Lungi Ngidi rested as South Africa opt to bowl against Ireland

South Africa chose to bowl vs Ireland South Africa rested their most experienced fast bowler Lungi Ngidi on a surface with a significant grass covering, fielding an attack with four seam and three spin options as they chose to bowl in the series opener against Ireland. Ottneil Baartman and Lizaad Williams are set to make their first appearances of the tour after missing out on the ODIs against Afghanistan, and allrounders Wiaan Mulder and Patrick Kruger make up the rest of the attack.In the spin department, South Africa threw all their options: left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin, legspinner Nqaba Peter and occasional offspinner and captain Aiden Markram. That left them with a fairly long tail with the allrounders starting with Mulder at No. 6, but they have included all three opening batters available. Reeza Hendricks and Ryan Rickelton were carded at No.1 and 2, with Matthew Breetzke in at No.3.Asked to bat first, Ireland are without Andy Balbirnie for this series and had earlier…