South Africa vs Ireland Women 1st ODI Predictions - Wolvaardt to whip the Irish attack

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Laura Wolvaardt hit three sixes in her 56-balls 115* in the 1st T20I against Ireland.
Orla Prendergast scored 67* off 72 balls in the 2nd T20I against the Proteas.
Can South Africa Women maintain their winning form against Ireland?

Laura Wolvaardt hits out in the WBBL match between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades (Getty Images)

South Africa vs Ireland Women - 1st ODI Predictions

South Africa enjoyed an emphatic T20I series win over Ireland and are likely to perform even better in the longer format of ODIs, after their incredible performance in the recent World Cup.

South Africa Women’s Laura Wolvaardt has scored 51, 22, 49, 115* & 22 in her last 5 innings.
South Africa Women’s Sune Luus has scored 101*, 81 & 37 in her last 3 innings.
Ireland Women’s Orla Prendergast has scored 67 & 51* in her last 2 innings.
Ireland Women’s Gaby Lewis has scored 141*, 47, 30 & 19 in her last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

South Africa Women have won five and lost none of their last five ODIs against Ireland Women.

South Africa Women Form

South Africa Women lost their last ODI when India beat them by 52 runs in the ODI World Cup final. They won the T20I series against Ireland 2-0 after the 3rd T20I was rained off.

Laura Wolvaard’s World Cup form has continued through to the end of 2025 with some powerful performances in her last five matches. Dane van Niekerk has found her feet quickly in her return to the international stage and has scores of 81, 51*, 10*, 21* and 41 in her last five matches. Nadine de Klerk was second on the list of most sixes at the World Cup, hitting 10 off just 158 balls.

Aside from her strong form with the bat, Sune Luus has been bowling well, returning figures of 1/36, 1/39 and 4/22 in her last four matches. Ayabonga Khaka is hitting good form with the ball, taking 1/28, 3/58, 0/13 (econ 2.6) and 0/21 (econ 7.00) in her last two matches.

Ireland Women Form

Ireland have won their last four ODIs in a row, with their last match seeing them beat Zimbabwe by four wickets with 67 balls in hand.

Gaby Lewis is going through a purple patch with the bat, although she has failed to kick on against the Proteas in the two T20Is. Laura Delany scored 91 against Italy in the World Cup qualifiers.

Alana Dalzell has returned figures of 4/36, 1/26 and 2/18 in her last five matches. Orla Prendergast’s good form with the bat is matched by returning figures of 3/3, 1/26 and 1/29 in her last four matches.

South Africa & Ireland Women Team News

The Proteas have drafted three players into their ODI squad for the three-match series against Ireland. Former skipper Dané van Niekerk, top-order batter Faye Tunnicliffe and teenage all-rounder Seshnie Naidu take their place alongside their World Cup finalist teammates.

“It’s a bit of a new-look squad compared to what we had at the World Cup and I’m looking forward to seeing the depth we have within the country. Some youngsters will be getting great opportunities in this series, so I’m looking forward to seeing them play,” said skipper Laura Wolvaardt.

“I think Ireland are a very good side, and they’ll definitely be bouncing back hard after the T20 series, so we’ll have to be at our best.”

South African ODI squad: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Lara Goodall, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Leah Jones, Sune Luus, Eliz-Mari Marx, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Miane Smit, Faye Tunnicliffe and Dane van Niekerk.

Ireland ODI squad: Gaby Lewis (c), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Laura Delany, Georgina Dempsey, Sarah Forbes, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Aimee Maguire, Jane Maguire, Lara McBride, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, ⁠Orla Prendergast and Rebecca Stokell.

Verdict

South Africa v Ireland Women

I am backing South Africa Women to win. I am also backing Laura Wolvaardt to top score for South Africa Women.

Orla Prendergast is a good bet to top score for the Ireland Women.

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