{"id":191448,"date":"2025-12-14T14:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T14:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/191448\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T14:35:09","slug":"ireland-suffer-seven-wicket-defeat-in-first-odi-of-south-african-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/191448\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland suffer seven-wicket defeat in first ODI of South African tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ireland's Sarah Forbes top scored for the Girls in Green in their defeat to South Africa. Photo by Ramsey Cardy\/Sportsfile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2915761.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Ireland&#8217;s Sarah Forbes top scored for the Girls in Green in their defeat to South Africa. Photo by Ramsey Cardy\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Gaby Lewis will be looking for an improved performance from her Ireland team in Tuesday\u2019s second one-day international after suffering a seven-wicket defeat by South Africa on Saturday in the first of their three-match series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Coming in the wake of two heavy T20 losses, the Girls in Green would have travelled from East London to Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, fully aware of the task that lies ahead of them if they are to even get close to beating the recent World Cup runners-up in the two remaining games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">While a shock victory over a strong home side will probably remain elusive, the learning curve will be invaluable, and Sarah Forbes was the latest to benefit from the exposure to elite opponents on Saturday with a solid top score of 42 from 80 balls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The 23-year-old Pembroke right-hander rarely attracts the headlines but she is making steady progress and has forged a solid opening partnership with skipper Lewis in ODIs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Ireland top five Ireland all got starts, and Rebecca Stokell weighed in with 39 not out at the death, but a modest total of 209-7 was never likely to trouble South Africa and so it proved as they romped in with 10.1 overs to spare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Leg-spinner Cara Murray was the pick of the Ireland bowlers, taking 2-34 from six overs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland&#8217;s Sarah Forbes top scored for the Girls in Green in their defeat to South Africa. 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