West Indies vs South Africa Match Stats

Easy double there! Bowled quite full and at middle, Donovan Ferreira stays put and flicks the ball away through mid-wicket for a brace.

Just marginally short and wide of the off stump, Donovan Ferreira stays back and uses quick hands to cut it away towards deep point for one.

Tossed up full at 90.2 kph and following the batter down leg, Rassie van der Dussen only manages to nudge it around the corner for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! The tide is turning in favor of the home side as South Africa now lose half their side. Cleverly bowled by Gudakesh Motie as he drags the length back a bit and slows it up, allowing the ball to grip the deck. This is bowled around middle and turns away sharply. Donovan Ferreira looks to come down the pitch but gets nowhere near the pitch of the ball and ends up walking past it. Nicholas Pooran whips off the bails and it is an easy stumping for him. Motie does get rewarded for a tidy spell of bowling here.

Fired in a bit into the legs, Patrick Kruger tucks it away in front of square leg for a single.

A dot to end and South Africa now need 45 runs from the final 5 overs. Quick and short, into the pitch and wide of the off stump, VVD makes room to cut but ends up just jamming it towards the cover fielder.

Good length on the leg stump. Kruger goes for the back foot punch, and gets an inside edge to short fine leg.

A better throw there could have been curtains for Rassie van der Dussen! Good length just outside off, Patrick Kruger rocks back and cuts it to short cover and shoots off for a quick single. Roston Chase picks the ball but throws it wayward to the right of the keeper.

Length, on off, Rassie van der Dussen cuts it to extra cover.

Length again, on the stumps, Rassie van der Dussen drags it to long on for a single.

Dragged length at off from Hosein, Patrick Kruger cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Akeal Hosein with that much-needed breakthrough. The two spinners in tandem have run through the South African middle order. Rassie van der Dussen was really itching to get off the blocks but holes out eventually. Akeal Hosein provides more revolutions by tossing it, full and on the middle and leg. Rassie van der Dussen is lured into the shot as he sees the ball into his hitting zone and goes through the shot a bit early. Hence, he mistimes and also loses his shape. Airs the ball straight towards Shamar Joseph at deep mid-wicket. The West Indies have clawed their way back into this contest now. 

Good length outside the off stump. Kruger punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

On the back of a length on the off stump. Bjorn Fortuin punches it to mid off for a quick run to get off the mark.

Overpitched outside off, Patrick Kruger shovels it out to covers and rapidly crosses over for a single.

Hits the hard length does Joseph and slows it up, around off, Bjorn Fortuin gets no timing at all and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shamar Joseph keeps bowling it outside off, this time the length is much fuller, Patrick Kruger bends low and crouches before squeezing it through cover-point for a single.

WIDE! Joseph makes an error now. Slides it way outside off, beyond the tramline. Bjorn Fortuin leaves and the umpire calls for a wide.

OUT! BULL'S EYE! What a wonderful and smart set up from Shamar Joseph! He kept bowling outside off and bowled this one right back into the batter. Shamar Joseph nails a pinpoint yorker right in front of the base of the middle stump with an upright seam position. Bjorn Fortuin backs away to stay leg side of the ball and is months late to bring his bat down in time. The ball breaks into the stumps and Shamar Joseph's joy knows no bounds. This is a remarkable comeback from the Windies. 

Slower, short ball angling back into the batter. Patrick Kruger swivels to pull, missing it onto the body.

OUT! TAKEN! Romario Shepherd gets his third wicket and this has been a brave piece of bowling from this young lad! Full and outside the off stump, Patrick Kruger bends a bit low is down on one knee, and looks to open the bat face for a lofted shot, but ends up slicing it off the toe end aerially straight to deep cover. Shai Hope patrolling the deep cover region makes no mistake and takes a brilliant catch. Patrick Kruger, the recognized batter departs and the West Indies are well and truly in the dominating position now.

A low full toss outside the off stump, and there to be hit. Maphaka goes for the drive and misses to the keeper.

A low full toss outside off. Kwena Maphaka swings and misses to the keeper. 

An attemped yorker outside the off stump. Kwena Maphaka reaches for it and drives by slicing it to deep cover for a single.

Excellent bowling this! Perfect execution from Shepherd! Charges in from around the stumps and spears in a wide full toss. Lizaad Williams expands his arms for a drive but fails to connect as the ball dips a bit as well.

Good length and angling back into the leg stump Kwena Maphaka is cramped for room and blocks it back to the bowler.

Slows it up on a short length, angling back into the batter. Maphaka is early on the pull, and misses to get any bat on it.

A low full toss outside off. Maphaka clears his front leg for a drive and thumps it to the right of diving cover fielder for a run.

OUT! LBW! A huge confident appeal for LBW and the umpire raises the finger! Lizaad Williams though reviews it. Shamar Joseph charges in from around the stumps and bowls a slower one, straight and fractionally full around middle and off, Lizaad Williams covers the line by shuffling a bit outside off and looks to work it across to the leg side but plays it down the wrong line. Ends up getting trapped in front. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and these are the best figures for Shamar Joseph in T20Is.

Full and outside off. Baartman goes for a drive without any foot movement and gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Nails in a perfect yorker, angling into the batter. Baartman is beaten for pace as he misses the flick onto the pads. They do cross for a leg bye as the ball rolls to the fine leg region. South Africa need 33 more to win from the last over. They needed 60 from the last eight overs or so, but they have dramatically slipped once again after being in control.

Short and dug into the pitch, angling into the batter. Ottneil Baartman swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Just in! Another attempted yorker around off, Kwena Maphaka jams it past the bowler and shoots off for a quick single. Ottneil Baartman however, sees the ball and not his partner who is already more than halfway through. He eventually runs to get to the other end as the fielder at mid on is quick onto the ball and rocket arms, and scores a direct hit at the striker's end. However, the replays show that Ottneil Baartman is just home in time. NOT OUT.

Forde bowls it full and outside off. Baartman swings and misses to the keeper.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Done and dusted! The West Indies go 2-0 up and seal the series with a spectacular victory at Tarouba! Matthew Forde executes another well-directed yorker attacking the off peg at 129 kph. Ottneil Baartman clears his front leg to make some room for himself to hit it through the off side, but fails to bring his bat down in time. The ball sneaks underneath his bat and disturbs the furniture in a flash. This is the third consecutive T20I series victory for the West Indies over South Africa now. The West Indian bowling unit appeared massively improved from the previous game and left the Proteas' batters reeling.