However, Nonkululeko Mlaba struck in successive overs to derail the Irish innings after which they just couldn’t recover. If not for Rebecca Stokell’s fighting unbeaten 39, Ireland wouldn’t have breached 200. In-form Laura Wolvaardt then went on a boundary-hitting spree to put the visitors on the backfoot with the ball straightaway. But her blistering start was cut short by Prendergast who sent the South African skipper back to the pavilion for 31.
