Ireland v South Africa T20 series: Irish morale high despite defeat, says Andrew Balbirnie

Location: Bristol Date: Wednesday August 3rd Start time: 6:30pm BSTCoverage: Dashboard and match report on BBC Sport website
The Irish lost two T20 games against India in June, before dying of one-wicket and 50-run defeats to New Zealand last month. New Zealand then followed up their 3-0 win in one day with the same margin of victory in the T20s.
But Balbirnie said, "It wasn't too psychologically damaging as such."Speaking ahead of Wednesday's T20 opener in Bristol against the South Africans, which will be followed by another encounter at the County Ground on Friday, Balbirnie said the Irish "need to get back on their horses".
"The beauty of this summer is that there are so many internationals, so you can't dwell on it too much.
"We still have a lot of games to play before heading to the [T20] World Cup."
Ireland beat South Africa in a one-day international at Malahide last summer as Balbirnie's 102 helped them re achieve a 43-point victory in a contest that offered Global Super League points.
After the matches with South Africa, Ireland will face Afghanistan in a five-match T20 series which begins at Stormont next Tuesday and runs until August 17.
The Irish hope Harry Tector can maintain his brilliant form after hitting centuries in t...

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Ireland v South Africa T20 series: Irish morale high despite defeat, says Andrew Balbirnie

Location: Bristol Date: Wednesday August 3rd Start time: 6:30pm BSTCoverage: Dashboard and match report on BBC Sport website

The Irish lost two T20 games against India in June, before dying of one-wicket and 50-run defeats to New Zealand last month. New Zealand then followed up their 3-0 win in one day with the same margin of victory in the T20s.

But Balbirnie said, "It wasn't too psychologically damaging as such."Speaking ahead of Wednesday's T20 opener in Bristol against the South Africans, which will be followed by another encounter at the County Ground on Friday, Balbirnie said the Irish "need to get back on their horses".

"The beauty of this summer is that there are so many internationals, so you can't dwell on it too much.

"We still have a lot of games to play before heading to the [T20] World Cup."

Ireland beat South Africa in a one-day international at Malahide last summer as Balbirnie's 102 helped them re achieve a 43-point victory in a contest that offered Global Super League points.

South Africa's beat caster Kagiso Rabada

After the matches with South Africa, Ireland will face Afghanistan in a five-match T20 series which begins at Stormont next Tuesday and runs until August 17.

The Irish hope Harry Tector can maintain his brilliant form after hitting centuries in t...