Faye Tunnicliffe produced a composed and career-best innings to guide the Proteas Ladies to a 65-run victory over Eire within the second T20 Worldwide at Boland Park in Paarl, within the Western Cape, on Sunday, 7 December 2025.
The win secures an unassailable 2–0 collection lead for the house aspect, with one match remaining.
The tall top-order batter recorded seven fours en path to her half-century value 51 off 42 deliveries, as South Africa posted 201/5 after their 20 overs.
With ball in hand, the Proteas restricted the guests to 136/3 in 20 overs regardless of an unbeaten fifty from Orla Prendergast (51* off 43 balls; 4 fours, 1 six), with Chloé Tryon returning with figures of two for twenty-four.
The hosts received the toss and selected to set the rating. Openers Tunnicliffe and Suné Luus (37) survived early jitters to carry up a half-century stand for the primary wicket to take the Proteas to 51/0 on the finish of the powerplay.
With the batters’ tails up on the crease, the pair continued to claim themselves, taking the rating to 78/0 earlier than Aimee Maguire (3/43) made the breakthrough to get Luus caught within the cowl area within the tenth over.
Whereas trying to preserve the scoring price, the Proteas quickly misplaced their different opening batter, with Tunnicliffe trapped LBW by Maguire shortly after reaching her maiden worldwide fifty, as Eire diminished the house aspect to 116/2 within the 14th over.
Eire didn’t have to attend too lengthy earlier than choosing up one other important wicket, as Maguire struck once more, discovering the sting of the in-form Laura Wolvaardt (22) with the rating on 124/3 after 14 overs.
The lack of key batters didn’t do a lot to decelerate the host nation, because the skilled pair of Dané van Niekerk (41) and Marizanne Kapp (16) added 47 runs for the fourth wicket to propel the Proteas to 171/3 earlier than van Niekerk was dismissed leg-before-wicket off the bowling of Arlene Kelly (1/40).
Though Prendergast (1/29) managed to assert the scalp of Kapp late on, South Africa completed their 20 overs on 202/5.
Of their reply, Eire made a strong begin on the crease, with openers Amy Hunter (14) and captain Gaby Lewis (19) pushing the guests to 33/0 within the powerplay.
South Africa’s preliminary breakthrough ultimately got here within the seventh over by Tryon, putting twice to dismiss each in-batters to go away Eire 35/2.
Prendergast and Leah Paul (40) then guided their aspect to 57/2 on the midway mark of the innings, nonetheless needing 145 runs to win with 10 overs remaining.
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The duo continued to guide their aspect’s fightback, placing collectively a vital 76-run partnership earlier than Mlaba clear bowled Paul within the seventeenth over with Eire on 111/3.
Regardless of a valiant effort by Prendergast, which noticed her carry up her tenth T20I half-ton, Eire reached the top of the chase on 136/3, falling brief by 65 runs.
The third and remaining T20I will happen on Wednesday, 10 December at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.
The Proteas Ladies’s Inbound Tour vs Eire T20I Collection 2025 Fixtures (All instances CAT)
Fri, 5 Dec – 1st T20I: South Africa beat Eire by 105 runs (WSB Newlands Cricket Floor, Cape City)
Solar, 7 Dec – 2nd T20I at 14h00: South Africa beat Eire by 65 runs (Boland Park, Paarl)
Wed, 10 Dec – third T20I at 18h00: South Africa vs Eire (Willowmoore Park, Benoni)
Proteas Ladies Beginning XI
Faye Tunnicliffe
Suné Luus
Laura Wolvaardt (C)
Dané van Niekerk
Marizanne Kapp
Chloé Tryon
Nadine de Klerk
Nondumiso Shangase
Sinalo Jafta (WC)
Ayabonga Khaka
Nonkululeko Mlaba
Republic of Eire Ladies’s Beginning XI
Amy Hunter
Gaby Lewis (c)
Orla Prendergast
Leah Paul
Laura Delany
Rebecca Stokell
Arlene Kelly
Ava Canning
Alana Dalzell
Cara Murray
Aimee Maguire
Authentic Copy: Cricket South Africa, with modifying by gsport
Principal Picture Caption: Faye Tunnicliffe pictured acknowledging applause following her Participant of the Match-winning T20I half-century, after skipper Laura Wolvaardt referred to as proper and elected to bat first towards Eire at Boland Park in Paarl, the Western Cape, on Sunday, 7 December 2025. All Images: Cricket South Africa
Picture 2 Caption: Suné Luus blasted 37 off 24 balls in her invaluable first-wicket partnership of 78 runs within the first ten overs of the Proteas Ladies’s innings.
Picture 3 Caption: Chloé Tryon produced the house group’s finest bowling figures, claiming the wickets of each Eire openers in a single over to stun the guests’ reply.
