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• South Africa beat Ireland in ODI opener to avenge T20I loss

  South Africa cruised to a 139-run win over Ireland in the teams' first ODI in Abu Dhabi, with Lizaad Williams tearing through their opponents' batting order.

  The Proteas approached Wednesday's contest reeling from a shock T20I defeat to Ireland on Sunday, with Ross Adair's maiden international century ensuring the two-match series ended 1-1.

  There was not to be a repeat in the 50-over format, however, with Ireland's batting order collapsing after Ryan Rickelton (91) and Tristan Stubbs (79) guided an otherwise shaky South Africa to 271-9.

  The Proteas started miserably by losing three wickets for 39 runs, Mark Adair taking two of them on his way to figures of 4-50.

  But opener Rickelton stayed cool while the wickets tumbled around him, lasting 102 deliveries and allowing Stubbs to join in on the act with comfortably his best ODI score, dragging South Africa to a respectable total.

  Ireland might have harboured hopes of a successful chase, but Paul Stirling's fourth-ball dismissal for just two runs set the tone, and a spate of four more wickets in the space of six overs dropped Ireland to 61-5.

  Williams finished with figures of 4-32 from his 10 overs for the Proteas, who needed just 32 overs to finish off the tail and bring some much-needed positivity to their tour of the United Arab Emirates, which started with an ODI series loss to Afghanistan.

  Data Debrief: Williams wins it 

  Rickelton and Stubbs carried South Africa to a score they were capable of defending despite no other batter scoring more than Bjorn Fortuin's 28 – seven scored 13 runs or fewer.

  But it was Williams who made sure of the victory, taking three of the first four wickets to leave Ireland in a tailspin, then going on to record the best figures of his young ODI career.

  In none of his previous five ODIs had Williams managed more than two wickets, while his 32 runs conceded were also his fewest in the format.

• 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."