Ireland v South Africa - T20 Series: How to watch, TV channel, start times, head-to-head stats and team news

Ireland play their first T20 cricket since the World Cup in June as they take on South Africa in a two-match series.

How to watch Ireland v South Africa and TV channel

Both matches of the T20 Ireland v South Africa series will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports.

Ireland v South Africa start times, dates and venue

• 1st T20 - 16.30 BST on Friday 27th September in Abu Dhabi.
• 2nd T20 - 16.30 BST on Sunday 29th September in Abu Dhabi.

Ireland v South Africa stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

South Africa have beaten Ireland in all five previous T20 meetings between the two nations - most recently winning a series 2-0 back in 2022.

Ireland's last trip tp Abu Dhabi was back in March when they lost 2-1 in a keenly contested series against Afghanistan.

Ireland v South Africa head-to-head record (H2H)

Ireland wins	0
South Africa wins	5

Ireland v South Africa squads

Ireland squad

• Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Matthew Humphreys, Graham Hume, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.

South Africa squad

• Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Patrick Kruger, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams.