{"id":196741,"date":"2025-12-17T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/196741\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:03:08","slug":"stacy-lewis-confident-ireland-can-finish-south-african-tour-on-a-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/196741\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacy Lewis confident Ireland can finish South African tour on a high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ireland captain Gaby Lewis believes the side have made progress. Photo: Sportsfile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3ea1793a-b12e-42c6-805f-61fc74363bb5.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 captain Gaby Lewis believes the side have made progress. Photo: 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 is hoping the visible progress Ireland have made during their tour of South Africa will result in a first victory in the final one-day international tomorrow at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.<\/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)\">Despite losing the T20 series 2\u20130, with one game washed out, and both ODIs, the Ireland captain is upbeat about what her team have achieved, and with good reason.<\/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)\">It was always going to be a tall order to take on the World Cup finalists in their backyard but the girls in green have given a good account of themselves and improved in every game.<\/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)\">\u201cWe\u2019re moving in the right direction which is a real positive, and hopefully we can get over the line in the final game,\u201d said Lewis.<\/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 Orla Prendergast\u2019s 97 in the second ODI has been the highlight of the batting, Lewis was pleased with the way her line-up all approached a huge chase. \u201cEveryone who went out there was really aggressive and we took on their bowlers,\u201d she said after Ireland had been bowled out for 301 &#8211; their fifth highest ODI total.<\/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)\">If there is one area that hasn\u2019t impressed the skipper, it\u2019s the recurring one of untidiness in the field.<\/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)\">\u201cWe are creating chances but not taking them,\u201d Lewis said, trying to put a positive spin on her side\u2019s sloppiness.<\/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)\">\u201cWe move on to Johannesburg now and we really want to finish on a high.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland captain Gaby Lewis believes the side have made progress. 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