WI VS RSA - 2nd T20I, South Africa tour of West Indies, 2021

SA have levelled the series. Once they only had 166, which was 6 more than what they got yesterday, not many gave them a chance. But the spinners - Shamsi and Linde - bowled with immaculate control and picked up wickets in the middle overs to break the spine of the batting order. Even the long batting line up didn't reallty bother much as SA had every base covered. That is it from this game. And we will look forward to your company very soon. The white ball cricket will be served more and more on your platter. So, munch on!

Bavuma: In the past we have been good in the first 6 overs. We didn't capitalize after that. But probably we got a par score after that. The spinners were amazing. George bounced back superbly. It makes your game easy as a skipper if your spinners control the game. We wanted to keep our energies high and maintain the intensity. Bowling quick is our strength. Rabada and Nortje try to do that. And also change the pace according to the wicket.

Pollard: Second day in succession our bowlers coming up trumps for us. We knew they will come hard at us. It is always difficult to defend in the first 6 with only two guys outside. Was a matter of bowling some good balls and try to limit the boundaries as much as you can. Having said that, they got off to a flier. But we used the conditions well after that and were happy when we kept them to 166. We had a normal discussion at the innings break as we were starting afresh at 0 for 0. I think we lost it between the 7th to the 11th over as we lost three wickets there. We are aggressive players by nature and that is no secret but myself and Pooran needed to control our aggression. We accept that for the team. Their spinners did a pretty good job. In the middle overs, may be we can rotate a little bit more.

George Linde | Player of the Match: I just went back to basics, the things got me into this team and it worked today. I think it was my day, and Shamsi has been exceptional for us the last few series. We had a team chat this morning and we know we could have done better yesterday and luckily today we did. Today was a lot slower (surface) and it spun as well and when that happens I'm always in the game. I was trying to slide it across the left-handers and I know they can hit those big shots and it was a deliberate plan.

17:44 Local Time, 21:44 GMT, 03:14 IST: A wonderful win for the visitors as their spinners made all the difference. They picked up wickets in the middle overs and broke the spine of the Windies' batting line up. Lewis once again fired but didn't do it for too long. Gayle and Pollard also didn't last long. A lot was left for Allen and in the end his cameo wasn't enough. South Africa have bounced back brilliantly after a poor show yesterday. The difference if you ask me was the powerplay where SA just scored enough runs. That helped them to get those extra few runs and that helped as the wicket slowed down a little. Linde and Shamsi bowling 8 overs between them and conceding only 35 runs with a bargain of 3 wickets turned the head on its game. They took some excellent catches as well to ensure Windies were never allowed to stay ahead. Hang on for the presentations.

Ngidi to Kevin Sinclair, no run, looks to lap and misses. SA win by 17 runs. They level the 5-match series 1-1. That was a fuller delivery again and the batter misses the lap shot

Kevin Sinclair, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ngidi to Fabian Allen, out Lbw!! That looked plumb to the naked eye. That was an inch perfect yorker and the batter missed it to be trapped LBW. It was that out that even the batter opted against the review. Good knock from Fabian Allen and it sends out the message how deep is their batting line up. Fabian Allen lbw b Ngidi 34(12) [6s-5]

Ngidi to Fabian Allen, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Ngidi to Fabian Allen, SIX, and a flat six! Now you know why and how much important was that penultimate over from Nortje. That was a fuller delivery and was gunned over long-on in a flat manner

Ngidi to Fabian Allen, wide, slower, wider, Fabian Allen lets it go for it to be wided

Ngidi to Fabian Allen, no run, and that should do. Nails the widish yorker outside off and the batter inside edges the ball away to fine leg

Ngidi to Fabian Allen, SIX, add six more. 24 needed now. Believable? Doable? Fabian Allen went for the slog across the line and managed to get it over deep mid. Hitting of the highest order

Ngidi to Fabian Allen, SIX, Fabian Allen ain't willing to give up the fight. Was a length delivery outside off and has been dragged across the line for a sixer. Missed his mark did Ngidi and was put away with elan

Lungi Ngidi [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

Nortje to Obed McCoy, no run, fuller length delivery and quicker as well for the batter to miss the big shot. 6 sixes in the last over needed. Terrific over from Nortje as he has almost nailed it for the visitors

Nortje to Obed McCoy, no run, fuller, almost up there and Obed McCoy fails to get under it as he inside edges the ball to the keeper

Nortje to Obed McCoy, no run, fuller, angled across, Obed McCoy throws his bat at it and misses. Excellent over from Nortje so far

Nortje to Obed McCoy, no run, full toss angled across, Obed McCoy looks to throw his bat at it and misses. 36 needed off 9 balls

Nortje to Fabian Allen, 1 run, mistimed slog to deep mid for a single as that was another low full toss