IRE VS RSA - 2nd ODI, Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024

That wraps up proceedings from the second game. The third and final ODI is on Monday. Same place, same time. Do remember to join us for that one. Cheers!!

Temba Bavuma | South African skipper: Little bit sore (talking about his elbow injury), we will know more in a couple of days time. It was very mature and clinical (the performance) and it was a big improvement from the first game and the kind of performances we would like to see. We spoke about the first 10 overs and swing and obviously with Stubbs and Verreynne taking it deep and then a nice finish towards the end. On all fronts, the guys have put up their hand and showed that they can do the job and that is what you want in a team. Want to have depth and it also puts pressure on the incoming guys as well.

Paul Stirling | Ireland skipper: McBrine did well with the ball to bowl economically and get through 10 overs, but not much else to take away. Once again we couldn't take wickets in that middle period, tough luck. Don't think our process changed too much (with the bat), it nipped around in the first 10 overs. We got 2 days rest and hopefully come back better on Monday. We are playing such a good side and we want to make sure our energy levels are good.

Tristan Stubbs | Player of the Match: Thought the first game myself and Ricks (Rickleton) got out back to back and today I was a bit more focussed after Kyle (Verreynne) got out. They bowled quite well and the wicket was a bit slow in the first innings. They made us hit to the bigger side and the rotation of strike helped us get through the middle period.

Lizaad Williams: It does feel a little downhill. The energy and intensity is towards the batter. I’m happy that I contributed for the team. My emotions got a bit high to be honest. When I got my third wicket, I was thinking about my fifth wicket. (On the celebration) Lebron James is my idol, and that's his celebration. It’s called the silencer and so that’s in honour of Lebron, I’m doing this celebration.

22:26 local, 18:26 GMT, 23:56 IST: It's 2-0 to South Africa so far. Unfortunately for Ireland, it was the same old story of top order collapse. Lizaad Williams picked 3 of the top 5 wickets and when you lose 5 inside the first 10 overs of a mammoth chase, the game is pretty much done and dusted there. Ireland found no road to recovery and if it wasn't for the last-wicket partnership of 52 runs (the highest of Ireland's innings), the scorecard would have looked much worse. Once again it was a classic case of Ireland batters struggling to see off the new ball without too much of damage. That said, South Africa won half the battle when they recorded the highest ODI score at the venue, and their bowlers ensured yet another thumping win with a thorough professional performance. Stick around for post-match reactions...

Fortuin to Hume, out Bowled!! Hits the top of off. Game over. South Africa win by 174 runs and win the series with a game to go. The quicker slider from Bjorn Fortuin, Hume backs away looking to cut and misses it completely. Hume b Fortuin 21(22) [6s-2]

Fortuin to Hume, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Fortuin to Young, 1 run, uses his feet and drills the quicker delivery to long-off

Fortuin to Hume, 1 run, short outside off, cut away to the right of sweeper cover

Wiaan Mulder to Young, no run, slower length delivery angling down leg, Young looks to slog and gets beaten due to lack of pace

Wiaan Mulder to Young, no run, looks to heave a length delivery and gets a thick inside edge to the left of the keeper

Wiaan Mulder to Young, SIX, picked the bones out of that one has Craig Young. A juicy length delivery in the slot, Young clears his front leg and swats the pull for an 84-metre maximum over deep mid-wicket

Wiaan Mulder to Young, FOUR, makes room and slashes hard at a length delivery outside off, a thick outside edge flies in the gap between the keeper and short third

Wiaan Mulder to Young, FOUR, slower back of a length delivery outside off, Young jumps down the crease and lifts it over mid-off with full face of the bat. Clears the fielder quite comfortably as well...

Wiaan Mulder to Young, no run, bumper on the stumps, Young looks to slog the pull and gets beaten on the top-edge

Wiaan Mulder [4.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack

Fortuin to Hume, no run, shimmies down the wicket and drives the full delivery to the right of the diving bowler

Fortuin to Hume, no run, quicker on off, Hume backs away and stabs to the left of cover

Fortuin to Hume, SIX, now sinks to one knee and swipes the full delivery over deep square for a 90-metre maximum. Hume is having fun out there and is surely hitting 'em off the middle at the moment