27/08Result
3rd T20I, South Africa tour of West Indies at Tarouba, Aug 27 2024
West Indies won by 8 wkts (22b rem) (DLS)
Player of the Match
Romario Shepherd
Romario ShepherdWest Indies
27/08Result
3rd T20I, South Africa tour of West Indies at Tarouba, Aug 27 2024
West Indies won by 8 wkts (22b rem) (DLS)
Player of the Match
Romario Shepherd
Romario ShepherdWest Indies

Rovman Powell, the regular captain who sat out today, joins the stand-in Roston Chase in lifting the series trophy. Their team-mates then gather to celebrate the 3-0 sweep, which was headlined by their top order as much as by their bowlers. Here's Firdose's report of this rain-shortened third T20I, as we bid you goodbye for the final time from South Africa's tour of West Indies this year. The T20 action in the Caribbean will soon shift to the CPL, and until then, it is goodnight! Take care!

Roston Chase, West Indies captain: "It was a good one [leading this time]. We wanted to win the series 3-0. I just asked the boys to give me victory because you want to start well. The powerplay, we were doing well. I just thought that today the guys came out and applied pressure early. In a shortened game, we want guys to go and play their natural game. Guys came out and played brilliantly."

Shai Hope is the Player of the Series: "Just trusting my game. Prepare and plan well. Got a great support staff. I love to see him (Athanaze). Just hope we can continue... We're playing good cricket. We understand that tournament cricket is so different to series cricket."

Aiden Markram, South Africa captain: "Tough one today. Probably got the tougher of the conditions. That being said, we can improve as a team. It's going to take a little bit of time. It's quite a bit we can take from it. It's never great to lose. I'm sure there's a lot of buzz around Kwena."

Romario Shepherd is the Player of the Match: "It's just about sticking to the process. Today was quite difficult because of the wet ball. The wicket was sticky. I think I'm 70% there; you are never 100% in T20 cricket. To come and clean sweep the team which knocked us out of the World Cup was great."

Time for the presentations

7.20pm A chase of 116 is completed at double the pace by West Indies. They required only 56 balls to wipe the target out, on the way bashing nine sixes and seven fours, i.e., a total of 82 runs in boundaries. It was a slow, gripping pitch, but Pooran's first-ball six signalled what was to come. He clubbed 35 off 13 balls to counter Tristan Stubbs' 40 from 15 for South Africa, before Hope and Hetmyer's rapid unbeaten cameos took West Indies over the line. Hang around for the presentation formalities from West Indies' successive 3-0 win over South Africa this year.

9.2
6
Kruger to Hope, SIX, flung away over the fielder at deep point! Hope heaves liberally at this length ball which is wide of off, but is helped by the great timing as much as by the shorter boundary! With that, West Indies sweep South Africa 3-0 with this eight-wicket win

Just one hit away now...

9.1
2
Kruger to Hope, 2 runs, almost a yorker on middle, and clipped wide of long-on for another agile piece of running for two

Kruger back

END OF OVER:
9 | 18 Runs | WI: 108/2 (8 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 12.00, RRR: 2.00)

  • Shimron Hetmyer31 (17b)
  • Shai Hope34 (22b)
  • Ottneil Baartman2-0-32-1
  • Kwena Maphaka2-0-34-0
8.6
4
Baartman to Hetmyer, FOUR, swiped over short fine leg! Hetmyer just stands deep in the crease, and lets this length ball come on to his pads, before swiping over the in field even as he wasn't entirely looking in the direction of the ball while hitting
8.5
1
Baartman to Hope, 1 run, on a good length in the channel outside off, and punched to deep point
8.4
4
Baartman to Hope, FOUR, this is neatly driven for four! He presents the full face of the bat at this fullish ball just outside off, and beats cover inside the circle, and also deep point outside
8.3
1
Baartman to Hetmyer, 1 run, much fuller length, and a slower ball on off. He runs it down towards short third, and steal a single in no time
8.2
4
Baartman to Hetmyer, FOUR, hacked to deep-backward point! Short of a length just outside off while angling across, and he shifts his weight on to the back foot to play the late cut

Kartik Gada: "I am glad that at least T20 is a format where West Indies are a strong side."

8.1
4
Baartman to Hetmyer, FOUR, drilled wide of mid-off! He backs away, and just about skips down the pitch, before driving hard at this full ball on middle and leg with the full face of the bat

Baartman back

END OF OVER:
8 | 12 Runs | WI: 90/2 (26 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 11.25, RRR: 5.20)

  • Shai Hope29 (20b)
  • Shimron Hetmyer18 (13b)
  • Kwena Maphaka2-0-34-0
  • Patrick Kruger2-0-13-0
7.6
0
Maphaka to Hope, no run, ohh, this keeps a little low off a good length just outside off, as Hope looks to cut but is beaten
7.5
2
Maphaka to Hope, 2 runs, full ball on off, at just 105kph. Pushed to long-on, and they run two, with the ball taking its time to roll towards the fielder
7.4
1
Maphaka to Hetmyer, 1 run, a low full toss which is swinging in towards off, and driven down to long-on
7.3
2
Maphaka to Hetmyer, 2 runs, on the shorter side of a length, and just outside off. Pulled to deep square leg off the inside half of the bat, and they pick two

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2SD HopeA Athanaze
2nd58SD HopeN Pooran
3rd56SD HopeSO Hetmyer