South Africa beat Eire by 74 runs in Gqeberha to win the second one-day worldwide and clinch the collection.
The hosts claimed a seven-wicket win in the first game in East London and carried that momentum into Tuesday’s second assembly as they set Eire an imposing complete of 357.
Orla Prendergast, who was agonisingly caught on the boundary on 97 by Sune Luus off Miane Smit, led the way in which as Eire gave spirited chase however had been in the end all out for 301.
The Proteas received the toss and opted to bat first, the choice proving a canny one after they amassed their highest ODI complete, eclipsing the 337 they made in opposition to Eire in 2017.
Captain Laura Wolvaardt top-scored with an outstanding 124 off 111 balls, sharing a stand of 179 with Luus who additionally reached her century (114 off 113 balls), whereas Dane van Niekerk smashed 88 off 47.
Eire misplaced opener Sarah Forbes, who had contributed 42 in Saturday’s defeat, for a five-ball duck within the first over.
From there, although, a 76-run partnership from Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter steadied the ship.
After Prendergast fell simply three runs shy of turning into the primary Irish lady to hit two ODI centuries, Eire’s tail had been nonetheless capable of contribute an extra 41 runs for the ultimate 4 wickets however by no means regarded prone to full the massive chase.
The ultimate match of the collection is on Friday in Johannesburg.
