Ireland would be touring South Africa in the year 2016 to play one match one day series. Although the visitors are minnows they can give tough time to the hosts. This match will be played in the month of September. Proteas appear to be menacing as a team unit because they are bestowed with capable players such as Quinton DE Cock to open the innings in style. He along with Amla can provide a solid start to the innings. Irish bowlers would find it very difficult to keep the South Africans under pressure especially in their home grounds.
Andy McBrine would have to raise his game for he can prove to be a vital cog in the wheel with his off break bowling. The slow deliveries would make shot making difficult for the batsmen such as AB DE Villiers. As far as the batting is concerned, opening looks brittle apart from the two Brien brothers.
They would have to do heavy lifting in the middle order and score runs. Kevin is quite experienced and has tremendous capability to play in the numerous pitches across the world. With his right handed batting, he has the capability to tear the opposition apart. Probably Craig young would be spearheading the attack against the host. He should be bang on target from the word go or else the proteas can take him to the cleaners.
South African pace battery looks formidable and well oiled to take any opposition to the task. With the arrival of Imran Tahir, the spin department has also got strengthened to a great extent. He along with Rabada can create lots of problems for the opposition batsmen. In short, the series can prove to be a steep learning curve for the Irish players with final score line favoring the host.