South Africa beat Ireland, clinch series 2-0: Key stats
What's the story
South Africa downed Ireland by 44 runs in the second and final T20I on Friday.
Put to bat first, SA managed 182/6 in 20 overs.
Reeza Hendricks (42) emerged as the top scorer.
Later, Wayne Parnell (5/30) and Dwaine Pretorius (3/33) ran riot in Bristol.
Barry McCarthy smacked a whirlwind inning (32), but the chase was out of equation (138/10).
Here are the stats.
Second T20I
How did the second T20I pan out?
South Africa were left to be troubled at 85/4.
However, the duo of Heinrich Klaasen and skipper David Miller added a brisk 71 runs for the fifth wicket.
Quick-fire knocks from Pretorius and Miller got SA past 180.
George Delany was the pick of the Irish bowlers (2/24).
The hosts fell prey to SA's bowling attack on offer and folded on 138.
Information
A look at their head-to-head record (T20Is)
SA boast a perfect 5-0 record in the T20I duels against Ireland. They had thrashed the Irishmen 3-0 in the tour of 2021. And now, a clinical win to wind up the series 2-0.
Knock
Hendricks' red hot-form continues!
Hendricks missed on his fifth consecutive fifty in the decider.
Nonetheless, the opening batter managed a pivotal 40-ball 42 while hitting six fours.
His run was cut short in the 13th over, courtesy of a quicker one from George Delany, who shattered his leg stump.
He has raced to 1,372 runs across 48 T20Is, averaging a decent 29.82.
Duo
Klaasen, Miller come to SA's rescue!
Miller smacked a 20-ball 34*, belting a solitary four and three sixes.
He raced past 1,900 T20I runs (1903) at 32.81 for SA.
He eyes JP Duminy's run count next (1,934).
Meanwhile, Klaasen was a notch above as he battered a 16-ball 39.
He hit five fours and two sixes.
He has gone past the 650-run mark (651) while striking at over 140.
Duo
Stirling gets to 2,940 runs
Stirling showed promise after a string of poor shows in T20 Internationals.
He smacked a 6, 6, and 4 off Parnell in the fourth over.
The Irish legend cracked a 16-ball 28, hitting two fours and two sixes.
He was caught out while trying to slog a slower one off Lungi Ngidi.
Stirling now has 2,940 T20I runs at 29.40.
5/30
Career-best figures for Wayne Parnell
Wayne Parnell made short work of Andrew Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker on back-to-back deliveries in the second over.
A slower one trumped Curtis Campher, while Harry Tector pulled a hard-length delivery straight to Lungi Ngidi at backward point.
Later, Andy McBrine edged an angled-in delivery from Parnell.
The left-armer claimed his maiden five-fer in T20Is (5/30).
He now has 50 scalps at 23.82.