South Africa down Ireland in 1st T20I

Bristol: A blistering 38-ball 78 from Lorcan Tucker wasn't enough for Ireland as South Africa survived a scare to secure a 21-run win in the first T20I at Bristol to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.

Fifties from Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram took South Africa to 211-5 in their 20 overs. In the pursuit of the massive chase, Ireland slipped to 84-5 before Tucker and George Dockrell (43 off 28 balls) kept Ireland in the hunt until wickets tumbled at the end of the chase, ending at 190-0 in their 20 overs.

The second and final match will be played at the same venue on Friday.

Brief Scores: South Africa 211-5 in 20 overs (Reeza Hendricks 74, Aiden Markram 56; Gareth Delany 2-31) beat Ireland 190-9 in 20 overs (Lorcan Tucker 78, George Dockrell 43; Keshav Maharaj 2-29, Wayne Parnell 2-36) by 21 runs. 

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