Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Q de Kock
Q de Kock
72(51) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 17 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
7 8 5 14 13 7 11 7
HE van der Dussen
HE van der Dussen
32(24) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 4 10 6 3 3 2 4

Best performances - Bowlers

OC McCoy
OC McCoy
O4
M0
R22
W4
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
DJ Bravo
DJ Bravo
O4
M0
R25
W3
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W

Scorer: Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Hemant Brar

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | WI: 166/7 (2 runs required, RR: 8.30)

  • Fabian Allen14 (9b)
  • Dwayne Bravo0 (1b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-41-1
  • Anrich Nortje4-0-29-2

That's all from our side for today. See you soon.

Temba Bavuma: I think it's a big confidence booster for us as a team. In the past, we have let slip such games. A big confidence booster but there are still two games left. I am still confident that 180 is a total to get on this wicket. It gets difficult in the second half and in that case, we back our bowlers to come good. It was nice having an extra bowling option; Aiden is more than a part-timer. Shamsi has been magnificent. It makes my job easier. He has been supported well by George. But we don't want to get ahead of ourselves, these guys are not world champions for no reason.

Kieron Pollard: At some point of time we hope to get right. Getting off to a good start and not being able to get over the line... we just have to find a way. Time and time again you have these close matches. Sometimes you end on a winning side, sometimes on a losing side. The bowlers have been fantastic. South Africa have been getting off to a good start. Actually both teams. That's the nature of the wicket. Obed McCoy and Bravo were superb at the death.

It's time for the presentation ceremony.

Tabraiz Shamsi, the Player of the Match: The whole unit was brilliant today. Quinny showed his class with the bat and then bowlers were brilliant. We had a hard chat after the first game. People gave a lot of criticism but we are a young side and the boys are learning pretty quickly. Evin plays differently how Shimron was playing. So you have to adjust accordingly. But I am really happy with the bowling performance of the whole unit. As a player, you always want more. I want us to score 250 but that's not always possible. Wickets are also getting tougher, so we fully back out batsmen and as a bowling unit, our job is to come out and try to defend."

Ramesh Bhandari: "needed better effort in 19th over" -- I think Nortje bowled superbly

Ebrahim : "SA finally learning to get through crunch situations ! "

Irfan: "Pooran can be a match winner but his slow innings cost them today"

5.50pm South Africa seal a thriller, thanks to de Kock first with bat and then to their bowlers, who defended 160-odd for the second game in a row, against a batting line-up stacked with who's who of power-hitting. South Africa lead the five-match series 2-1.

Sampath pings: Just the second time West Indies lost a T20I by 1 run margin. It was also against South Africa at home in 2010.

Tathya: "In these 3 games, matches are becoming more and more interesting as the series progresses, I wonder what the last two matches will have to offer!!!"

Mohammed: "Great example on how to throw the advantage. WI might have some good T20 players but they seriously need some team spirit. Too Bad. Too Sad!!!! "

Reinier: "How did WI contrive to lose that?!"

XOLAMZI: "What is an anomaly??? Another anomaly by SA...wow just wow....I said the other day that I JUST LOVE CRICKET"

19.6
6
Rabada to Allen, SIX, a full toss this time. Rabada finally gets it completely wrong and Allen dispatches it over deep square leg but that's not enough for West Indies
19.5
0
Rabada to Allen, no run, another yorker through the legs, this is brilliant from Rabada. He is showing his class and Allen once again fails to get bat on it. That's the game sealed unless Rabada gives away extras

Eight needed from two balls

19.4
2
Rabada to Allen, 2 runs, fuller on the leg stump, Allen manages to flick it towards deep-backward square leg where Nortje fumbles and allows the second run

Ten needed from three balls

19.3
0
Rabada to Allen, no run, yorker again. Gone through the legs again. Allen is moving away towards the leg side and that's causing him some problems
19.2
4
Rabada to Allen, FOUR, attempts another yorker but ends up bowling a full toss on the pads. Allen looks to hoick it away and is lucky to get enough on it to get it past short fine leg
19.1
0
Rabada to Allen, no run, a yorker, down the leg side once again but this time it goes between Allen's legs

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st55LMP SimmonsE Lewis
2nd2JO HolderE Lewis
3rd33JO HolderSO Hetmyer
4th7N PooranSO Hetmyer
5th7KA PollardN Pooran
6th36AD RussellN Pooran
7th13N PooranFA Allen
8th13DJ BravoFA Allen