WI vs SA 1st T20I
The year 2024 is considered very important for T20 cricket. The T20 World Cup is to be organized in early June this year. The tournament will be played under the hosting of America and West Indies. Apart from Pakistan, all the teams have announced their squads for this tournament. Meanwhile, all the teams have started preparing for the World Cup. In this episode, the South African team is on a tour of West Indies. Where a three-match T20 series is being played between the two teams. The first match of this series was played on 23 May. The West Indies team has won this match by 28 runs. Let us tell you that many important players of both the teams are not playing this series. Some players were given rest, while some players are playing IPL in India.
how was the match
This match between the two teams was played at Sabina Park in Kingston. In this match, South Africa captain Rassie van der Dussen won the toss and decided to bowl first and invited the host team to bat. After this, West Indies batted first and scored 175 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. During this, captain Brandon King played a brilliant innings for West Indies and scored 79 runs in 45 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 6 fours. Apart from him, Kyle Mayers scored 34 runs in 25 balls and Roston Chase scored 32 runs in 30 balls. Apart from these three, no other West Indies batsman could score more than 5 runs. For South Africa, Otniel Bortman and Adile Phehlukwayo took three wickets each, while Gerald Coetzee also got a success.
South Africa fails in run chase
In the second innings of the match, South Africa had a big score on a slow pitch. While chasing which, their team was all out for 147 in 19.5 overs. Apart from Reeza Hendricks, no batsman could do anything special for South Africa. He scored 87 runs in 51 balls. Apart from him, Matthew Breetzke scored 19 runs in 13 balls and Rassie van der Dussen scored 17 runs in 17 balls, but this innings was not enough to make his team win the match. South Africa’s team was on the backfoot from the beginning during the run chase. They had suffered three setbacks on a score of 35 during the powerplay itself. Due to which their team could not make a comeback. For West Indies, Matthew Ford and Gudakesh Moti took three wickets each, while Obed McCoy took two wickets. Apart from these, Roston Chase and Shamar Joseph also got one success each.
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