हाइलाइट्स बनाम Super Eight – 10वां टी20 मैच – रिजल्ट, स्कोरकार्ड

We are back with the chase. The umpires are out in the middle followed by the players of West Indies who take their respective field positions. Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks walk out as the openers for South Africa. Spin straightaway as Akeal Hosein will open the attack for West Indies.

… The Run Chase …

The spinner from South Africa, Tabraiz Shamsi is up for a quick chat and says that it was nice to play against the home team in front of a packed crowd and he was happy to contribute today. Adds that there are no set patterns in their bowling attack and they take it as it goes. Mentions that the surface is decent and there is a bit of turn but the ball seems to be coming onto the bat nicely and hopefully, there is a bit of dew as well in the next half. Adds that he isn't sure about whether Marco Jansen is completely fine or not and hopes that they don't require him with the bat.

The bowling from South Africa was lethal. The bowlers were well-disciplined and kept on delivering on those nagging lines and lengths that troubled the batters throughout their innings. The spinners inflicted the most damage as the trio of Aiden Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj took 5 wickets for 79 in their 12 overs. Kagiso Rabada was introduced in the 18th over yet he managed to pick up a wicket as well. Marco Jansen took one too. The target isn't that big but it is a tricky one and with the assistance on offer for the spinners we can expect a close contest. We will be back with the chase in a while.

After being asked to bat first, the batters of West Indies struggled to score freely and were pinned back to the wall with early blows. The side lost Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran early on in the Powerplay. Roston Chase along with Kyle Mayers knitted a solid partnership of 81 runs for the third wicket and laid a perfect platform for the batters down the the order. The side though lost its way post-drinks as they lost 8 wickets and added just 66 runs in the last 10 overs. Andre Russell looked in the mood to go big in the last few overs but a rash decision to take on the arm of Anrich Nortje cut short his innings on 15. Roston Chase was the top scorer for the hosts as he scored 52 while Kyle Mayers also played a handy knock of 35. Alzarri Joseph added a crucial 11 runs as well.

South Africa have restricted the hard-hitting West Indies side to 135 in a game with a spot in the semis is at stake. The hosts looked good till the drinks break but they failed to shift gears in the middle phase.

Kagiso Rabada to Alzarri Joseph, Just a single to end but a decent final over for West Indies as 11 runs come off it. Back of a length and a bit slower too around off stump. Alzarri Joseph looks to stay back and hammer it away but miscues it down through mid off for a single. West Indies finish with a meager 135/8 on the board!

Kagiso Rabada to Alzarri Joseph, Excellent running! Short of a length and at the pads, Alzarri Joseph forces it away on the leg side and into the gap in front of square leg before racing back for the second run.

Kagiso Rabada to Gudakesh Motie, Attempted run out at both ends but the batters manage to scrape through for the bye. Banged in short and over the stumps, Gudakesh Motie swings and misses and Alzarri Joseph is already halfway down the track. Quinton de Kock misses the shy at the batter's end and then KG picks up the ball and fails to hit the stumps at the bowler's end as well.

Kagiso Rabada to Alzarri Joseph, A bit more gas on that delivery, bowled back of a length and around off, Alzarri Joseph hits it away on the off side for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Alzarri Joseph, SIX! Top shot from Alzarri Joseph and the home crowd has something to cheer about. Short of a length, banged in over the stumps and angling in. Alzarri Joseph hangs back, makes room and clobbers it over deep square leg for a six.

Kagiso Rabada to Alzarri Joseph, Swing and a miss! Good change-up from Kagiso Rabada, taking pace off and bowling it full around off stump. The ball moves away as it was the leg cutter and Alzarri Joseph was way early in his swing.

Anrich Nortje to Gudakesh Motie, Fuller outside off, Gudakesh Motie moves away from the line of it and swings hard but fails to connect.

Anrich Nortje to Gudakesh Motie, Swing and a miss! Banged in a bit and over the stumps, Gudakesh Motie stays leg side of the ball and has a swipe across the line but misses.

Anrich Nortje to Gudakesh Motie, WIDE! Bumper way too high for the umpire's liking.

Anrich Nortje to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! STREAKEY! Full toss outside off, Gudakesh Motie swings hard and slices this off the outside edge through the third man region for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Gudakesh Motie, Good length around off, Gudakesh Motie pushes this towards the fielder for no run.

Anrich Nortje to Gudakesh Motie, That one zipped past the batter! Just a shade under 150 clicks and bowled fuller around off angling it across the left-hander. Gudakesh Motie has a poke at it but is well beaten.

Anrich Nortje to Alzarri Joseph, Spears in a yorker at the toes, Alzarri Joseph hangs back and tries to clear the front leg but is beaten for pace and the ball goes off the legs towards fine leg for a leg bye.

Kagiso Rabada to Gudakesh Motie, Bowled back of a length and angled well across the off stump, left alone by Gudakesh Motie.

Gudakesh Motie walks out next to bat.

Kagiso Rabada to Akeal Hosein, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Casually done by Kagiso Rabada and he is enjoying a fine first over here. Takes pace off, bowling it at 123 clicks and on a fullish length around off stump. Akeal Hosein sets up for the cover drive but the ball sticks in the pitch and Hosein ends up just toe-ending the ball to the right of the bowler. KG sticks out both hands on the follow-through and grabs it with ease.

Kagiso Rabada to Akeal Hosein, No run there! Just back of a length and around off, Akeal Hosein looks to drop and run on the off side but is sent back promptly by his partner.

Kagiso Rabada to Akeal Hosein, Beaten! Pitches this one up in the channel around off and angling away quickly, Akeal Hosein looks to drive without much footwork and is beaten on the outside edge.

Kagiso Rabada to Alzarri Joseph, A bit on the fuller side and around off stump, Alzarri Joseph plays it on the up and wide of mid off for a single.

Alzarri Joseph walks out next.

Kagiso Rabada to Akeal Hosein, OUT! RUN OUT! What a moment this could be in the context of the game and Andre Russell cannot believe it. Kagiso Rabada comes in and starts with a good-length delivery around the top of off and angling away, Akeal Hosein hops back and nudges it down with soft hands towards short third and the batters set off for the single right away. Anrich Nortje over there picks up the ball and scores a direct hit at the batter's end. The replays show that Russell is just short of his crease and the home crowd is silenced.

IS THAT OUT? This is a massive moment in this game. A brilliant effort from Anrich Nortje supported by a rash decision by Andre Russell combines to add misery to the Windies camp as Andre Russell is run out just when he was looking to explode. The third umpire is called in and short of his crease. OUT!

Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack for the first time in this game.

Anrich Nortje to Akeal Hosein, Slightly back of a length and on the pads, nudged away into the leg side for a single by Akeal Hosein.

Anrich Nortje to Akeal Hosein, Zips past the outside edge! Good length in and around the off stump and going away, Akeal Hosein gets squared up and ios beaten past the outside edge. There was a sound as the ball went past the bat but nobody appealed.

Anrich Nortje to Akeal Hosein, Back of a length, trying to just angle it across the off stump, Akeal Hosein hops back and blocks it down the pitch.

Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Nicely bowled! Andre Russell looks to clear the front leg but Anrich Nortje manages to spear in the yorker at the toes at 146 clicks. Russell manages to flick it down to fine leg for one.

Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, SIX! Andre Russell goes back-to-back and the crowd has come alive in Antigua. Short of a length over middle and angling in, Russell stays back, holds his shape and clobbers it wide of mid-wicket for a flat six.

Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, SIX! Pace on and Andre Russell has decided to take it on right away. Quick and a bit short around off stump, Russell backs away and smashes the ball straight back, high and over the fence for a 91-meter biggie.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Akeal Hosein, FOUR! Nicely done by Akeal Hosein and the 100 is up for West Indies. A tad bit short and wide of the off stump, Hosein waits back and cuts it really late past short third and picks up a crucial boundary.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Andre Russell, Fractionally short and turning into the pads, tucked away neatly past square leg by Andre Russell for a single.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Akeal Hosein, Flatter and pushed through outside off, Akeal Hosein makes room and taps it in front of point where the fielder fumbles and deflects the ball in the deep for one.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Akeal Hosein, Pushed through a bit quicker and around off stump, Akeal Hosein blocks it off.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Akeal Hosein, Beauty! Throws this one up full and in the channel around off, dipping on the batter, Akeal Hosein leans on to drive but is beaten past the inside edge.

Akeal Hosein walks out next to bat.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, OUT! TAKEN! Kagiso Rabada might not have bowled a single over thus far but has held onto a crucial catch and Tabraiz Shamsi is on a roll. Shamsi flights this one up around leg stump, it is the wrong'un and gets it to dip on the batter. Roston Chase gets down on one knee and looks to slog sweep but ends up getting it off the top edge high over the wide mid on region. Kagiso Rabada comes in from the deep, settles under it and takes the catch. Chase departs after a solid knock but West Indies are really reeling now.

Keshav Maharaj to Andre Russell, Flights this outside off, Andre Russell gets behind the line of it and defends this well.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Length dragged back on off, Roston Chase pushes this through mid off for another single.

Keshav Maharaj to Andre Russell, Fuller on leg, Andre Russell pushes this through mid-wicket for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Andre Russell, Quicker and flatter on off, turning away from the batter. Andre Russell looks to block this one but nearly chops it back onto his stumps.

Keshav Maharaj to Andre Russell, Short and wide outside off, Andre Russell pushes this to point for no run.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Tossed up around off, Roston Chase drills this to long off for one.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Andre Russell, Fuller on leg, Andre Russell defends this off his front foot.

Andre Russell walks in with his side needing a special perfomance.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Sherfane Rutherford, OUT! EXCELLENT TAKE BY Aiden Markram REMOVES Sherfane Rutherford! Fuller just outside off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to lean on and push it away but the ball keeps turning away from him. The ball takes the outside edge dropping on Aiden Markram at first slip but he crouches low and takes a stunning low catch to remove Sherfane Rutherford from the middle. The umpires take it upstairs to see if the catch was cleanly taken and the replay suggests the fingers were underneath the ball and the catch is cleanly taken.

Is that a fair catch? It seems to be a sharp low catch at first slip and Sherfane Rutherford has started walking but the umpires just want to be sure. Aiden Markram is the man who took the catch and the third umpire is having a look at it by zooming in. Fingers clearly under the ball and OUT comes up on the screen.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Sherfane Rutherford, Turn and bounce taking this away from the batter on his off, Sherfane Rutherford looks for the cut and gets beaten.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, FIFTY for Roston Chase, his second in T20Is and first in the T20 World Cup. Tossed up around off, Roston Chase drills this towards long off and takes one. Chase will now look to make the most of this platform.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, FOUR! Tossed up around middle and leg, Roston Chase clears his front leg and lofts this over the bowler's head for a boundary down the ground well to the left of long on.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, Fuller on leg, Roston Chase drills this back towards the bowler.

Keshav Maharaj to Sherfane Rutherford, BEATEN! Quicker and flatter outside off, Sherfane Rutherford goes for the drive and gets beaten on his inside edge.

Keshav Maharaj to Sherfane Rutherford, Fuller on off, Sherfane Rutherford gets an inside edge onto his pads for no run.

Sherfane Rutherford is in at number 6.

Keshav Maharaj to Rovman Powell, OUT! STUMPED! A peach of a delivery by Keshav Maharaj removes the West Indies skipper from the middle. Perfectly flighted around off, drifting in and turning away after pitching. Rovman Powell gets drawn forward and looks to push this through mid off but the ball sneaks past the bat and Rovman Powell loses his body balance and gets his backfoot dragged out of the crease. Quinton de Kock was quickly onto it and he removed the bails in a flash.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Floats one around off, Roston Chase goes on the back foot and pushes this to sweeper cover for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Rovman Powell, Short and wide around off, Rovman Powell cuts this to deep point for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Short of a length wide of off, Roston Chase slaps this towards deep cover for one.

Skipper, Rovman Powell is the new batter in.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Kyle Mayers, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! bowled flatter and wide outside off, turning further away from Mayers. The batter advances down the track and looks to loft this over cover but the ball gets slashed away flat off the cue end and lands in the safe custody of Tristan Stubbs at sweeper cover region.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, Floats one around off, Roston Chase reverse sweeps this towards backward point for one.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, SIX! Boundaries are beginning to come thick and fast now. Tossed up a bit closer to the batter, Roston Chase slog sweeps this in between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Kyle Mayers, Fuller around off, Kyle Mayers smashes this towards wide long off for one.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Kyle Mayers, FOUR! Kyle Mayers breaks the shackles. Tossed up wide of off, turning further away from the batter. Kyle Mayers jumps down the track and hits this off the cue end wide of Tristan Stubbs at sweeper cover for a boundary.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, Wrong'un around off, Roston Chase pushes this wide of the bowler to his left for one.

Anrich Nortje to Roston Chase, Short-pitched around off, Roston Chase slaps this towards the leg side and takes one. The extra pace of Anrich Nortje is surely troubling both the batters out in the middle.

Anrich Nortje to Roston Chase, WIDE! Good length angling down leg, Roston Chase misses the flick. Wided.

Anrich Nortje to Kyle Mayers, Double bluff by the bowler. With the field set for a bumper, Anrich Nortje goes searching for a yorker, misses and lands a low full toss but escapes with only a single as the ball is jammed down towards mid off.

Anrich Nortje to Kyle Mayers, On a length around middle and leg, Kyle Mayers drills this back towards the fielder at mid on for another dot.

Anrich Nortje to Kyle Mayers, Hits the hard length going across the batter, Kyle Mayers clears his front leg and smashes this towards extra cover for no run.

Anrich Nortje to Roston Chase, Good length around off, Roston Chase cuts this through point for one.

Anrich Nortje to Roston Chase, On a length angling into the batter and going down leg at almost 150 clicks. Roston Chase looks to slog this and misses. Luckily for him, the ball deflects off his pads.

Time for a drinks break. The game is hanging right in the balance at this point. West Indies have got a solid start to launch from in the second half of their innings while the Proteas would be happy to cut short the boundary deliveries and restrict the batters from scoring freely. With a lot of explosive batters yet to come, we may see a shift in gears from these two batter out in the middle after this break.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, Loops it up a bit and bowls it quite full and in the blockhole around off, Roston Chase makes room and squeezes it away in front of point for a run.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, A bit fuller again and pushed through quicker on the stumps, Roston Chase pushes it out firmly towards cover for no run.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, Some quick turn on that occasion! On a nagging length on leg stump and turning back in, Roston Chase gets pegged back and plays all over it, getting hit on the pads.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Kyle Mayers, Fuller in length and around off stump, Kyle Mayers miscues the heave and gets it along the ground down to long on for a single.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Kyle Mayers, Pushed through flatter on middle and leg, turning away, Kyle Mayers hops back and manages to dab it towards backward point.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Roston Chase, Floated up on a fullish length and around off stump, Roston Chase brings out the reverse sweep right away and gets it fine of short third for just a single.

Tabraiz Shamsi comes into the attack.

Anrich Nortje to Kyle Mayers, A really aggressive bumper to end the over and just three singles come off it. Quick and short around the leg stump line, Kyle Mayers backs away and looks to take it on but the ball carries through quickly and Mayers is well beaten.

Anrich Nortje to Roston Chase, Fuller in length and on the pads, slower too, flicked away to deep square leg for a single by Roston Chase.

Anrich Nortje to Kyle Mayers, Hard length at 145 clicks and sliding across from off and middle, Kyle Mayers is late on it and ends up jamming it down to the right of short third for a quick single.

Anrich Nortje to Kyle Mayers, Back of a length and around leg stump, Kyle Mayers gets cramped for room and looks to back away and pull but gets an inside edge back onto the thigh pads.

Anrich Nortje to Kyle Mayers, Pitches it up a bit on middle at 141 clicks, Kyle Mayers tries to stay leg side of the ball and plays it on the up towards mid off.

Anrich Nortje to Roston Chase, Begins from over the stumps and hits the hard length right away, angling it in from off stump, Roston Chase presses back a bit and plays it down through mid on for a single.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Dragged short and outside off, turning away, Kyle Mayers rocks back but fails to hammer it through covers.

OUCH! That must've hurt. A collision between Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada as they both go for the same catch towards the boundary down the ground. Marco Jansen looks to have come out worse from this collision. The players are being treated by the medical staff of South Africa. Both the fielders had their eyes set on the ball and a lack of communication has caused such an incident. Ryan Rickelton has taken the field replacing Marco Jansen and let's hope it isn't that serious.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, SIX! Oh, dear! That could be a very nasty collision! Neither Marco Jansen nor Kagiso Rabada quite called for the catch and have ended up barging into each other on the edge of the straight boundary and Jansen seems to have come out way worse than KG who is back on his feet. This was floated up full and on middle, Kyle Mayers got under it and lifted it straight back over the bowler's head. Both fielders from long off and long on ran towards it and neither stepped on the brakes and ended up colliding as the ball just sailed over for a six.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Quicker and shorter over leg stump, Roston Chase flicks it away in front of square leg and rotates the strike.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, On the shorter side and around off stump, Kyle Mayers backs away and cuts the ball away to deep point for a single.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, On a length, drifted into middle and leg and sliding on, Kyle Mayers gets on one knee looking for the slog sweep but misses out and gets hit on the pads.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Floated up on a nagging length and outside off, Roston Chase rocks back to cut but cue-ends it to the right of short third man for a single. The 50-run stand is up between these two.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Tossed up on off, Roston Chase pushes this towards point and takes one to end the over.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Short of a length on off, Roston Chase smashes this through the fielder at extra-cover for a couple this time.

Keshav Maharaj to Kyle Mayers, Floats one around the pads, Kyle Mayers sweeps this towards deep fine leg for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Kyle Mayers, Fuller outside off, Kyle Mayers swings hard but fails to connect with the bat.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Fuller around off, Roston Chase pushes this towards sweeper cover for a couple.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Tossed up around middle and leg, Roston Chase nudges this towards deep mid-wicket region for a couple. A good bit of running between the wickets from these two batters.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Fuller around middle and leg, Kyle Mayers jumps to the pitch of it and lofts this way behind the fence towards the long on region for a gigantic six.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Given on the field but a good review saves Kyle Mayers. Tossed up sliding down the leg. Kyle Mayers goes for the sweep but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The bowler appealed and the umpire raised his finger. Kyle Mayers asks for a review straightaway and the UltrEdge suggests a spike as the ball passes the bat. The on-field umpire is asked to reverse his decision.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Floats one wide of off, Kyle Mayers looks to cut this but gets beaten.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Fuller on off, Roston Chase lofts this through mid on for one.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Fuller on the pads, Kyle Mayers sweeps this towards the fielder at square leg and gets one. The ball travelled on the full towards Keshav Maharaj but he gets a bit of hand to it and drops a not much of a difficult chance to give Kyle Mayers a lifeline. South Africa are letting go of plenty of opportunities here and that could really hurt them later on.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Fuller on off, Kyle Mayers slices this to backward point for no run.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, SIX! JUST OVER THE FENCE FOR A MAXIMUM! Tossed up around the pads, Roston Chase slog sweeps this behind David Miller at deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. Miller did get a bit of hand to it but couldn't save this from going over the ropes for a six as the wind just kept the ball going out of reach.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Quicker and flatter on the pads, Roston Chase punches this to the right of Keshav Maharaj and he fields well with a diving effort to his right.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Much slower and a bit closer to off, Roston Chase rolls this back to the bowler.

Keshav Maharaj to Roston Chase, Tossed up outside off, Roston Chase smashes this on the bounce towards Tristan Stubbs at extra cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Kyle Mayers, Fuller in middle, Kyle Mayers nudges this through mid-wicket for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Kyle Mayers, FOUR! CARVED AWAY! Floats one wide of off, Kyle Mayers goes deep and cuts this through point for a boundary to begin the spell of Keshav Maharaj.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Fuller around the pads, Kyle Mayers sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket region for one.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Quicker and flatter on the pads, Roston Chase punches this off the back foot towards the leg side for one.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Touch fuller around off, Kyle Mayers rolls this off his front foot away for one.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Length dragged back, Roston Chase goes deep in his crease and pushes this away for one.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Fuller around off, Roston Chase flicks this but finds the fielder.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, WIDE! Sharp turn from middle and off, the ball skips past the pads and Quinton de Kock takes it down the leg. Wided.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, WIDE! Off-break sliding down the leg, Roston Chase misses the sweep and the umpire signals wide.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Fuller around the pads, Roston Chase tucks this towards the leg side for no run.

Aiden Markram to continue…

Marco Jansen to Kyle Mayers, FOUR! Oh, that had some serious heat on it. Marco Jansen with another bumper to finish the over and this is bowled quick and right around the helmet. Kyle Mayers is hurried on and tries to take it on but gets a thick top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Marco Jansen to Roston Chase, DROPPED! Back of a length around off, Roston Chase goes for the pull but gets hit high on his bat. The ball lobs behind Anrich Nortje at mid on and he drops it backpedaling.

Marco Jansen to Roston Chase, FOUR! Nicely placed in the gap for four. Pitched up around off, Roston Chase opens his bat face and slices this through the cover-point region for a boundary. Roston Chase couldn't place this any better.

Marco Jansen to Roston Chase, On a length around the pads, Roston Chase looks for the pick up shot and misses. The ball goes on and his his pads.

Marco Jansen to Roston Chase, Good length in middle and leg, Roston Chase thumps this back to the bowler.

Marco Jansen to Roston Chase, WIDE! On a length wide down the leg. Roston Chase misses the flick and the umpire signals wide.

Marco Jansen to Roston Chase, Back of a length around off, Roston Chase stands tall and punches this through cover for a couple.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Tossed up around off, Kyle Mayers pushes this towards the off side and ends the over with a dot.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Slows it up and bowls it a bit shorter around off stump, Kyle Mayers rocks back and stabs it towards point.

Aiden Markram to Kyle Mayers, Flatter one around off stump, Kyle Mayers jams the ball out to cover-point and fails to get it through.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, Floated up around middle, Roston Chase works the ball away in front of square leg and picks up a single.

Aiden Markram to Roston Chase, FOUR! Oh, hello! That has been thrashed away! Flighted ball, full and outside off, Roston Chase reaches out and hammers it wide of mid off for a boundary.

Roston Chase is the new man in.

Aiden Markram to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! What a masterstroke from Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran has fallen into the trap right away. Markram comes from around the wicket and tosses it full and wide of the off stump. Pooran tries to put the part-timer under pressure and dances down the track to go big. However, he has to reach for it and ends up lifting it high and wide of long off where Marco Jansen settles under it and takes a fine catch. West Indies in early trouble here.

Aiden Markram brings himself on from the other end.

Marco Jansen to Kyle Mayers, A spicy bumper to end a dramatic first over! Marco Jansen strolls in and serves it short right over middle and gets it in at a difficult height. Kyle Mayers looks to duck but gets hit on the back.

Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran, Nicholas Pooran is off the mark! Pitched up on the stumps, Pooran looks to dive but gets it off the inside edge down to fine leg for a run.

Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! A third wide in the over and Marco Jansen seems to be trying a bit too hard here. Banged in quite short but spilled well down leg for another extra.

Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran, Half an appeal for LBW but nothing doing. Just short of a good length and jagging back in sharply from the middle stump line. Nicholas Pooran tentatively plays at it but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Goes and tries to angle it into the pads but spills it down the leg side for a wide.

Marco Jansen to Shai Hope, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Shai Hope departs for a golden duck! Marco Jansen runs in from over the stumps and dishes out a full and wide one, looking to swing it back in. Hope gets on the front foot and smashes it away towards cover but doesn't get it over the fielder. The ball goes at a rate of knots but just to the right of Tristan Stubbs who takes a fine catch with both hands and South Africa get a wicket in the first over.

Nicholas Pooran walks in at number 3.

Marco Jansen to Shai Hope, WIDE! On the fuller side but starting on the pads and swinging down the leg side.

Marco Jansen to Kyle Mayers, Buzzers! West Indies are off the mark! Pitched up again on the stumps, Kyle Mayers pushes it straight back with a straight bat and Marco gets a hand on it. Kyle wants the single but is sent back and the fielder scores a direct hit at the batter's end. The ball defelcts away and Mayers picks up a single.

Marco Jansen to Kyle Mayers, Nice start from Marco Jansen. Pitches this one up full and in the channel around off stump, getting it to swing away from the left-hander. Kyle Mayers shoulders arms at it.

Done and dusted with the pre-match proceedings! The umpires are out in the middle and the players of South Africa have taken their places on the field. It will be Kyle Mayers who will open the innings alongside Shai Hope for West Indies. Marco Jansen has the new ball in hand and is raring to get going. Let's play…

We aren't that far away from the start of this virtual quarterfinal but first, the great man himself, Sir Vivian Richards walks out with the coveted trophy and places it on the podium. Next, the officials make their way out to the middle followed by the two sets of players who will lineup for their respective national anthems. It will be the national anthem of South Africa first followed by that of West Indies.

PITCH REPORT – Shaun Pollock is pitchside. Adds that the breeze will be a factor and it is a 74-meter downtown boundary. Mentions that on one side there is a small boundary but the batter will have to hit against the wind which will make it interesting. Samuel Badree joins him and says that of all the venues, this has produced the most bounce and reckons that bashing it into the surface will be something that the pacers will look to exploit but there will be runs on offer.

The skipper of West Indies, Rovman Powell says they were looking to bowl as well but this allows the batters to bat well and post a good total on board. Adds that he is backing his side to adapt to the conditions here and perform well today Informs that they have one change as Kyle Mayers replaces Johnson Charles.

The skipper of South Africa, Aiden Markram says that they will bowl first and hopes that the wicket will get better later on and want to make use of the early conditions. Adds that they have been playing decent cricket and hope to play enough good cricket to get through tonight. Mentions that there is a strong breeze but it is generally a good batting wicket and informs that Tabraiz Shamsi is back in for Ottneil Baartman.

South Africa (Playing XI) – Quinton de Kock (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi (replaces Ottneil Baartman).

West Indies (Playing XI) – Kyle Mayers (replaces Johnson Charles), Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Obed McCoy.

TOSS – The coin lands in favor of South Africa and Aiden Markram. He informs that they are going to BOWL first. 

South Africa on the other hand is one of the two sides yet to be beaten in this tournament. Despite having won all the games so far they are just one defeat away from elimination from the T20 World Cup. The narrow victories left them with an inferior NRR to the West Indies and England. The side currently sits second but a defeat today would drag them down to third despite having the same points as their opponents for the day. The side did brilliantly to win their last game against England from a situation where they were down and out. The bowlers have been superb for them with Kagiso Rabada leading the pack. Anrich Nortje has done well too. The batting has revolved around an in-form Quinton de Kock but the rest of the batters have to take responsibility and turn up good on the big occasion before it gets too late for them. Both sides have quality players and serial match-winners from top to bottom but which side continues to challenge for the silverware and whose tournament will come to a close today? We shall find out soon. Stay tuned for toss and team updates.

The hosts, West Indies, have had a tremendous tournament so far. They were undefeated in the initial group stage but were handed a defeat at the hands of England in their first game of the Super 8s but they are walking into this game with a win under their belt as they crushed USA in their previous game. The side has some sensational power-hitters along with an abundance of match-winners at their disposal. Kyle Mayers has replaced Brandon King in the squad. Brandon King suffered a side strain while batting against England. The Windies had a commanding victory over USA in their last game. Shai Hope was simply sensational with the bat while it was the bowlers that did the job for them. Windies have a side capable of bulldozing any side on their day and they have played some good cricket in this campaign and would be hoping to come up good against the Proteas and advance to the semis. 

Hello and welcome to all our esteemed viewers. With qualification to the semi-finals at stake, the host nation West Indies takes on one of the undefeated sides of the tournament so far in South Africa. Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua will host this this high-octane contest. 

… MATCHDAY …

A huge match beckons in the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024 as co-hosts West Indies take on South Africa in Match 10 of this stage of the competition at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. With qualification for the semifinals on the line, hosts West Indies will be itching to get a win in the final match in Group 2 and round off a sensational comeback. The Windies started the Super Eight phase with quite a demoralizing loss against England. However, they bounced back in fine style against co-hosts USA and bolstered their net run rate with a humongous win. On the other hand, South Africa have not just been spotless in the Super Eight phase but also in the whole tournament and yet, a loss here might see them dumped out of the competition if England get a big win against USA as well. The Proteas won a crucial game against England last time around but could have done with a more clinical showing against USA that would have seen them well ahead on the net run rate part as well. But they do have only wins against their name so far and will be highly confident to silence the home crowd and send West Indies out of the competition. Talking about West Indies a a bit more, they faltered with the bat in the second half of their innings against England and were then put to the sword by the opposition batters in the field as well but this wasn't the case against USA in their previous game. After bundling out USA for 128 runs thanks to some sensational bowling from the likes of Andre Russell and Roston Chase who picked up three wickets each, the batters went into overdrive from the word go and chased down the target in just 11 overs and Shai Hope made an unreal 82 not out off just 39 balls. That win certainly boosted their net run rate a lot and a win against the Proteas even by the barest of margins will be enough for them to make it through to the last four. They have the team and on their day, they can out-hit any opposition in the world but consistency is the name of the game at the moment. South Africa came into the Super Eight phase on the back of four wins out of four but three of those wins were quite close encounters and then in their first game against USA, they almost ended up letting it slip. However, they won the game and against England as well, they were able to turn the tide in the final couple of overs after having let it slip with the ball once again. Generally, the Proteas get a few easy wins against most sides but when it matters most, they get into their shell but this time, it seems that they are able to play the big occasions much better and that might be a big factor heading into this game. Can South Africa keep churning out those gritty wins and move into the semifinals with an unblemished record? Or will West Indies undo all their hard work and dump them out of the competition? Only time will tell.