Player of the Match
Player of the Match

The trophy is presented to South Africa, who accept it with loud cheers - a number of reasons to be happy about indeed. And that marks the end of our coverage. Thanks for sticking around. That's goodbye from me and Himanshu!

David Miller, South Africa captain: "I had a back spasm, just had to nurture it [in the first T20I]." On competition within the team: "It's a good problem to have with World Cup coming. Guys have stood up and contributed and it's healthy to see it coming through. it's really nice to contribute as captain. Have seen different areas of the game as captain, has been a nice challenge. How we've played in the last 18 months, we're going to be a force at the T20 World Cup."

Andy Balbirnie, Ireland captain: "Probably wasn't close. We didn't show up with the bat. it gets very hard when you lose so many wickets. Spinners bowled well, got through the storm but they caught up." On playing back-to-back series: "This is what we've been looking for. We are looking forward to a lot of things, the Afghanistan series next week."

Reeza Hendricks is Player of the Series: "Short of a half-century but happy to have contributed." Tip for youngsters: "Try to keep it as simple as possible, stick to your strengths and not complicate it. We're not thinking too far, end result will take care of itself."

Wayne Parnell is the Player of the Match for his 5 for 30: "It was just about keeping things simple. batters did really well. it was about doing the basics, doing what's required. great atmosphere in the Proteas side, everyone's success is being celebrated and there's a lot of confidence."

Time for presentation.

9.57pm That's the end of the series, and South Africa have won their fourth T20I in a row. They never really let Ireland into the game, with Parnell finishing as tonight's hero with his career-best T20 figures. It was a clinical performance from South Africa - they were superb on the field today, too. Ireland did frustrate them with the last wicket partnership of 42 runs - the second-highest of the game - but South Africa did find a way in the end. Ireland will be a bit disappointed with this result after coming close in the last game.

18.5
W
Pretorius to McCarthy, OUT, This time it's taken! Full and on leg, it's flicked to the midwicket region and lands in Markram's safe hands. South Africa take the series 2-0

BJ McCarthy c Markram b Pretorius 32 (19b 3x4 2x6) SR: 168.42

18.4
1
Pretorius to Little, 1 run, Angled in on middle and leg, pushed to long-on for a single
18.3
1
Pretorius to McCarthy, 1 run, Slow, short ball, top-edged to long-on... is the match over? No, Maharaj drops it. Has he taken a blow to his body? Looks like Maharaj is in a lot of pain, he is holding his knee. His team-mates gather around him but he seems all okay now
18.2
1
Pretorius to Little, 1 run, Angled in on legstump, flicked to square leg
18.1
1lb
Pretorius to McCarthy, 1 leg bye, Full on legstump, he tries to slog but is hit on pads

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | IRE: 134/9 (49 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 24.50)

  • Josh Little5 (5b)
  • Barry McCarthy31 (16b)
  • Lungi Ngidi3-0-14-1
  • Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-31-1
17.6
0
Ngidi to Little, no run, Slower ball.. he is beaten
17.5
1
Ngidi to McCarthy, 1 run, Slower ball again, tries to slog it.. mis-times to square leg
17.4
6
Ngidi to McCarthy, SIX, he finally connects the slower ball! Slogged to midwicket for a six
17.3
0
Ngidi to McCarthy, no run, And again. it's like an action replay
17.2
0
Ngidi to McCarthy, no run, Ditto, swing and a miss again
17.1
0
Ngidi to McCarthy, no run, Slower ball outside offstump, swing and a miss

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | IRE: 127/9 (56 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 18.66)

  • Josh Little5 (4b)
  • Barry McCarthy24 (11b)
  • Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-31-1
  • Dwaine Pretorius3-0-30-2

31 off 17 last-wicket partnership. Annoying the South Africans but entertaining the crowd

16.6
4
Shamsi to Little, FOUR, Reverse-swept to short third, ball goes fine and beats the fielder to the boundary
16.5
1
Shamsi to McCarthy, 1 run, Much wider from Shamsi. He tries to hit it to the offside, ball lands short of long-off
16.4
4
Shamsi to McCarthy, FOUR, Flighted on legstump, pulled through midwicket for a boundary
16.3
2
Shamsi to McCarthy, 2 runs, He tries to heave it to legside, doesn't time it well
16.2
1
Shamsi to Little, 1 run, flighted on offstump, he tries to defend. A big cheer from the crowd as Little gets off the mark
16.2
1w
Shamsi to Little, 1 wide, going down leg, wide given
16.1
1
Shamsi to McCarthy, 1 run, Short ball on legstump, hit to square leg

END OF OVER:
16 | 17 Runs | IRE: 113/9 (70 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.06, RRR: 17.50)

  • Barry McCarthy16 (7b)
  • Josh Little0 (2b)
  • Dwaine Pretorius3-0-30-2
  • Wayne Parnell4-0-30-5

Hey Jude playing at the ground. Great crowd this evening, it seems

15.6
1
Pretorius to McCarthy, 1 run, Short and wide, he takes a swing at it again but this time can only edge it to deep third
15.5
6
Pretorius to McCarthy, SIX, in the slot and he goes big! he takes a big swing at it and clears the long-off boundary with ease

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd0PR StirlingLJ Tucker
3rd38PR StirlingHT Tector
4th0HT TectorGJ Delany
5th47C CampherHT Tector
6th1GH DockrellHT Tector
7th5GH DockrellMR Adair
8th0AR McBrineMR Adair
9th3BJ McCarthyAR McBrine
10th42BJ McCarthyJB Little