South Africa captain Temba Bavuma hammered 72 and his bowlers then restricted Ireland as the visitors won by 49 runs to complete a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 international series in Belfast.
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South Africa won the opener in Dublin on Monday by 33 runs and sealed a 42-run victory in the second match three days later, also at Belfast.
The visitors, who won the toss and elected to bat on Saturday, decided to rest key players Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi and Tabraiz Shamsi among five changes.
But skipper Bavuma, with his 51-ball knock including six fours and two sixes, and Reeza Hendricks (69) put up a 127-run opening stand before David Miller wrapped up with an unbeaten 36 off 17 balls to set a mighty target of 190.
Ireland responded poorly, losing openers Paul Stirling (18) and Kevin O'Brien (2) in the first five overs before skipper Andy Balbirnie tried to rescue the hosts.
But Balbirnie (27) was trapped lbw by left-arm spinner George Linde (2-21), while seamers Wiaan Mulder (2-10) and Lizaad Williams (2-30) also troubled Ireland as the hosts crumbled under pressure and finished on 9-140.
Australian Associated Press
