Toss South Africa chose to bat vs Ireland
For the second game in a row, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat against Ireland in Abu Dhabi as they look to take a 2-0 lead and seal the three-match series.
Kyle Verreynne slots in for him, with Bavuma moving up to open alongside Ryan Rickelton, who scored a crucial 91 in the last game.
Ireland named an unchanged XI from the side that went down by 139 runs in the first ODI.
South Africa: 1 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 2 Temba Bavuma (capt), 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Kyle Verreynne, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Wiaan Mulder, 7 Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 Bjorn Fortuin, 9 Lizaad Williams, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Ottneil Baartman
Ireland: 1 Paul Stirling (capt), 2 Andy Balbirnie, 3 Curtis Campher, 4 Harry Tector, 5 Stephen Doheny (wk), 6 George Dockrell, 7 Mark Adair, 8 Andy McBrine, 9 Gavin Hoey, 10 Graham Hume, 11 Craig Young