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Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad

West Indies (Playing XI):
Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell(c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, Shamar Joseph

South Africa (Playing XI):
Ryan Rickelton(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Donovan Ferreira, Patrick Kruger, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Kwena Maphaka, Ottneil Baartman

In reply to Narper

Is ESPN+ carrying the game? Cant find it.

South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field

In reply to Narper

TNT sports still showing some AFG and SL white ball business

Strange

In reply to Narper

- I wanted to bowl

In reply to dwinston

I am getting it on Supersport

In reply to Chrissy

Sun beating dong ....Bish says he is sweating profusely...Looks like rain will stay away.
Bish says the pitch is in pristine condition

In reply to Narper

We must set a challenging above par score

In reply to dwinston

you are right, it is not ESPN

Athanaze and Shai Hope are at the crease.

Athanaze is on strike.

Fortuin will open the attack

WI 2/0 (1) CRR: 2

Shai Hope 1(5)
Alick Athanaze 1(1)

Bjorn Fortuin
1-0-2-0

Lizaad Williams, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1.1
Williams to Shai Hope, no run, full and sliding down leg

In reply to Narper

9/0 from 2

1.6
Williams to Athanaze, FOUR, shuffles across, picks the fuller delivery from middle and off and scoops it away over short fine with great timing

Fourrrrrr fi Hope now

2.1
Fortuin to Shai Hope, FOUR, quicker and fuller on the stumps

WI 13/0 (2.1) CRR: 6

Siiiix fi Alick
20/0 from 3

WI 20/0 (3) CRR: 6.67
South Africa opt to bowl

Alick Athanaze 12(
Shai Hope 8(10)

Bjorn Fortuin
2-0-13-0

Four fi Hope
26/0 from four

Siiiix fin Alick now plus 2
34/0

35/0 from 5

Fourrrr Alick

WI 35/0 (5) CRR: 7

Shai Hope 13(13)
Alick Athanaze 22(17)

Ottneil Baartman
1-0-9-0

5.4
Williams to Athanaze, out Caught by Ferreira!!

Williams to Athanaze, out Caught by Ferreira!! Another slower ball and gets him this time. Pace off bumper on leg stump, Athanaze looks to force the pull over mid-wicket but ends up skewing it off the splice to the right of the fielder at short mid-wicket.

Athanaze c Ferreira b Williams 28(21) [4s-2 6s-2]

Gawn
Williams strikes
Athanaze ct Ferriera b Williams
28
41/1

Two fi Nickypoo

43/1 from 6

5.6
Williams to Pooran, 2 runs, 142ks full outside leg stump

WI 43/1 (6) CRR: 7.17

Nicholas Pooran 2(2)
Shai Hope 13(13)

Lizaad Williams
2-0-15-1

Aiden Markram, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6.1
Markram to Shai Hope, 1 run, flat on off, tucked away to deep mid-wicket

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6.4
Markram to Shai Hope, SIX, smoked into the mid-wicket orbit. Quicker offbreak on off stump, Hope sinks to one knee and sends it soaring over mid-wicket for a 92-metre maximum

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.5
Markram to Shai Hope, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

Siiix fi Hope
Six more
Plus 1
58/1 from 7

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6.5
Markram to Shai Hope, SIX, flat and fast on leg stump, Hope clears his front leg and hacks it over mid-wicket for a 90-metre maximum

WI 58/1 (7) CRR: 8.29
South Africa opt to bowl

Shai Hope27(17)
Nicholas Pooran3(4)

Aiden Markram
1-0-15-0

Siiiix fi Nickypoo
Plus one
74/1 from 8

Siiiix fi Shai

Hope gawn fi 41
Kruger strikes
83/2

8.4
Patrick Kruger to Shai Hope, out Caught by van der Dussen!! Maiden T20I wicket for Patrick Kruger. Bowled slower and fuller, but dragged it wide of off stump. Hope had to reach out and he could only toe end the attempted loft to RVD at sweeper cover.

Shai Hope c van der Dussen b Patrick Kruger 41(22) [4s-2 6s-4]

84/2 from 9

WI 84/2 (9) CRR: 9.33

Roston Chase 1(2)
Nicholas Pooran 12(9)

Patrick Kruger
1-0-10-1

90/2 from 10

WI 90/2 (10) CRR: 9

Roston Chase 5(5)
Nicholas Pooran 14(12)

Aiden Markram
2-0-21-0

WI 94/2 (11) CRR: 8.55

Roston Chase7(
Nicholas Pooran16(15)

Ottneil Baartman
2-0-13-0

94/2 from 11

Chase gawn now Kruger
94/3

Gawn !!!!!!!

11.1
Patrick Kruger to Roston Chase, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!! The 'slower and wider' mantra works again for Patrick Kruger

Roston Chase c Kwena Maphaka b Patrick Kruger 7(9)

WI 94/3 (11.1) CRR: 8.42

Rovman Powell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

99/3 from 12

WI 99/3 (12) CRR: 8.25

Rovman Powell 3(3)
Nicholas Pooran 18(17)

Patrick Kruger
2-0-15-2

Sixxxxx fi Rovman

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12.3
Williams to Powell, SIX, the length was short and Powell picked it up early. Swivels and mauls the pull square on the leg-side for his first maximum

Pooran gawn - gloved it
108/4

12.5
Williams to Pooran, out Caught by Rickelton!! Poor from Nicholas Pooran. Slower ball bumper outside off, Pooran took his eyes off the ball and ended up spooning the simplest of catches to the keeper off his gloves. He could have gotten away had he dropped his gloves, but not to be.

Pooran c Rickelton b Williams 19(19) [6s-1]

WI 108/4 (13) CRR: 8.31

Sherfane Rutherford 0(1)
Rovman Powell 10(6)

Lizaad Williams
3-0-23-2

111/4 from 14

WI 111/4 (14) CRR: 7.93

Sherfane Rutherford 0(3)
Rovman Powell 11(10)

Kwena Maphaka
3-0-25-0

Sixxx fi Rutherford

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14.2
Fortuin to Rutherford, SIX, smoked into the grass banks! Full on leg stump, Rutherford picks it off his pads and marmalizes it for a mighty maximum over mid-wicket

Fouurrrr more

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14.4
Fortuin to Rutherford, FOUR, to sweeper cover

Siiiix more Rutherford
129/4 from 15

Sixxxx Powell now

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14.6
Fortuin to Rutherford, SIX, launched! Full and straight

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15.1
Patrick Kruger to Powell, SIX, to long-on

Four fi Rovman

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15.4
Patrick Kruger to Powell, FOUR, to backward square leg

143/4 from 16

WI 143/4 (16) CRR: 8.94

Sherfane Rutherford 17(9)

Rovman Powell 25(16)

Patrick Kruger
3-0-29-2

147/4 from 17

Siiiix Rovman plus 2

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17.1
Williams to Powell, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

Powell gawn now - Williams
155/5 from 17.3

17.3
Williams to Powell, out Caught by van der Dussen!!

Powell c van der Dussen b Williams 35(22) [4s-1 6s-3]

Four fi Rutherford
160/5 from 18

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17.6
Williams to Rutherford, FOUR, to third man

WI 160/5 (1 CRR: 8.89

Sherfane Rutherford 23(14)
Romario Shepherd 1(1)

Lizaad Williams
4-0-36-3

164/5 from 19

This is madness, we have damn South Africa C team here!!!!

WI 164/5 (19) CRR: 8.63

19.1
Ottneil Baartman to Rutherford, FOUR, to long-off

In reply to Halliwell

Shep forking heself

Four Rutherford
Wide…wide again…and out
170/6
Four balls to go

19.2
Ottneil Baartman to Rutherford, wide, slower full delivery sliding away wide of off, Rutherford looks to drive and misses
19.2
Ottneil Baartman to Rutherford, wide, slower short of length delivery angling away outside off, Rutherford looks to slash on the off-side and misses

19.2
Ottneil Baartman to Rutherford, out Caught by Reeza Hendricks!!

Rutherford c Reeza Hendricks b Ottneil Baartman 29(1 [4s-3 6s-2]

b]In reply to LBW375[/b]
Hi you

Siiiiix fi Shep

179/6
Saffies need 180

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19.6
Ottneil Baartman to Shepherd, SIX, to long-on

WI 179/6 (20) CRR: 8.95

Romario Shepherd 9(6)
Akeal Hosein 3(3

Bjorn Fortuin 3 0 31 0
Lizaad Williams 4 0 36 3
Kwena Maphaka 4 0 29 0
Ottneil Baartman 4 0 32 1
Aiden Markram (c)2 0 21 0
Patrick Kruger 3 0 29 2

Pitch good

20 runs short

West Indies possibly 20 runs short.


If Hope had or Pooran had batted longer it would definitely have been on

In reply to Chrissy

What's up doc ?

Akeal have to take about 3 in the power play

Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks are at the crease.
Rickelton is on strike.
Akeal Hosein will open the attack

0.6
Akeal Hosein to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, 91.5kph, a drag down from Hosein and Reeza Hendricks pounces

RSA 7/0 (1) CRR: 7 REQ: 9.11
South Africa need 173 runs

Reeza Hendricks 5(3)
Ryan Rickelton 2(3)

Akeal Hosein
1-0-7-0

1.1
Forde to Rickelton, 3 runs, 127.8kph, short of a good length ball and Rickelton pushes it down the pitch. The timing is sweet and mid-off runs back to pull it back and save a run

1.3
Forde to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, 129.7kph, width on offer, Reeza Hendricks punishes.

1.4
Forde to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, good-looking shot! 129.6kph, pitched up outside off and Hendricks leans forward to drive it into the gap

1.5
Forde to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, 126.1kph, fullish delivery and Hendricks stays in his crease to caress the drive wide of mid-off.

RSA 24/0 (2) CRR: 12 REQ: 8.67
South Africa need 156 runs

Reeza Hendricks18(
Ryan Rickelton 5(4)

Matthew Forde
1-0-17-0

2.2
Akeal Hosein to Rickelton, SIX, 89kph, Hosein goes full, Rickelton backs away, gets low and lofts it over long-on. There's a fielder in the deep but the left-hander cleared him comfortably

34/0 from 3

RSA 34/0 (3) CRR: 11.33 REQ: 8.59
South Africa need 146 runs

Ryan Rickelton 13(
Reeza Hendricks 20(10)

Akeal Hosein
2-0-17-0

3.2
Roston Chase to Reeza Hendricks, SIX, full and in the slot from over the wicket, Hendricks plays a lovely lofted off-drive off the front foot. Clean strike for an 83m six

3.3
Roston Chase to Reeza Hendricks, SIX, 96.9kph, Chase overcorrects. Too short and Hendricks hammers the pull over deep midwicket for an 80m six

In reply to Narper

Motie mekkin joke
I going to sleep


Stewwwwwwwwpssss

3.5
Roston Chase to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, just over mid-off! 95.1kph,

Hendricks just ended the Chase experiment

3.6
Roston Chase to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, to backward square leg

RSA 57/0 (4) CRR: 14.25 REQ: 7.69
South Africa need 123 runs

Reeza Hendricks 42(15)
Ryan Rickelton14(9)

Roston Chase
1-0-23-0

Dis dun already ?

4.2
Shamar Joseph to Rickelton, SIX, 137.8kph, Joseph pitches up and Rickelton takes the aerial route.

Pace off..into the wicket. Do what the Saffas did in last 10.

In reply to LBW375

Power play almost done.

Shamaaar strikes.

Come allyuh wickets

63/1

In reply to WIForever

You all nah tired of Chase proving you wrong ?

4.4
Shamar Joseph to Rickelton, out Caught by Forde!! Holes out! Short ball at 133kph, Rickelton goes for the pull shot and picks out the man at deep backward square leg.

Rickelton c Forde b Shamar Joseph 20(13) [6s-2]

RSA 63/1 (4.4) CRR: 13.5 REQ: 7.63
South Africa need 117 runs in 92 balls

4.5
Shamar Joseph to Markram, FOUR, glorious shot to get off the mark! 135.8kph

In reply to LBW375

I hope he does in his 2nd spell. He was not the best option for the power play to right handed Hendricks.

5.5
Shepherd to Reeza Hendricks, out Bowled!! Chopped on! 134.1kph, short of length delivery outside off, Reeza Hendricks sees the width and throws his arms to slash it through the off-side.

Reeza Hendricks b Shepherd 44(1 [4s-6 6s-2]

Not out

71/2 from 6

6.6
Shamar Joseph to Markram, FOUR, pitched up
6.5
Shamar Joseph to Markram, SIX, 138.3kph, shouts of 'catch it' but it's wide of the fielder. Back of a length ball and Markram stands tall in his crease to play a superb lofted punch. It's a tough shot to play and he's managed to clear the wide long-on fence
6.4
Shamar Joseph to Markram, 2 runs, 128.3kph, slower and short, Markram spots it very late and checks his pull shot. The ball goes towards midwicket off the inner part of the bat and Markram comes back for the second

85/2 from 7

RSA 85/2 (7) CRR: 12.14 REQ: 7.31

South Africa need 95 runs in 78 balls

Aiden Markram 19(
Tristan Stubbs 1(3)

Shamar Joseph
2-0-24-1

Gawn Narjranm lbw

Markram has been adjudged lbw and he reviews. 134.8kph, skiddy ball that keeps low.
Markram is stuck in his crease

7.2
Shepherd to Markram, out Lbw!! Markram has been adjudged lbw and he reviews. 134.8kph, skiddy ball that keeps a bit low. Markram is stuck in his crease and is beaten on the inside edge as he look to jab it through the on-side. UltraEdge confirms no bat. Over to ball-tracking and it's clipping the top of leg (umpire's call)

Markram lbw b Shepherd 19(9) [4s-2 6s-1]

86/3

RSA 86/3 (7.2) CRR: 11.73 REQ: 7.42
South Africa need 94 runs in 76 balls

Rassie van der Dussen, right handed bat, comes to the crease

88/3 from 8
Leh we go Motie

Gudakesh Motie, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

RSA 89/3 ( CRR: 11.12 REQ: 7.58
South Africa need 91 runs in 72 balls

Rassie van der Dussen 1(3)
Tristan Stubbs 3(5)

Romario Shepherd
2-0-7-2

98/3 from 9

8.6
Motie to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR, to backward square leg

RSA 98/3 (9) CRR: 10.89 REQ: 7.45
South Africa need 82 runs in 66 balls

Tristan Stubbs8(7)
Rassie van der Dussen5(7)

Gudakesh Motie
1-0-9-0

104/3 from10

RSA 104/3 (10) CRR: 10.4 REQ: 7.6
South Africa need 76 runs in 60 balls

Tristan Stubbs 10(9)
Rassie van der Dussen 9(11)

Matthew Forde
2-0-23-0

RSA 107/3 (11) CRR: 9.73 REQ: 8.11

South Africa need 73 runs in 54 balls

Gudakesh Motie
2-0-11-0

Did Rovman take that - looks so

Not out

11.1
Shepherd to Tristan Stubbs, no run, umpire review for a catch! 127.9kph, Stubbs comes down the track, moves leg-side in the process and drives with hard hands. It looked like it would race away to the fence but Powell made a sharp stop at shortish extra cover. Has he taken the catch? No, the hands aren't underneath the ball. Nevertheless, that was a good stop by the WI captain

11.3
Shepherd to van der Dussen, 3 runs, 134.1kph, knocks this length ball towards wide mid-on and the batsmen take the second. The throw comes to the bowler's end and it results in an additional run

RSA 114/3 (12) CRR: 9.5 REQ: 8.25
South Africa need 66 runs in 48 balls

Romario Shepherd
3-0-14-2

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12.1
Motie to Tristan Stubbs, SIX, Tristan Stubbs breaks the shackles. Length ball around off, Stubbs is down on one leg to nail the slogsweep. Hits against the spin but hammers it for a big six

125/3 from 13

Wickets allyuh

RSA 125/3 (13) CRR: 9.62 REQ: 7.86
South Africa need 55 runs in 42 balls

13.5
Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, out Caught by (sub)Fabian Allen!! The 43-run stand has been broken. Slower through the air, drifting in towards leg, Tristan Stubbs moves leg-side and crouches low to loft it.

Tristan Stubbs c (sub)Fabian Allen b Akeal Hosein 28(24) [4s-1 6s-1]

Gawn
Hosein strikes
Stubbs ct Allen b Hosein 29
129/4

RSA 130/4 (14) CRR: 9.29 REQ: 8.33
South Africa need 50 runs in 36 balls

14.4
Motie to Ferreira, out Stumped!! Gone! 91.4kph, Ferreira comes down the track premeditatively, the length is shortened and the batsman is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball. To make matters worse

Ferreira st Pooran b Motie 4(4)

Motie strikes
134/5

135/5 from 15
45 from 30

RSA 135/5 (15) CRR: 9 REQ: 9
South Africa need 45 runs in 30 balls

Rassie van der Dussen 16(21)
Patrick Kruger 1(1)

Gudakesh Motie
4-0-27-1

15.6
Akeal Hosein to van der Dussen, out Caught by Shamar Joseph!! Second wicket for Hosein and he finishes with 2/25. 91.9kph, flighted ball that drifts in and spins a bit, van der Dussen moves leg-side to swing across the line but ends up hitting it straight down Joseph's throat at deep midwicket. Rassie's scratchy knock comes to an end

van der Dussen c Shamar Joseph b Akeal Hosein 17(24)

Gawn Hosein strikes

138/6
Gwan my side

RSA 138/6 (16) CRR: 8.62 REQ: 10.5
South Africa need 42 runs in 24 balls

Rassie van der Dussen 17(24)
Patrick Kruger 3(4

Akeal Hosein
4-0-25-2

42 from 23

41 from 22

Clataaaax Shamar
144/7

16.6
Shamar Joseph to Fortuin, out Bowled!! Timber! 139.8kph, yorker, too quick for Fortuin. The batsman stays leg-side and is late to bring his bat down. The ball crashes into the base of the middle-stump.

Fortuin b Shamar Joseph 2(3)

RSA 144/7 (17) CRR: 8.47 REQ: 12
South Africa need 36 runs in 18 balls

Shamar Joseph
3-0-30-2

Gawn
Shep this time
144/8

Dis done
36 from 16

17.2
Shepherd to Patrick Kruger, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Is that the killer blow? 135.3kph, very full and wide of off, Patrick Kruger bends his back leg to get under it and manages to get the elevation as he carves it over cover. Makes good contact but unfortunately picks out Hope at deep cover.

Patrick Kruger c Shai Hope b Shepherd 6(9)

145/8 from 18
35 from 12
Huge win my side.
Big up.

RSA 145/8 (1 CRR: 8.06 REQ: 17.5
South Africa need 35 runs in 12 balls
Romario Shepherd
4-0-15-3

Shamaaaaar
Nine down. - player review
Plumb

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shamar striikes
18.4
Shamar Joseph to Williams, out Lbw!! Williams has been adjudged lbw and he reviews. 120.4kph, middle-stump line, the left-hander is early into his shot against this cutter and gets beaten on the inside edge as he looks to work it into the leg-side. Clearly no bat and it's crashing into the middle-stump on HawkEye! Plumb.

Williams lbw b Shamar Joseph 0(2)

RSA 147/9 (19) CRR: 7.74 REQ: 33
South Africa need 33 runs in 6 balls

Shamar Joseph
4-0-31-3

Berbice on fire today!!!

Clataaaax
Series done
2-0

19.4
Forde to Ottneil Baartman, out Bowled!! West Indies win by 30 runs and seal the series! 128kph, full and straight, Baartman swings across the line, doesn't connect and hears the death rattle as the ball crashes into the off-stump.

Ottneil Baartman b Forde 1(5)

Shep is my MOM

Good win team

WI 179/6 (20)
RSA 149 (19.4) CRR: 7.58
West Indies won by 30 runs

Akeal Hosein 4 0 25 2
Matthew Forde 2.4 0 25 1
Roston Chase 1 0 23 0
Shamar Joseph 4 0 31 3
Romario Shepherd 4 0 15 3
Gudakesh Motie 4 0 27 1

Guyana Amazon Warriors coming

Now he needs to stop saying you know over and over

In reply to Chrissy

This was a tremendous victory...to come back from a highly probable loss, to fight back in the way they did...

this particular win has some serious dividends earned and learned.

Good Stuff Fellas!!

In reply to Narper

7 wickets for 20 runs is out o dis world stuff.

dat we lost to them the ONE match - De World Cup one at that...burns.

In reply to Narper

Bird, talk nah