South African batters thrashed West Indies bowlers, winning the match by 8 wickets. Chasing a target of 144, South Africa lost the skipper Temba Bavuma in the first over a score of 4. However, after that South African batters took charge and in the end, took their team to victory in 18.2 overs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Reeza Hendricks, who was brought in place of Quinton de Kock in this match scored 39 runs off 30 balls with 4 fours & 1 six. In form, Rassie van der Dussen scored 43* runs off 51 balls with 3 fours, and Aiden Markram scored 51* off 26 balls with 2 fours & 4 sixes. Reeza & Rassie built an unbeaten partnership of 83 runs to take their team to victory. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For West Indies, bowlers seemed ineffective against the African batters and only Akeal Hossein was able to pick up a wicket. This is South Africa's first win in the two matches they have played in the Super 12 of T20 World Cup 2021, while West Indies have lost 2 in 2 till now. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first innings, West Indies, with the help of Evin Lewis' 56 off 35 balls with 3 fours & 6 sixes were able to post 143\/8 against South Africa. Lewis' partner, Simmons, scored 16 off 35 balls with 0 boundaries and slowed down the run rate beyond repair. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For South Africa, Pretorius picked up 3 wickets in death overs while Maharaj picked up 2 wickets. Rabada & Nortje picked up 1 wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss & opted to field first against South Africa in the 18th match of the T20 World Cup. This match was played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also Read: <\/strong> T20 World Cup 2021<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n Brief Score: <\/p>\r\n\r\n South Africa beat West Indies by 8 wickets\r\n
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