SA vs WI 1st T20I: West Indies secured a thrilling victory by 3 wickets against South Africa in the SA vs WI match. The Windies skipper, Rovman Powell, played an unbeaten knock of 43 runs to steer his team to victory while chasing a target of 132 runs. Earlier, David Miller played a quick-fire inning of 48 runs, helping South Africa set a target of 132 runs after West Indies won the toss and elected to field first. The match was delayed due to rain for more than 2 hours, reducing the game to an 11-overs-per-side contest.
Match Details of SA vs WI
Date and Time: 25 March, 5:30 pm IST
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa (Playing XI)
Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram(c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Wayne Parnell, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
West Indies (Playing XI)
Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell(c), Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph
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West Indies Full Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon King | b Sisanda Magala | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 287.50 |
| Kyle Mayers | c Quinton de Kock b Bjorn Fortuin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Johnson Charles (WK) | c Anrich Nortje b Tabraiz Shamsi | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 200.00 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 228.57 |
| Rovman Powell (C) | Not out | 43 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 238.89 |
| Romario Shepherd | runout (Wayne Parnell) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Odean Smith | b Sisanda Magala | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Akeal Hosein | c Quinton de Kock b Sisanda Magala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Roston Chase | Not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 132/7 (10.3) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 21.00 |
| Wayne Parnell | 1.3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Sisanda Magala | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 10.50 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Anrich Nortje | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
Fall of Wickets
17-1 (Kyle Mayers, 0.5), 34-2 (Brandon King, 2.1), 66-3 (Nicholas Pooran, 4.2), 76-4 (Johnson Charles, 5.4), 112-5 (Romario Shepherd, 8.1), 120-6 (Odean Smith, 9.3), 120-7 (Akeal Hosein, 9.4)
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South Africa Full Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | c Sheldon Cottrell b AJ Hosein | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Reeza Hendricks | c Nicholas Pooran b Odean Smith | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 175.00 |
| Rilee Rossouw | c Rovman Powell b Sheldon Cottrell | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Aiden Markram (C) | c Johnson Charles b Alzarri Joseph | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 155.56 |
| David Miller | Not out | 42 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 210.00 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Johnson Charles b Sheldon Cottrell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Wayne Parnell | c Nicholas Pooran b Romario Shepherd | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Sisanda Magala | Not out | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 360.00 |
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 120/6 (10.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Bjorn Fortuin, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeal Hosein | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Sheldon Cottrell | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 10.33 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Odean Smith | 1.2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12.00 |
Fall of Wickets
0-1 (de Kock, 0.1), 12-2 (Rossouw, 1.4), 40-3 (Markram, 3.5), 55-4 (R Hendricks, 5.3), 61-5 (Klaasen, 6.3), 79-6 (Parnell, 8.3), 126-7 (Miller, 10.4), 131-8 (Fortuin, 10.5)
In T20Is, South Africa and West Indies have competed against each other 16 times, with South Africa holding the upper hand in their head-to-head record. Out of those 16 matches, South Africa emerged victorious in 10 games, while West Indies won 6. Interestingly, South Africa has been more successful while chasing, winning 7 matches and losing just one. On the other hand, West Indies seem to prefer chasing, leading the head-to-head record 5-3.
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Full squad for SA vs WI
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), David Miller, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Wayne Parnell, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Marco Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin, Sisanda Magala
West Indies: Rovman Powell (c), Kyle Mayers (vc), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Johnston Charles (wk), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Obed McCoy, Odean Smith, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah.
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