Yesterday Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi shined like a star as he took four wickets against Ireland and helped  South Africa to win comfortably by 33 runs in the first game of a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series in Dublin on Monday. For South Africa, Aiden Markram was the high scorer with 39 and later David Miller contributed with 28 as South Africa reached 165-7 in their 20 overs. Seven of the top eight batsmen reached double figures after the tourists were asked to bat although nobody went on to make a big score. Ireland slumped to 46-5 in reply, with Harry Tector (36) offering resistance but wickets fell regularly and the hosts could only muster 132-9.

The top-ranked bowler in T20 cricket, Shamshi scalped the Irish team and had 4-27 off his four overs. The teams will meet in Belfast on Thursday and again on Saturday for the T20 matches. The recent one-day international series between the sides finished 1-1.

Brief scores
South Africa 165-7, 20 overs (A Markram 39, D Miller 28, R van der Dussen 25; M Adair 3-39)

Ireland 132-9, 20 overs (H Tector 36, A Balbirnie 22; T Shamsi 4-27)

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