South Africa 278 for 5 (Luus 93, Wolvaardt 89) beat Ireland 89 (Waldron 32, Ismail 5-8) by 189 runs
Luus hit 11 fours in her 104-ball 93 while Wolvaardt’s 128-ball 89 was laced with six fours. Jane Maguire broke the strong partnership by dismissing Wolvaardt, while Arlene Kelly removed Luus and Chloe Tryon in the 48th over.
In the chase, Ireland lost two wickets in the first over to Ismail, who then came back to strike again in the fifth and seventh overs. Offspinner Raisibe Ntozakhe put Ireland in further trouble, removing Sophie MacMahon and leaving them at 13 for 5 in 12.3 overs. Mary Waldron and Kelly tried to help Ireland recover from Ismail’s fiery opening spell with a 57-run stand. But Luus made sure it did not last too long, as she pinned Waldron in front for 32 in the 24th over. It went downhill from there for Ireland, as they lost their next four wickets for just nine runs, with Ismail wrapping up the match with her fifth wicket in the 33rd over.
With her second five-for in ODIs and 11 wickets in the series, Ismail was named the Player of the Match and Series.