Adair Brothers Star As Ireland Tie T20I Series

Ross Adair blasted a century and afterward his sibling Mark Adair took four wickets as Ireland beat South Africa by 10 runs in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to tie their two-match T20 series. "We are totally happy," said captain Paul Stirling after Ireland's most memorable triumph over South Africa in a T20. "(It) Might have gone one way or another." After a devastating eight-wicket triumph in the primary match, South Africa commander Aiden Markram picked to send the Irish in to bat subsequent to winning the throw. What's more, Ireland's openers assumed command, with Ross Adair and Stirling sharing a 137-run organization prior to Stirling fell for 52 in the thirteenth over. Ross Adair, given a few lives by dropped gets, continued onward as wickets began to tumble at the opposite end. From the primary chunk of the eighteenth over, he attempted to extend the single that raised his 100 into a two and was run out, having bludgeoned five fours and nine sixes. Despite the fact that Ireland's innings somewhat died down, their all out of 195 for six wickets ended up being sufficient. Wiaan Mulder was the most hazardous South African bowler with two wickets for 51 runs. South Africa then began their innings energetically, as Ryan Rickelton hit four sixes en route to a fast 36 preceding tumbling to Graham Hume and Reeza Hendricks hit 51, including six fours and a six. Despite the fact that commander Markram was bowled by Matthew Humphreys for eight, South Africa were near the expected pursued rate 13 overs. Then the more youthful Adair sibling, Mark, went to work with the ball, taking the following four wickets to fall, including the undermining Matthew Breetzke who had hit 51. None of the last seven South African batsmen arrived at twofold figures as they fell 10 runs low, Mark Adair finished with figures of 4-31 and Hume took 3-25.