Player of the Match
Player of the Match

A one-sided game to begin the series. The Highveld will offer more pace and likely a higher-scoring game. Do join us for that. Thanks for coming on this evening. Hope you had fun.

Aiden Markram, SA captain Nice night out, boys looked good in all departments. Pitch played really well. When we batted, it was coming out even better under lights. Rickelton is in good form. Not easy walking outside the powerplay when you're not used to it. There are guys who aren't here who are good cricketers, we have great depth. It's a good space to be in for the national team.

Roston Chase, WI captain Kudos to SA, restricted us to a below-par total. We wanted to get 190 initially, we didn't have big partnerships. Then we were poor in the powerplay with the ball and they knocked it around with ease. It's up to the batters to take their innings deep. You have to take calculated risks. We had soft dismissals.

George Linde, POTM: Bunch of talented cricketers. Looking forward to the WC. We got knocked out a bit early, body feels good again. I like to bowl wherever the team needs me.

9:27pm Strong start from SA. Markram made WI pay, one for dropping him on 27 and then just for coming after him with easing conditions. He finishes with his highest score in T20Is to take SA home. Rickelton played second fiddle with an unbeaten 40 in a 93-run stand. Both batters played very few dot balls and gave WI's bowlers very little to work with.

17.5
4
Holder to Markram, FOUR, Another pull, this time along the ground through square leg. From head-height too. Winning runs brought up in style
17.4
6
Holder to Markram, SIX, Flat-batted over long-off! Heck of a shot. Makes room and smacks a shortish ball over the stumps for a flat six
17.3
1
Holder to Rickelton, 1 run, Shortish ball at the body, pulled to deep midwicket
17.2
1
Holder to Markram, 1 run, Yorker on off, flicked to deep square leg
17.1
2
Holder to Markram, 2 runs, Fullish on leg, flicked through midwicket

Around

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs | SA: 162/1 (12 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.52, RRR: 4.00)

  • Aiden Markram73 (43b)
  • Ryan Rickelton39 (31b)
  • Romario Shepherd3-0-29-0
  • Jason Holder3-0-27-0
16.6
1
Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, Yorker on off, whipped to long-on
16.5
2
Shepherd to Markram, 2 runs, Wide on a back of length, cut late to the left of backward point. Stopped by Joseph
16.4
1
Shepherd to Rickelton, 1 run, Length just outside off, driven to deep cover
16.3
1
Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, Overpitched and it's whipped with a whiplash. Finds deep midwicket
16.2
0
Shepherd to Markram, no run, Inswinging yorker on off stump, jammed with a straight bat to the leg side
16.1
1
Shepherd to Rickelton, 1 run, Pitched up on fourth, driven to long-off