Proteas must get planning right

Having been well beaten 2-1 by Afghanistan in last week's ODI series in Sharjah, the Proteas will need to get their planning right to avoid another upset in their two-match T20 series against Ireland in Abu Dhabi this weekend, captain Aiden Markam has warned.

- Wesley Botton

MARKRAM: CANNOT AFFORD UPSET AGAINST IRELAND.

Though Ireland don't quite carry the same giant-killing status as Afghanistan, they have picked up victories over Pakistan and Afghanistan this year in the T20 format.

Currently five places below South Africa in the T20 International rankings, Ireland were dumped out in the opening round of the T20 World Cup the West Indies and United States in June, where the Proteas reached the final, but Markram insisted the SA team were wary of the minnows.