South Africa Vs West Indies 1st T20i 25 March 2023

1st T20I • SuperSport Park • Centurion

South Africa

131/8 (11)

West Indies

132/7 (10.3)

WI won by 3 wickets

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Player of the Match Rovman Powell

43(18)

Player of the Series Johnson Charles

Info

South Africa

131/8 (11)

Batters

Quinton De Kock

0.00

c Cottrell b Hosein

Reeza Hendricks

175.00

c Pooran b Smith

Rilee Rossouw

142.86

c Powell b Cottrell

Aiden Markram

155.56

c Charles b Joseph

David Miller

218.18

c Shepherd b Smith

Heinrich Klaasen

50.00

c Charles b Cottrell

Wayne Parnell

66.67

c Pooran b Shepherd

Sisanda Magala

360.00

Not out

Bjorn Fortuin

200.00

runout (Pooran)

Anrich Nortje

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 4, NB: 1, W: 6)

TOTAL

(11 Ov, RR: 11.91)

131/8

Did not Bat

Tabraiz Shamsi

Bowlers

EXT

Akeal Hosein

14.00

Sheldon Cottrell

10.33

Alzarri Joseph

10.50

Romario Shepherd

10.00

Odean Smith

13.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Quinton De Kock

c Cottrell b Hosein

1-0

0.1

Rilee Rossouw

c Powell b Cottrell

2-12

1.4

Aiden Markram

c Charles b Joseph

3-40

3.5

Reeza Hendricks

c Pooran b Smith

4-55

5.3

Heinrich Klaasen

c Charles b Cottrell

5-61

6.3

Wayne Parnell

c Pooran b Shepherd

6-79

8.3

David Miller

c Shepherd b Smith

7-126

10.4

Bjorn Fortuin

runout (Pooran)

8-131

10.5

West Indies

132/7 (10.3)

Batters

Brandon King

287.50

b Magala

Kyle Mayers

300.00

c Kock b Fortuin

Johnson Charles

200.00

c Nortje b Shamsi

Nicholas Pooran

228.57

c Kock b Nortje

Rovman Powell

238.89

Not out

Romario Shepherd

50.00

runout (Parnell)

Odean Smith

100.00

b Magala

Akeal Hosein

0.00

c Kock b Magala

Roston Chase

200.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(10.3 Ov, RR: 12.57)

132/7

Did not Bat

Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph

Bowlers

EXT

Bjorn Fortuin

21.00

Wayne Parnell

1.3

16.67

Sisanda Magala

10.50

Tabraiz Shamsi

13.50

Anrich Nortje

5.67

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Kyle Mayers

c Kock b Fortuin

1-17

0.5

Brandon King

b Magala

2-34

2.1

Nicholas Pooran

c Kock b Nortje

3-66

4.2

Johnson Charles

c Nortje b Shamsi

4-76

5.4

Romario Shepherd

runout (Parnell)

5-112

8.1

Odean Smith

b Magala

6-120

9.3

Akeal Hosein

c Kock b Magala

7-120

9.4

Match Info

Date & Time

25 Mar, 05:30 PM IST

Venue

SuperSport Park, Centurion

Match

1st T20I,

West Indies tour of South Africa

Umpires

Allahudien Paleker (South Africa), Bongani Jele (South Africa), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Toss

West Indies elected to bowl

6 4 1 1 1wd 6 6

Over 8

Runs: 25

W 1 1 1 0 0

Over 9

Runs: 3

1 4 W W 0 4

Over 10

Runs: 9

0 1wd 6 1

Over 11

Runs: 8

All Overs

Player of the Match Rovman Powell

43(18)

Player of the Series Johnson Charles

Commentary

So, the West Indies take the lead in this series. We had to wait for a bit for the contest to get underway but it was certainly worth the wait and delivered the entertainment. It's a short turnaround with these two going at it again tomorrow. Expect some changes for both sides from that game with this series cramped in the middle like it is. It's the same place and same time tomorrow, with the weather promising to be a lot better as well. So, join us again in less than 24 hours for round two. For now, this is Pratyush Rohra, signing off on behalf of my partner, Pradeep Somashekar.

Rovman Powell is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: After the disappointment with the way I got out in the ODI series, just thought will bat through today. First ball was respectful, tried to push it around initially. Lot of guys are used to the T10 format, that helped us and the ball travels nicely here and 130 is always gettable here, just needed two batters to go long. Lot of shots were played, bit of period we needed to push around, can't hit all the balls to sixes, it's all about knocking it around. We just have to do the basics good, ball will travel here but it's also important we get wickets with the strong South Africa batting line-up.

Aiden Markram (South Africa captain): Was close, those small moments, it always going down to the wire, to put your finger on it, we let ourselves down a bit both with the bat and ball. We scraped to 130 and then to take it on to the last over is a great effort from the bowlers, will come back tomorrow and do it well. Venue like, the ball flies, we knew we needed a lot of runs, it's tough to defend and we would've taken 130 at the start but still could've gotten lot more. Plenty of positives we can take, a lot of the bowlers did well today but we got to do it all over again tomorrow, we will rectify the issues from today and come back better. Will do some debriefing but it's T20 cricket, meant to be entertaining.

West Indies won by 3 wickets to take a one-nil lead in the series!

Rovman Powell - 42* (17) | Odean Smith - 2/27
David Miller - 48 (22) | Sisanda Magala - 3/21

Cricket has become a batter's game, they say. Well, it certainly holds trust in this game. There was such little margin for error for the bowlers with the batters looking to go all guns blazing with the limited deliveries they faced. After Miller's heroics in the first game gave his side something to defend, West Indians were marshaled over the line by their captain.

They came out breathing some intent from ball one, smashing 46 runs in the three-over powerplay. King looked in supreme touch, as did Johnson Charles, as he took down Shamsi in the middle overs. Pooran also chipped in with a little bit, but it was all about Rovman Powell in that run chase. His power game was on full display as he blazed his way to a 18-ball-43, punishing the bowlers as he led his side to the finish line.

There was plenty of promise in that batting performance for the West Indies but in the manner which they lost track in the middle was a bit concerning. A shortened game might be a factor in that too, with a few batters throwing their wickets away, but it they'll be delighted to get over the line at the end of the day.

Sisanda Magala was the pick of the bowlers for the Proteas with Anrich Nortje also steaming in to trouble the West Indians. In fact, Nortje bowled at an economy rate of under 6, while the rest conceded runs at least 10 runs per over. The rest of the bowlers went the distance, and will be looking for a better outing next time out with the series on the line.

10.3 Wayne Parnell to Rovman Powell, THAT'S IT! Powell helps West Indies take an unassailable lead in the three match T20I series, 1-0! Goes full this time on the leg-stump. Powell clipped it past square-leg and jogs across to seal the game. What a player!

10.2 Wayne Parnell to Rovman Powell, SIX! POWELL YOU BEAUTY! Simply sensational hitting from Powell this tonight. Short into the batter. Powell nonchalantly DISPATCHED it over deep backward square-leg for a maximum. SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW!

10.2 Wayne Parnell to Rovman Powell, WIDE! Almost a brilliant delivery from Parnell, went too wide of off-stump and goes outside the tramline, it's called a wide.

10.1 Wayne Parnell to Rovman Powell, OH! Clever change of pace from Parnell. Short and wide of off-stump. Powell has a wild swing and a miss. It's a dot ball more than anything!

Plenty going around in the middle. Deep backward point, wide long-off, long-on and deep mid-wicket

Wayne Parnell [1.0-0-17-0] has to take responsibility for the final over

Roston Chase has a wry smile on his face and he can afford one after that streaky boundary. That brings the equation down in his team's favor again. 8 needed off the final over. Can Powell finish it off in style?

overs

124 /7 score

runs

Roston Chase *

4 (2)

Rovman Powell

36 (15)

Sisanda Magala

3 /21

9.6 Sisanda Magala to Roston Chase, TOP EDGED BUT FOUR! West Indies won't mind. Short and down the leg-side. Chase swivels to pull but top edged it over the keeper's head, down to third-man for a boundary. Just 8 needed now!

This is turning into a nail-biter! Does Magala have his hat-trick? Doesn't seem like it does. South African players seemed convinced but the replays suggest otherwise. 12 off 7. How many can Magala leave in the bank?

9.5 Sisanda Magala to Roston Chase, APPEAL FOR A CATCH, NOT GIVEN! South Africa review it. Another snorter from Magala. Short and takes Chase by surprise. He takes his eyes off to pull but misses, that lobs up in the air as the point fielder running forward to take it. South Africa think they got their man. UltraEdge confirms there's a clear gap between bat and ball and Chase survives!

Roston Chase, RHB, comes to the crease

Magala makes it two in two! He's on a hat-trick! We saw Issy Wong take one in the WPL yesterday. Can Magala do it today?

9.4 Sisanda Magala to Akeal Hosein, OUT! TOP EDGED IT AND TAKEN! Magala is pulling South Africa back in this game here. Short on the off-stump. Hosein gets rushed as he swivels to pull but top edged it straight up. QdK runs back at short third-man but takes a stunner.

Akeal Hosein c Quinton de Kock b SisandaMagala 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)

Akeal Hosein, LHB, comes to the crease

Again, a pretty needless hack from Odean Smith, especially after scoring a boundary. It keeps the door open for South Africa, just about.