South Africa may have returned to Ireland after nearly 14 years but on the day of their first ODI they ended up spending more time at the Village ground in Dublin waiting for the rain to stop than actually being involved in the contest on the field.

Between multiple rain breaks, Andrew Balbirnie and William Porterfield scored fifties to take the hosts to 195 for 4 in 40.2 overs. Online Cricket Id Even Harry Tector and Mark Adair made handy contributions, giving strong indications for the rest of the series. What could have been of their innings if not for the interruptions remains unknown, but given the forecast for Tuesday of the series, they are more likely to encounter similar challenges in the second ODI.

Having returned from West Indies with a T20I series win, South Africa are looking to cash in on their form in limited-overs cricket. The visitors' batting, which was under the microscope for the series, was untested in the first one-dayer and will continue to remain under the lens. The bowling department, which is fairly strong, would also like to put up a better show. Ireland, on the other hand, would be fairly satisfied with the limited performance they showcased and would look to press ahead with that batting form.

With the ODI World Cup Super League points at stake, there is a lot to gain for both teams, who are in desperate need for a push up in their current standings on the points table.

What to expect: The conditions are expected to be cloudy and windy, with the possibility of rain not being ruled out. It is expected to remain similar to the conditions that were on offer for the first one-dayer, but hopefully, there would be more play possible.

When: Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 11:00 AM local time (3:30 PM IST)

Where: Ireland vs South Africa, The Village ground, Dublin

Team News:

Ireland: With a fairly good performance in a rain-affected game, the hosts are unlikely to make changes to their XI.

Likely XI: William Porterfield, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Simi Singh, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Mark Adair

South Africa: With the batting going untested, and the bowlers not getting adequate opportunity to impose themselves, there is little reason for South Africa to look for alterations.

Likely XI: Aiden Markram, Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (wk), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi

What they said:

We're quite fortunate that the majority of our guys play 50-over cricket as well as T20s. So when you talk about the culture it becomes easier to allow it to flow. It allows us to speak the same type of language throughout the different formats. Match Tips In pursuing results, we know there's a process we'd like to master, and that's where our main focus is." Temba Bavuma, the South African captain had said ahead of the first ODI

It had been five years since Dwayne Bravo has batted at No.5 or scored at least 25 runs in an innings in T20I cricket. Bravo's skills with the ball at the death have overshadowed his proficiency with the bat and his lowly batting positions have rendered his contributions to being mere cameos.

The 37-year-old veteran made most use of a rare batting promotion in the second T20I against Australia in St Lucia, scoring an unbeaten 47 off 34 and sharing a match-defining century stand with Shimron Hetmyer that set up his side's convincing win. Bravo may not have been given the opportunity to walk in at 59 for 3 in the eighth over of the innings had regular captain Kieron Pollard been fit or Nicholas Pooran been in some semblance of form. Online Betting Id But with West Indies in need of a rebuild, they turned to their all-weather player and his forgotten skill.

"It was always in the team plan if we bat first and we lose early wickets for me to go in and control the innings with the bat - it's more my style of play," Bravo told the broadcasters. "Pick up the ones and twos, lay that solid platform for the likes of [Andre] Russell, Fabian [Allen], Pooran, if Polly is in the squad, to do what they have to do in the back end. I must be honest, at some point, I was trying to get out at the back end to allow Russell and these guys to finish off"

Bravo served as an excellent foil to the 'classy' Shimron Hetmyer ensuring West Indies didn't get stuck again with their dot-ball problems. He revealed at the end of the game that his role in the team extended beyond contributions and into handholding the youngsters in the side and impart upon them knowledge from his vast T20 experience.

"It's just about guiding the younger players: Hety, Pooran, Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh...that's the kind of information we keep feeding to these younger players," Bravo said. "We needed partnerships and the way Hetmyer batted in the first game and into this game, it's just a pleasure to see him bat. He's a batting leader in our group, we gave him the responsibility to take control of the batting and show some maturity. We all know how classy he is and how dangerous he can be, [the advice was] just to bat deep, it's a ground that has a big wind factor advantage."

Bravo's reading of the game and his T20 smarts came for praise from his batting partner and half-centurion Hetmyer. "I had never batted with Bravo before ... he was just telling me to keep going and just do what you do best," Hetmyer said. "I really trusted him batting and running between the wickets."

The veteran all-rounder's contributions on the night were not restricted to the batting innings and not reflected just in the scorecard. He was also behind Fidel Edwards' excellent slower delivery that caught Aaron Finch unawares. "Two days ago I teach him how to do it," Bravo revealed.

"I said, you have the perfect action to bowl a different slower ball. I let him stand about five feet away from me and said Fidel, all you have to do with your action is sling the ball like this with pace but he didn't have the confidence to do it in a game. Cricket Betting Tips So I said to him do a few in practice. I said do it [in the game], nothing wrong with trying, so for me to see him have success I'm happy."