West Indies vs South Africa Match Stats

Over the wicket, full and on off, Shai Hope leans on for the drive but gets it off the inside half of the bat to short fine for a single.

At 124.3 kph, full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran crouches a bit and drills it down to long off for a single.

Overpitched outside off, Shai Hope drives it straight to long off for a comfortable single.

50-run stand comes up between the two in just 30 deliveries. Short and on the bodyline, Nicholas Pooran swivels and executes a wristy pull towards deep square leg for a single.

Good length around off, Shai Hope drives it solidly on the up but finds the fielder at cover.

4th T20I FIFTY FOR SHAI HOPE! A controlled inning from him. Short in length from Kruger and over the top of off, Shai Hope pulls it along the grass to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the 13th over. West Indies need 40 runs off 42 balls now.

Too full right in front of the pegs, Shai Hope drills it to long on for an easy single.

Holds onto bowling full in length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran mistimes the slash off the inner half of the bat. It rolls to the point fielder and they quickly cross over for a single.

WIDE! A slower overhead bumper and down leg. Hope is not interested to poke at it and lets it pass. Wide called.

OUT! LBW! An appeal for LBW and the umpire raises his finger! Shai Hope though goes upstairs and challenges the on-field decision. Ottneil Baartman nails it on a fuller length and attacks the sticks as the ball skids quickly off the surface and nips back in a fraction. Shai Hope is cramped up for room and hurries into his shot looking to flick it away but loses his shape and gets rapped on the front pad. There's nothing on the UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is clipping the leg stump on the umpire's call. West Indies won't lose a review but they have lost Shai Hope who just registered his fifty.

Baartman angles it on the pads on a length, Rovman Powell misses to glance it and wears it on the thigh pad.

A bit of 'Yes' and 'No' in the middle but Nicky P eventually sends his partner back. Length-delivery on off, Rovman Powell punches it off the back foot to point and wants a single but gets an eventual sendback by Pooran. Powell obeys and retreats back in time.

Tap and run! Length ball on off, Rovman Powell taps it off the back foot to the off side and crosses over for a single to retain his strike. West Indies need run-a-ball 36 runs.

Kwena Maphaka digs into the surface, short and angling on middle and leg, Powell mistimes the pull, but manages to clear the inner ring for a single at deep mid-wicket.

Angling into the middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran crouches at it and flicks it to short fine. The ball lands ahead of Baartman stationed at short fine leg. He dives to his right and the ball deflects off his fingers to the deep. Ottneil Baartman redeems himself as he turns around and backtracks the ball to keep it to just a single.

Around the wicket. Short of a good length, on off, Powell goes for a late cut but gets a thick outside edge to the keeper.

At 128 kph, short and angling back in, Rovman Powell miscues his pull shot to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Surprisingly, this is the first four for Nicky P! Short in length, and pitching back into the batter from off, Nicholas Pooran swings across the line of the ball and helps it away down to deep fine for a boundary.

Slower in pace, a length ball pitching and angling down leg. Pooran hops inside the line but misses the flick. He wants a wide but the umpire calls it a fair delivery as Pooran shuffled across.

Kruger takes pace off and goes full, around off, Rovman Powell leans for the drive but chops it off the toe end of the bat in front of cover.

Into the wicket and no pace on offer, over middle, Rovman Powell rolls his wrists on the ball and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

SIX! BANG! That has gone many a mile! Nicholas Pooran brings up his FIFTY! Kruger digs it in short but this is not short enough to trouble the batter and there is no pace on it. Nicholas Pooran picks up the length early and deposits the pull way over deep square leg for a biggie.

FOUR! Skillfully done! Kruger gets the yorker in at pace, on off, Nicholas Pooran stays deep in his crease and just opens the bat face to glide it past backward point for a boundary.

SIX! Picked the bones out of that! A hit-me delivery by Kruger as this is an off-pace delivery, on a short of a good length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran frees his arms and pummels it over long on for his 7th six of the inning. 

Kruger with a deep backward point bowls to his field now, on a fullish length, near the wide tramline on off. Nicholas Pooran takes it on the full and slices it along the ground to the man in the deep there for one. Just 11 needed now for West Indies.

WIDE! Baartman sprays it down leg, full in length, Nicholas Pooran misses the tickle. Wide given.

WIDE! And again! Further down leg and the length stays full, Nicholas Pooran swings to help it away but misses.

On a good length but still a bit too straight, on the pads, Nicholas Pooran nudges it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Hurls it on a hard length, on off, Rovman Powell arches back and cuts it late to the left of backward point. Nandre Burger at deep third slides to his right and keeps it down to one.

Angling across the batter, on a length, Nicholas Pooran cuts it fiercely along the carpet to backward point where the fielder fails to make a clean stop. The ball parries off his hands to his right, allowing the batters to cross over. West Indies just a hit away now.

Baartman goes into the deck, over middle, Rovman Powell stands tall and pulls it to deep square leg and gets to the other end.

Attacking the stumps, fuller in length, Nicholas Pooran shapes up to get underneath the delivery but fails to do so. Knocks it back past the bowler and crosses over.

Baartman bowls a bumper now, over off and middle, Rovman Powell gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep backward square leg for just a single. Just 3 needed now.

Maphaka steams in from around the wicket and nails the yorker, at the stumps, Rovman Powell gets his bat down in time and jams it out.

Delivers it on a back of a length, around off, Rovman Powell hops and rides the bounce nicely to dab it towards backward point.

Honing in at the stumps, Rovman Powell shows the full face of the bat and pushes this full delivery back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! Kwena Maphaka roars in delight as he gets his maiden international wicket! Took a bit of tapping in the first over but has since fought back well. Maphaka delivers a full delivery with an upright seam, on off. Rovman Powell tries to force this one through the off side. Fails to get the elevation to clear the man there and hits it straight into the hands of Patrick Kruger at cover who takes a sharp catch.

FOUR! THAT'S IT! Roston Chase with the winning runs! Kwena Maphaka errs in line as this is too straight, on a back of a length, at the hips, Roston Chase gets inside the line and just tickles it fine. The ball beats the diving keeper, Ryan Rickelton to his left and it races away to the fence. West Indies win by 7 wickets and go 1-0 up in the series!