 series against South Africa over the last few days ended 1-1. Ireland lost the first game but came back in the second to win by 10 runs.

Ross Adair smashed 100 off 58 balls in the 2nd T20I and will look to carry that form in the ODI format.

Ireland Injuries & Team News

Paul Stirling captains a strong Irish side. Andy Balbirnie and Stirling will be key at the top of the order while Curtis Campher has proven himself a very good allrounder.

South Africa Form

South Africa reached the final of the T20 Cricket World Cup earlier this year but since that good run, things have gone downhill fast.

They recently lost an ODI series to Afghanistan 2-1. After losing the first two games, the Proteas got some pride back with victory in the third.

South Africa then traveled to Ireland, winning the first T20I but then lost the second to draw the series. They will be hoping for a far better performance in the ODIs.

South Africa Injuries & Team News

Temba Bavuma leads the side with some big names returning after the Afghanistan tour. All eyes will be on this series to see if the Proteas can bounce back.

Verdict

Ireland v South Africa - 1st ODI

I am backing Aiden Markram and Paul Stirling to top score for their respective sides.

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.

Ralph has been betting on sports for the last ten years. He’s knowledgeable on numerous topics including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf.

He supports Manchester United (football), Cheetahs (rugby), Knights (cricket) and has a newly found appreciation for Dominic Thiem on the tennis courts.