To say that the Proteas One-Day International ( ODI ) series against Afghanistan was a disappointment is an understatement, but just exactly what can South African cricket fans expect from the upcoming series against Ireland?
Firstly, there will be more time for the Proteas team to potentially find their groove with a longer series against the Irish. The series will feature two T20 Internationals ( T20I s), and three ODIs.
Whether the outcome will be any different, will be difficult to predict as this is still an experimental Proteas group, selected for both the ODIs and T20Is.
After Afghanistan thumped the Proteas in the first two ODIs, Aiden Markram found form in the dead rubber. That will be cause for hope with such a short break between the series, with five days between the third ODI against Afghanistan and the first T20 against Ireland in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Markram to set the toneAs the skipper of the T20 squad, Markram will be expected to set a good example against an Ireland team which will present a vastly different challenge to the tricky spin attack of Afghanistan.
