Ireland vs South Africa head-to-head stats and records you need to know before IRE vs SA 2024 ODI series

Ireland vs South Africa ODI series will begin on Wednesday (October 2) afternoon at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It will be a three-match series that will help the Proteas prepare for the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

South Africa suffered a shock defeat in a T20I against Ireland last month. The Men in Green and Gold will be keen to forget that loss and make a fresh start in the ODI series. Meanwhile, Ireland will aim to repeat that performance in the longer format.

It has been a long time since fans witnessed an Ireland vs South Africa ODI match. Here's a glance at their head-to-head stats.

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Ireland vs South Africa head-to-head record in ODIs

South Africa have a massive 6-1 lead in the head-to-head record against Ireland in ODI cricket. Ireland's only ODI victory against South Africa came in a bilateral match at The Village in 2021.

This will be the first time the UAE will host an ODI between Ireland and South Africa. The previous bilateral series between these two teams ended 1-1. Here's a summary of the head-to-head stats:

Matches played: 8

Won by Ireland: 1

Won by South Africa: 6

No result: 1

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IRE vs SA ODI head-to-head record in the UAE

The head-to-head record between Ireland and South Africa in ODIs on UAE soil stands at 0-0. As mentioned ahead, the two teams have never battled in a match in the United Arab Emirates before.

Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Stadium will host all the games in this series. Here's a summary of the head-to-head record in the UAE:

Matches played: 0

Won by Ireland: 0

Won by South Africa: 0

No result: 0

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Last 5 Ireland vs South Africa ODI matches

South Africa have won three out of their last five ODIs against Ireland. One match ended with no result, while Ireland recorded a historic victory at The Village on July 13, 2021. Talking about that game, Andy Balbirnie's century helped the Irish outfit register a 43-run victory in front of their home fans.

Here's a summary of the last five matches between Ireland and South Africa in the ODI format:

1. SA (346/4) beat IRE (276) by 70 runs, Jul 16, 2021.
2. IRE (290/5) beat SA (247) by 43 runs, Jul 13, 2021.
3. IRE (195/4) vs SA - No result, Jul 11, 2021.
4. SA (354/5) beat IRE (148) by 206 runs, Nov 25, 2016.
5. SA (411/4) beat IRE (210) by 201 runs, Mar 3, 2015.