Rickelton, Hendricks set up comfortable win for South Africa

South Africa cavorted to an agreeable 8-wicket triumph over Ireland in the primary T20I in Abu Dhabi. Patrick Kruger got a four-fer (4-27) preceding South Africa's openers Ryan Rickelton (76) and Reeza Hendricks (51) put on a 136-run stand in 13 overs, successfully fixing the pursuit of 172. South Africa had no misgivings in selecting to bowl first with dew expected to set in. Ross Adair treated Lizaad Williams with scorn in the primary over securing two fours and a six. Adair's appearance of 18 reached a conclusion as he holed out to long-on. Irish captain Paul Stirling was tidied up by Ottneil Baartman. New player Curtis Campher hit Baartman for three fours in the fifth over while Harry Tector rehashed a similar accomplishment off Lizaad Williams in the accompanying over, as Ireland cavorted to 63 for 2 in the PowerPlay. Tector fell following the PowerPlay, miscuing an opposite clear. Neil Rock and Campher united the innings and constructed a 59-run stand together. The previous hit Kruger for a four and a six however was bowled off legspinner Nqaba Peter in the fourteenth over. The Irish kept on scoring a limit in every one of the accompanying overs before Baartman was crushed for two sixes in the seventeenth over. At a sound place of 153 for 4, Kruger returned to the assault and scalped Campher, one shy of 50 years followed by three wickets in his last finished. Ireland completed at 171 for 8. Accordingly, Rickelton broke the shackles with two limits off Imprint Adair. His accomplice, Reeza Hendricks raised the stakes two overs later, scoring three limits off Adair. The bowling changes didn't work for Ireland either as Fionn Hand was dispatched for two sixes, as South Africa finished the PowerPlay at 58 for 0. Hendricks and Rickelton exploited the dewy circumstances as the Irish were failing on line and length, incapable to hold the wet ball. The hitters found the wall something like once every over which kept the asking rate in charge all through. Rickelton raised his most memorable global fifty with a slice to sweeper cover.