Captain Temba Bavuma, who had recently taken over the reins in limited-overs cricket top-scored with 72 off 51 deliveries and put on 127 for the first wicket with Reeza Hendricks (69 off 48 balls). The opening stand powered South Africa to 189/2 in 20 overs.

In response, the Irish were restricted to 140/9 as the South Africans used six bowlers, three of whom took two wickets each. George Linde (2/21), Lizaad Williams (2/30) and Wiaan Mulder (2/10) were the most successful bowlers for the visitors.

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Bavuma was given the Player of the Match award while David Miller won Player of the Series award.

Brief scores:
South Africa 189/2 in 20 overs (T Bavuma 72, R Hendricks 69, D Miller 36 not out) beat Ireland 140/9 in 20 overs (A Balbirnie 27, G Linde 2/21, L Williams 2/30, W Mulder 2/10)

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