South Africa Vs West Indies 3rd T20i 28 March 2023

3rd T20I • The Wanderers Stadium • Johannesburg

West Indies

220/8 (20)

South Africa

213/6 (20)

WI won by 7 runs

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Player of the Match Alzarri Joseph

5/40

Player of the Series Johnson Charles

Info

West Indies

220/8 (20)

Batters

Brandon King

144.00

b Nortje

Kyle Mayers

170.00

b Rabada

Johnson Charles

0.00

b Rabada

Nicholas Pooran

215.79

c Kock b Ngidi

Rovman Powell

275.00

b Markram

Raymon Reifer

150.00

runout (Miller)

Jason Holder

144.44

c Miller b Nortje

Roston Chase

120.00

c Klaasen b Ngidi

Romario Shepherd

200.00

Not out

Alzarri Joseph

155.56

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 2, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 11)

220/8

Did not Bat

Sheldon Cottrell

Bowlers

EXT

Bjorn Fortuin

11.00

Wayne Parnell

10.75

Lungisani Ngidi

11.25

Kagiso Rabada

12.50

Anrich Nortje

9.00

Aiden Markram

10.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Kyle Mayers

b Rabada

1-39

3.2

Johnson Charles

b Rabada

2-39

3.3

Brandon King

b Nortje

3-94

8.3

Rovman Powell

b Markram

4-107

9.3

Nicholas Pooran

c Kock b Ngidi

5-110

10.2

Jason Holder

c Miller b Nortje

6-141

12.6

Roston Chase

c Klaasen b Ngidi

7-149

14.2

Raymon Reifer

runout (Miller)

8-161

15.4

South Africa

213/6 (20)

Batters

Quinton De Kock

100.00

c Chase b Joseph

Reeza Hendricks

188.64

c Powell b Joseph

Rilee Rossouw

200.00

c Charles b Holder

David Miller

100.00

c Cottrell b Joseph

Aiden Markram

194.44

Not out

Heinrich Klaasen

300.00

c Cottrell b Joseph

Wayne Parnell

100.00

b Joseph

Bjorn Fortuin

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 11)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10.65)

213/6

Did not Bat

Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungisani Ngidi

Bowlers

EXT

Sheldon Cottrell

8.00

Roston Chase

10.75

Alzarri Joseph

10.00

Jason Holder

10.50

Romario Shepherd

11.00

Raymon Reifer

18.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Quinton De Kock

c Chase b Joseph

1-32

4.2

Rilee Rossouw

c Charles b Holder

2-112

10.5

David Miller

c Cottrell b Joseph

3-149

14.2

Reeza Hendricks

c Powell b Joseph

4-186

18.1

Heinrich Klaasen

c Cottrell b Joseph

5-192

18.3

Wayne Parnell

b Joseph

6-194

18.5

Match Info

Date & Time

28 Mar, 09:30 PM IST

Venue

The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Match

3rd T20I,

West Indies tour of South Africa

Umpires

Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Shaun George (South Africa), Allahudien Paleker (South Africa, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Toss

South Africa elected to bowl

4 1 2 0 3 1

Over 17

Runs: 11

0 1lb 1 6 1 4

Over 18

Runs: 13

W 6 W 2 W 1wd 0

Over 19

Runs: 9

2 4 2 2 4 4

Over 20

Runs: 18

All Overs

Player of the Match Alzarri Joseph

5/40

Player of the Series Johnson Charles

Commentary

Right! West Indies can point fingers at two moments and say those were pivotal for them to win the series in the end. Yes, Shepherd's last over onslaught off Rabada's bowling and Joseph's triple strike in the penultimate over were really the standout moments for them. South Africa would be disappointed to lose the series but they will be proud of their fighting effort.

West Indies players are jumping in joy having a trophy in their hands and posing for Shutterbugs. This series provided enough entertainment, thrills and spills throughout if you are a neutral fan. On that note, it's time for us to sign off from the commentary box. Until next time, this is Pragadeesh and Pratyush signing off

Rovman Powell (West Indies Captain): Guys were disappointed after the last game. Shepherd and Alzarri batted well and the way Alzarri bowled was pleasing to see. I pushed the team in the direction that I wanted to go. I wanted them to be fearless and at the same time be smart. Chasing 250 was the rare game and we knew if we put South Africa under pressure we can come out on top. To get 200 you need a good start, Mayers and King have been doing this all season. South Africa is a nice place for fast bowlers and I am happy with how Joseph bowled. It was a toss-up between myself, Reifer and Cottrell and I went to Reifer because he was a left-arm pacer and can nail the yorkers at will

Johnson Charles (Player of the Series) - I am very happy. To come back after 6 years and getting the man of the series is very good. It's a very nice feeling. I keep playing all around the world and that helps me a lot. For me, just managed to work on the basics and not to try to overhit and at the end of the day it worked. I am going to take the Centurion bat to the Caribbean

Alzarri Joseph is the Player of the Match. Here's what he has to say: We made a good total so it was up to the bowlers to defend it. It's always good when the captain gives you confidence, saying you're the leader of the pack and to go and get the job done. I thrive on that. It has been a long tour. We went to Zimbabwe and came back here. It's about me and my staff managing the workload. I enjoy the challenge. All the captains have given me the responsibility to lead the pack and that's something I enjoy doing.

Aiden Markram: It was a good game in the end for the neutrals. We probably let ourselves down with the bat. It's hard to pick the areas. We have to give the bowlers credit to bounce back from Sunday. They managed to bowl a lot better with the plans and execution. There was a stage where we could have liked to wrap it up early by 170. The last three overs were really good with the ball and 210 was probably a par score. (Dropped catches) All if's and buts, but at the end of the day it's what you take from it. We're on the right path, it's good to see the boys responding in each game. (Looking to be on the attack while bowling) In this short format, when batters get in, it can be tough to stop them, especially at a venue like this. So, our mindset is to always look for wickets and keep attacking, setting the fields that can get us that. We moved away from that in the last few overs perhaps and you see how things can change. (Captaincy) Thoroughly enjoyable. It is challenging at times but certainly enjoyable. Not great to lose but the team is on a journey. We take it as it comes.

West Indies won by 7 runs
Romario Shepherd 44(22) | Reeza Hendricks 83(44)
Alzarri Joseph 5-40(4) | Anrich Nortje 2-36(4)

Another edge-of-the-seat thriller and this time, West Indies come out on top and win the series 2-1. Not many would've given them the chance to beat South Africa at their backyard but Rovman Powell's men defied all odds to reign supreme and create history. Only once a score of more than 200 has been chased at the Wanderers and it happened during the inaugural World Cup in 2007. South Africa knew the task was stiff but they had things under control for the majority of the game.

There was no de Kock special today as West Indies figured out a way to stop him from creating early damage but Rossouw and Hendricks struck a scintillating partnership to keep the hosts alive in the chase. The boundaries and sixes were coming at regular intervals but Holder ended Rossouw's brilliant knock before Joseph dismissed Miller to break this game wide open

Hendricks was dropped by Brandon King and he made West Indies pay by playing some handsome cricket shots. With 35 runs needed in the final two overs, Joseph wreaked havoc and came up with a triple strike to suck all the momentum that the hosts gathered so far.

Markram couldn't finish the job in the end even though Reifer threw the ball to Raymon Reifer ahead of Sheldon Cottrell. The West Indies bowlers used the slow deliveries into the surface to good effect and mixed up the lengths really well to make things tough for the South African batters at the back end

overs

213 /6 score

runs

Aiden Markram *

35 (18)

Bjorn Fortuin

0 (1)

Raymon Reifer

0 /18

19.6 Raymon Reifer to Aiden Markram, FOUR! It counts for naught. Full length delivery angled into Markram, who clears his front leg to smash this in the gap at cow corner. It's the visitors who have the last laugh though and the celebrations make it evident that this means a lot to them. West Indies win by 7 runs and clinch the T20I series 2-1!

Rovman Powell thanks the heavens

19.5 Raymon Reifer to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Too little too late. Reifer missed his yorker and that was enough for Markram. Drills it down past the bowler to find the ropes. Meanwhile, Powell looks up to the heavens, already celebrating.

19.4 Raymon Reifer to Aiden Markram, finds the block hole on the leg-stump line. Markram shovels it out towards cow corner for a couple. That should do it for the West Indies

19.3 Raymon Reifer to Aiden Markram, misses the yorker and gifts a full toss. Markram can't cash in as he miscues his smack to deep mid-wicket and scampers across for the second run. A better throw would have been curtains for the Proteas captain

It's a big call from Powell to throw the ball to Reifer and he's having a long chat with Roston Chase

19.2 Raymon Reifer to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Low full toss on the off-stump line as Reifer missed his yorker. Markram makes him pay, drilling this through extra cover to find a much-needed boundary

19.1 Raymon Reifer to Aiden Markram, pitched up to angle it into the right-hander. Markram clears his front leg to swipe it to deep mid-wicket for a brace

Raymon Reifer, left-arm medium, comes into the attack

Shepherd smashed 26 runs in the final over and Markram has to do something similar to help his team taste success. Alzarri Joseph has done a remarkable job and gets a five-fer to give West Indies a chance to win the series Hang on! The job isn't done fully done yet. Now, who is going to bowl the final over? Only four fielders outside the circle for West Indies as they didn't finish their overs in time

overs

195 /6 score

1wd

runs

Bjorn Fortuin *

0 (1)

Aiden Markram

17 (12)

Alzarri Joseph

5 /40

18.6 Alzarri Joseph to Bjorn Fortuin, TOP EDGE... is safe! And more importantly, it's a dot ball. Dug in short as Fortuin tried to take it on, ballooning a top edge over short fine leg. Markram denied the single, but there could have been two there.

18.6 Alzarri Joseph to Bjorn Fortuin, wide. Attempted slower wide yorker but he's missed the tramline.

Bjorn Fortuin, RHB, walks in at no.8

Alzarri Joseph has changed the complexion of this match with a triple strike in the penultimate over. He's not done yet

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