Proteas sweep T20 series vs Ireland

Belfast, July 25: South Africa swept the Twenty20 series against Ireland after winning the third match by 49 runs. The one-day international honors were shared, but South Africa dominated the shorter format with previous wins by 33 and 42 runs.
For the finale, South Africa produced its best T20 total of the tour at 189-2 after an opening stand of 127 between captain Temba Bavuma (72) and Reeza Hendricks (69).
Ireland was well short in reply at 140-9. George Linde, Lizaad Williams and Wiaan Mulder took two wickets each. Captain Andy Balbirnie top scored with 27.
David Miller was named player of the series. (AP)