2nd T20I
West Indies has sealed the series with a game in hand against South Africa in 2nd T20I
West Indies scored 179/6 in 20 overs, where as South Africa scored 149 in 19.4 overs.
So, finally West Indies beat South Africa by 30 runs.
A collective effort with both bat and ball helped West Indies deliver a clinical performance in the second T20I against South Africa, securing a 30-run victory at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba.
Shai Hope’s quickfire 41 off 22 balls was supported by solid contributions from Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell, and Sherfane Rutherford, propelling West Indies to a competitive total of 179/6.
Reeza Hendricks led South Africa’s reply with an 18-ball 44, but the hosts’ bowlers, led by Romario Shepherd (3-15), Shamar Joseph (3-31), and Akeal Hosein (2-25), combined effectively to bowl out the visitors for 149, clinching the series with a game to spare.
Athanaze provided West Indies with a brisk start after South Africa chose to bowl, with Hope scoring a measured 13 at a run-a-ball during the powerplay.
Athanaze struck two fours and two sixes before miscuing a pull off Lizaad Williams to depart in the sixth over.
Hope then took charge, smashing two sixes off Aiden Markram in the seventh over, followed by a six apiece from Hope and Nicholas Pooran off Kwena Maphaka.
Hope added a fourth maximum off Patrick Kruger before mistiming a lofted shot to fall nine short of a half-century, leaving West Indies at 90/2 at the halfway stage.
South Africa attempted to regain control by picking up quick wickets, with Kruger and Williams striking in successive overs to remove Roston Chase and Pooran.
However, an expensive 15th over from Bjorn Fortuin, in which he conceded 18 runs—including two sixes and a four by Rutherford—allowed West Indies to regain momentum.
Despite South Africa managing a couple of tight overs in the death, with Baartman and Maphaka conceding just 4 runs each in the 17th and 19th overs respectively, West Indies finished just shy of the 180 mark.
Hendricks set the tone for South Africa’s chase, hitting four boundaries in the first two overs, including three off Matthew Forde.
Ryan Rickelton added a six off Hosein, followed by a massive over for South Africa as Hendricks hammered two sixes and two fours off Chase in a 23-run fourth over, propelling the team past 50.
Rickelton’s second six came off Joseph, but he fell in the same over.
Hendricks then chopped a Shepherd delivery onto the stumps in the sixth over, but South Africa still managed 71 runs in the powerplay.
Markram continued the aggression with a six and a four off Joseph but was soon dismissed by Shepherd.
Despite South Africa being well placed at 104/3 after 10 overs, West Indies made an excellent comeback with the ball in the second half of the innings.
Gudakesh Motie and Shepherd tightened the screws with a couple of economical overs, though Tristan Stubbs briefly relieved the pressure with a six off Motie, reducing the target to 55 off 42 balls.
However, regular wickets thereafter stifled South Africa’s chase.
Stubbs sliced a catch to long-off to give Hosein his first wicket, Donovan Ferreira was stumped off Motie, and Rassie van der Dussen struggled to a 17 off 24 before falling to Hosein.
Joseph and Shepherd mopped up the lower order as South Africa lost seven wickets for just 20 runs, resulting in a series loss for the visitors.
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