Related items

• Stirling 'over the moon' after historic Ireland win over South Africa

  Ireland captain Paul Stirling is "over the moon" after securing their first-ever T20I victory over South Africa, beating them by 10 runs.

  Brilliant performances from brothers Ross and Mark Adair set them on course to the win, as they drew the two-match series 1-1.

  Ross Adair scored his maiden international century, combining with Stirling for a superb opening partnership of 137, leading the team to 195-6, their highest T20I score against South Africa.

  Mark Adair then followed up that performance with an impressive stand in the field, finishing with 4-31, before Graham Hume's 3-25 rounded off the triumph.

  And Stirling was thrilled with how Ireland performed on both sides, particularly in the field.

  "At halfway, we wanted an extra 15-20 runs," he said.

  "They squeezed us, and we felt under-par. There was less dew [on Sunday] and we managed to get over the line.

  "You need time at the crease to get the pace of the wicket. That is what won us the game.

  "With new batters coming in, you always have a chance. We are absolutely delighted [with the win]. It could have gone either way. Over the moon [with the result] and hopefully we can bring it into the ODIs."

  South Africa started brightly, with both Reeze Hendricks and Matthew Breetzke getting 51 after Ryan Rickelton's opening 36.

  However, they soon collapsed after that, with none of the other eight batters able to reach double figures as they finished on 185-9.

  Captain Aiden Markram admitted that fine margins cost them on Sunday, but he still found positives to take from the series.

  "We thought it was chaseable for sure," he said. "Small moments in the game.

  "It comes down to execution and if you can win those moments. When you lose wickets regularly…you want a 20-30-run partnership. They made it tough for us.

  "Each guy will have a certain area to improve. We never really stop learning. Ultimately, making better decisions and winning games for South Africa."

  The two sides now turn their attention to the three-match ODI series, which starts on Wednesday at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.

• 'We've done really well' - Brook upbeat despite Australia ODI series defeat

  Harry Brook focused on the positives as he saluted England's performances, despite their 3-2 ODI series defeat to Australia.

  Australia clinched a 49-run victory by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the final ODI in Bristol.

  England had recovered from 2-0 down in the series with Brook, who captained the hosts in Jos Buttler's absence, leading their charge with 110 not out and 87 in the third and fourth ODI respectively.

  Brook (72) and Ben Duckett (107) put on a fantastic 132-run stand on Sunday to set a target of 310, though it proved academic as DLS came into play with the tourists on 165-2 with 29 overs remaining when rain stopped play.

  However, the stand-in skipper believes the experience will benefit him and his team-mates in the long run.

  "It's not just the present now, we're looking long-term," said Brook, who was named the ODI player of the summer.

  "We're trying to build towards the bigger series and competitions. It's a new brand of cricket we're trying to play, and I think we've done that perfectly.

  "Getting out of the power play, we didn't get the wickets we wanted, but outside of that, we've done really well."

  On his own performance, he added: "It's nice to get on the board, score a few runs and contribute to some wins. I haven't played too much, but it's nice to finally get the tempo of ODI cricket.

  "Captaincy has been good. It's something I might think about in the future, but I'll sit back and let Jos do it for now."

• Australia clinch series win over England after rain stops play

  Australia clinched a 49-run victory on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the final ODI against England to seal a 3-2 series win.

  Having won the third and fourth ODIs to tee up a grandstand finish to the series in Bristol, England started well on Sunday.

  England, inspired by Ben Duckett's second ODI century and Harry Brook (72), looked well set after storming to 202 before the latter was dismissed.

  Yet the hosts slipped from 202-3 to 238-6 in less than 10 overs, with Duckett going for 107, and though Adil Rashid (36) steadied the ship, Australia were set a manageable target of 310 to win.

  In total, eight wickets fell for 107 runs, all of them to spin, with Travis Head (4-28) doing the damage for the tourists, who subsequently set about making inroads into the target.

  Head reached 31 from 26 balls before he was dismissed by Brydon Carse (1-36) in the eighth over, while Matthew Short had plundered his way to 58 by the time he was sent packing in the 13th.

  Steve Smith (36 not out) and Josh Inglis (28 not out) subsequently took control before the rain closed in with Australia on 165-2 with 29 overs remaining, leaving them clear winners once DLS came into play.

  Data Debrief: England's comeback falls short

  The weather ultimately frustrated England, but they only have themselves to blame for another batting collapse. 

  England have slipped to their first defeat in an ODI series of four games or more since a 3-2 loss to South Africa in February 2016, while this loss also snapped a run of three straight 50-over wins at the County Ground.

  Australia, meanwhile, clinched their first win in an ODI series of at least four games since they beat Pakistan 5-0 in 2019.