Match Report – WI vs SA 2nd T20I, Could 25, 2024

West Indies 207 for 7 (Chase 67*, Peter 2-32) beat South Africa 191 for 7 (de Kock 41, Motie 3-22) by 16 runs

West Indies sealed the three-match T20I sequence towards South Africa, with a match to spare, and efficiently defended 208 in entrance of enthusiastic Sabina Park supporters. With all of the fixtures on this sequence being performed on the similar venue in Jamaica – which won’t host any T20 World Cup video games – the weekend crowd have been out in full drive on a Saturday afternoon to get pleasure from one other sturdy efficiency from their facet.

In response, South Africa have been fast out of the blocks and introduced up 100 in eight overs however no-one may kick on after Quinton de Kock’s 17-ball 41. The center-order have been notably disappointing and folded from 113 for two to 167 for 7, dropping 5 for 54. South Africa might not be too involved as a result of none of Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs and David Miller have been concerned on this sequence and all 4 will return for the T20 World Cup.

Nonetheless, South Africa haven’t gained a T20I sequence since August 2022, and have misplaced 4 of their final 5 sequence. Their capacity towards spin stays a priority and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie benefited most from that. He picked up career-best figures of three for 22 and has taken three wickets in every of his final three matches.

Newcomer Nqaba makes a reputation

Little greater than a yr in the past, Peter was a internet bowler, and not using a home contract, bowling to South Africa’s batters of their preparation for a house sequence towards West Indies. Now, after ending because the second-highest wicket-taker on the CSA T20 Problem for the title-winning Lions, he made his worldwide debut at Sabina Park and instantly impressed.

Introduced on to bowl simply after the Powerplay, he tempted West Indies’ stand-in captain Brandon King into a giant shot together with his fourth ball that was full and large exterior off. King slapped it throughout the road however couldn’t clear Wiaan Mulder at long-on, who took the catch over his head to offer Peter the largest title on debut. In his subsequent over, Peter was not postpone by Kyle Mayers hitting his googly for six and bowled it once more. Mayers pulled to the realm between deep sq. leg and superb leg, the place Ryan Rickelton ran round to take the catch. Peter completed with 2 for 32 in his 4 overs.

Chasing half-centuries

Roston Chase has performed high-level cricket for a dozen years however that is solely his thirteenth T20I and earlier than as we speak, he had but to attain a half-century. That modified with an revolutionary innings that held West Indies collectively and ensured they accelerated within the second half of their innings. 5 of Chase’s six fours have been scored behind sq. and two of them have been large ones, each off brief balls. The second, off Lungi Ngidi, sailed over the stands and broke a window of one of many parked automobiles, as he introduced up fifty off 30 balls.

Quinton’s fast begin

Quinton de Kock has not been at his most fluent since retiring from ODI cricket finally yr’s fifty-over World Cup however confirmed indicators of returning to his finest as he gave South Africa a speedy begin. De Kock pulled the primary ball he confronted to superb leg and beat Kyle Mayers to seek out the boundary and went on to hit 4 fours and as many sixes within the 17 balls he confronted. The pictures of his knock have been back-to-back sixes off Akeal Hosein, the primary off a full ball that he slammed over mid-on, and the second off a brief ball that he pulled over long-on. He was bowled in the identical over however was nonetheless the most important contributor to South Africa’s highest Powerplay rating of 85 for two.

Catches win matches

Andile Phehlukwayo was promoted to No.6, above Wiaan Mulder, and was referred to as on with eight overs left, and South Africa nonetheless 84 runs away from the goal. That they had not hit a boundary because the eighth over, and Phehlukwayo had no selection however to try to get one when Motie provided one full and large. Phehlukwayo tried a shot go over cowl however Shamar Joseph moved to his proper and dived diagonally to take a tremendous catch within the deep. Two overs later, Hosein, at long-off, timed his bounce nicely to finish Rassie van der Dussen’s innings on 30, and with it South Africa’s hopes.