Overview
- In the third ODI in Johannesburg, Ireland were bowled out for 205 in 45.2 overs and South Africa replied with 206-4 in 32.2 overs for a six-wicket win.
- Laura Wolvaardt finished 100 not out off 93 balls, brought up the winning runs, and claimed Player of the Match and Player of the Series with 255 runs.
- Nonkululeko Mlaba led the bowling with 4-33, with Tumi Sekhukhune adding 2-27, as Ireland slid from 120-1 during a phase that included 5-13.
- Gaby Lewis top-scored for Ireland with 64 and shared a 99-run stand with Christina Coulter Reilly before a middle-order collapse curtailed the total.
- South Africa's chase featured a 56-run opening stand with Tazmin Brits and useful contributions from Karabo Meso and Suné Luus, while Ireland now focus on the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.