3rd T20I
West Indies Bowlers and Johnson Charles has helped West Indies team to clean sweep the series with 3-0
South Africa scored 163/7 in 20 overs, where as West Indies scored 165/2 in 13.5 overs.
So, finally West Indies beat South Africa by 8 wickets.
Close on the heels of being named the replacement for Jason Holder in the T20 World Cup, Obed McCoy delivered an impactful performance with the ball, supported by Shamar Joseph and Gudakesh Motie.
West Indies completed a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20I series against South Africa, winning the third T20I by eight wickets.
Johnson Charles starred with the bat for the hosts, while Brandon King and Kyle Mayers also made useful contributions as West Indies chased down a target of 164 in just 13.5 overs at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
Charles set the tone for the chase with three successive fours off Anrich Nortje in the opening over, while both King and Charles struck a six each off Bjorn Fortuin in the second.
Gerald Coetzee was even more expensive in his first over, conceding 23 runs, including three sixes and a four hit in succession by Charles.
By the end of the powerplay, West Indies had raced to 83/0, with Charles bringing up a 20-ball fifty with a four off Nortje, followed by two more boundaries.
Nqaba Peter managed to dismiss Charles with a short delivery after he had hit Peter for a six.
King then took over the aggressor’s role, hitting a four off Patrick Kruger followed by two sixes in an over off Peter.
Mayers struck a six off Reeza Hendricks as West Indies moved to 128/1 after 10 overs.
King was dismissed by Coetzee six runs short of a half-century, but Mayers continued the six-hitting spree, completing the chase in the 14th over.
West Indies hit 13 sixes in their innings, nearly double the number South Africa managed.
Earlier, opting to bat, South Africa lost Reeza Hendricks early before Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton began building a partnership.
However, from 43/1 in the sixth over, South Africa slipped to 50/4 in the ninth as McCoy and Motie struck in quick succession.
]At the halfway stage, South Africa had only managed 63 runs and needed a strong performance in the second half of their innings.
Skipper Rassie van der Dussen and Wiaan Mulder put on 77 for the fifth wicket off 49 balls to give South Africa some momentum.
McCoy, however, ended the stand by dismissing Mulder for 36 and also picked up the wicket of van der Dussen after he crossed fifty.
South Africa added 100 runs in their last 10 overs, but their struggles in the first 10 overs meant they could not post a bigger total, with 163 proving insufficient.
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