West Indies 175 for 8 (King 79, Baartman 3-26, Phehlukwayo 3-28) beat South Africa 147 (Hendricks 87, Motie 3-25, Forde 3-27) by 28 runs
On his house floor, and in his first match as a world captain, King dominated South Africa upfront and set the tone for West Indies comeback to Sabina Park. He loved the majority of the strike within the first three overs and capitalised on that. He confronted 16 out of 18 balls and scored 28, together with three fours and two sixes.
Against this, Charles, solely noticed two balls and had not scored a run. Charles grew to become Baartman’s first worldwide wicket however King went on to document his quickest T20I fifty off 26 balls and was closing in on his highest rating in a show headlined by revolutionary motion on the crease which included exposing his stumps. Phehlukwayo finally benefitted from King making room, when he despatched down a full, extensive ball that King needed to attain for, and toe-ended it to van der Dussen, who ran to his proper from the covers. King was dismissed on the finish of the eleventh over for 79, six fewer than his T20I profession greatest.
West Indies’ center order provides method
After King’s begin, West Indies ought to have been eyeing a complete above 200 however their center order was unable to again up their stand-in captain’s begin. No-one from Andre Fletcher down was capable of get into double figures and Matthew Forde’s 5 was the very best rating outdoors the highest 4. Fletcher and Fabian Allen have been responsible of attempting to play Phehlukwayo throughout the road and have been bowled and trapped lbw respectively, whereas Akeal Hosein and Forde have been deceived by Baartman’s variations. Hosein was bowled by a wobble seam supply and Forde pulled a knuckle ball sq. of the wicket. Motie’s run-out within the remaining over meant West Indies misplaced 6 for 40 within the remaining third of their innings.
After figures of 0 for 54 in his first T20I, in opposition to England final December, Forde could have questioned if he was on account of chase leather-based once more when de Kock hit his first ball for 4. It was a remarkably timed shot, with no footwork in any respect, as de Kock struck Forde straight down the bottom. However the younger West Indian had the proper riposte. His subsequent supply was extensive of off stump, de Kock uncared for to maneuver his toes once more and nicked behind. De Kock’s dismissal for 4 meant that he has solely crossed fifty 3 times in 30 innings, all in T20s, since his ODI retirement final November and has a prime rating of 12 from his final 5 journeys to the crease.
One other Hendricks half-century
Hendricks controversially missed out on a spot in South Africa’s beginning XI on the 2022 T20 World Cup regardless of scoring 4 fifties in succession within the lead-up as a result of he couldn’t displace captain Temba Bavuma. However there needs to be no motive for him to not begin the match this time. His 87 was his tenth T20 half-century of 2024 and forty ninth in his profession and was the standout knock in a disappointing South African batting efficiency. He was the one participant to attain greater than 20. The highlights of his efficiency have been the way in which he timed the ball early on after which confirmed off his energy hitting in the direction of the top, albeit too late to take South Africa over the road.
