Match Coverage

What went wrong for South Africa
From the lack of clarity on AB de Villiers' batting position, to questionable team selection, their early World T20 exit was a familiar story
'It's very good that we can keep our nerve' - Samuels
Winning a close-run, low-scoring game against South Africa on a difficult Nagpur pitch has shown West Indies that they can handle pressure, Marlon Samuels has said
'No excuses' for being on brink of elimination - du Plessis
Captain Faf du Plessis was quite clear in his assessment that South Africa fell at least 10 runs short of a defendable total against West Indies at Nagpur
SA expect 'spinning deck' despite pitch change
Two days before Nagpur was set to host a World T20 match between South Africa and West Indies, the pitch for the game was switched
West Indies ponder over 'good headache' in batting order
The forced absence of Chris Gayle from the batting crease against Sri Lanka has given West Indies a batting-order puzzle to solve ahead of Friday's clash against South Africa in Nagpur

All or nothing

Number of times, out of 7 T20I innings v SA, that Gayle has been dismissed under 15. In the other three innings, his scores are 117, 77 and 90

2012

The last time before today, that Gayle bowled more than one over in a T20I

122

South Africa's total, their 2nd-lowest in a 20-game versus WI. In 2010 in North Sound, they scored 120 and won by 1 run

Runs added by South Africa's Nos. 3-6, their fourth lowest in T20Is (in inngs when all of them have batted)

Number of times, before today's game, that South Africa have lost three or more wickets in the first 3 overs. They lost each of those three matches

Zeroes for Rossouw in 42 innings in international cricket - 5 in ODIs and 2 in T20Is. He has 8 fifty-plus scores in these 42 innings

6-3

South Africa's win-loss record in T20Is against West Indies. They have never played in Asia, though