WI VS RSA - 2nd T20I, South Africa tour of West Indies, 2024

West Indies vs South Africa

West Indies won by 16 runs

RSA -191/7 (19.6)

WI -207/7 (19.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Roston Chase

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
9
12
1
0
75
10
7
1
0
142.86

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
3
0
45
1
15

That brings an end to our live coverage of this game. We'll be back tomorrow with the third and final T20I of this series. Can South Africa manage to get a consolation victory or will West Indies make it 3-0? Only time has the answers. Goodbye for now!

Brandon King: It's an amazing feeling, with one game to go, I am very happy. Roston paced his innings perfectly, finished well. Having an all-rounder in T20 cricket is valuable. He (Chase) is bowling in the powerplay, very happy with his performance. SA batters came out with a lot of aggression. Shepherd bowled with clarity and executed his plans. We want to carry this momentum into the World Cup, looking forward to it.

Rassie van der Dussen: Not too happy with the bowling performance. Our seamers had no answers against their batters, spinners bowled well. We were going to be under pressure with the bat with that kind of a total. He (Shepherd) was disciplined with his lengths. We will take the learnings, disappointed as we lost the series. Fortuin bowled only 2 overs in the previous game so he had a point to prove. He (Peter) made his debut, he was brilliant, an exciting player for the future.

Roston Chase, Player of the Match: I have been ready for the opportunity, putting up the effort. Have conditioned my mind to play that role. The plan was to take it to 14 overs but then we realised the wicket was better than yesterday. We put on the accelerator and it paid off. For me it's about watching the batter till the last moment and bowling accordingly.

17:24 Local Time, 22:24 GMT, 03:54 IST: West Indies take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match T20I series. South Africa had gotten off to a flier as they scored 81 runs in less than 5 overs, however, once the openers departed, the Proteas kept losing wickets at regular intervals throughout the run chase. de Kock, Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen chipped in with crucial knocks, but the Windies bowlers pulled things back dramatically following the opening stand. Gudakesh Motie was the pick of the bowlers from Windies as he took three wickets. Earlier in the day, it was Chase's excellent knock of 67*(38) that powered the hosts beyond the 200-run mark. Stay tuned for the presentations..

END OF OVER 20

9 Runs

RSA: 191 - 7

4 0 1 0 Wd 1 2

Nqaba Peter

10 (7)

Bjorn Fortuin

9 (12)

Romario Shepherd

4-0-23-1

19.6

Shepherd to Nqaba Peter, 2 runs, West Indies win by 16 runs! A low full toss as Nqaba Peter whips this through the leg-side for a couple of runs. That's Game. Set. Match!

19.5

Shepherd to Fortuin, 1 run, way too full on off, almost a yorker as Fortuin squeezes it into the off-side for a single

19.5

Shepherd to Fortuin, wide, banged in short outside off, it's a wide ball called

19.4

Shepherd to Fortuin, no run, walks across in the crease, looks to be cheeky with a scoop, gets beaten though

19.3

Shepherd to Nqaba Peter, 1 run, on a length around off, Nqaba Peter swings across, gets an inside edge to fine leg for a single

19.2

Shepherd to Nqaba Peter, no run, slower bouncer outside off, beats the batter

19.1

4

Shepherd to Nqaba Peter, FOUR, on a length around off, Nqaba Peter crunches it through cover for a rollicking boundary

Equation: 26 runs required off the final over

END OF OVER 19

11 Runs

RSA: 182 - 7

1 1 Wd Wd 1 1 Wd 0 4

Bjorn Fortuin

8 (10)

Nqaba Peter

3 (3)

Akeal Hosein

3-0-45-1

18.6

Akeal Hosein to Fortuin, FOUR, tossed up delivery outside off, Fortuin goes down on his knee and reverse sweeps it over short third man for four runs

18.5

Akeal Hosein to Fortuin, no run, played back to the bowler as he doesn't middle it

18.5

Akeal Hosein to Fortuin, wide, way too wide outside off, Fortuin stands there and leaves it

18.4

Akeal Hosein to Nqaba Peter, 1 run, slices this into the off-side for a single

18.3

Akeal Hosein to Fortuin, 1 run, swats this towards wide long-on for a single

18.3

Akeal Hosein to Fortuin, wide, attempts a reverse sweep but Akeal Hosein fires it well outside off, called a wide again

18.3

Akeal Hosein to Fortuin, wide, outside off and it's a wide called