West Indies beat Proteas again to set up AussiesÂ’ clash
Sat, Jun 25, '16
West Indies stunned South Africa and thrilled home supporters today by defeating South Africa for the second time in the Tri-Nations Series and storming into Sunday’s final against Australia at Kensinton Oval.
The hosts, ranked eighth in this format, were only given an outside chance of making it to the last match, ahead of the tournament, but they ended with as many wins as top-ranked side Australia after defeating the Proteas by 100 runs.
At 21 for 4 in the fifth over, West Indies looked out of the reckoning but Darren Bravo’s third ODI century (102 in 103 balls, 12 4s, four 6s ) led the recovery after Kagiso Rabada’s searing opening spell. Bravo and Kieron Pollard (62 in 71 balls, seven 4s, two 6s) who scored a ninth ODI fifty, shared a record 156-run stand for the fifth wicket to drive West Indies to 285.
