- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.2 Chopped on! Wide 138ks fullish length ball keeps a little low. King gets on one knee right where he stands and looks to drag it across with a hard sweep. Underedges it onto the stumps 43/23.5 Mahraj's pace does Charles! Fullish ball lands around off and skids through to go under the attempted sweep and hit middle stump. 39/18.4 Rabada takes a stunning catch. Was a length ball ball at leg, Forde made room and danced down, went through the line with a lofted drive. Rabada charged in from long-on and slid forward to take the catch 79/45.4 Another drag on! 87ks length ball from around the wicket that landed around off and ripped back in. Big bounce too. Rutherford shaped to play it off side initially and then tried to adjust, fended at it and the got it back onto the stumps. 50/311.1 Third drag-on this innings. Chase makes room and looks to slap it over cover. The length ball landed just outside off and turned away, got the under-edge and onto the stumps it went. 95/519.2 Full toss gets the wicket. Hetmyer nearly cleared Brevis at deep midwicket. Will be checked.Was a knee-high full toss that was slog swept. Brevis took the catch while back-tracking, threw the ball up while he was mid-air, went behind the boundary before coming back in and completing the catch 169/619.5 High ball, taken at mid-off. Was a wide ball on a length. Holder stood still and reached out with his hands, even his long levers couldn't stop the bat from toeing the ball right up 172/7Extras10 (b 1, lb 3, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL173/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.65)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Johnson Charles, 3.5 ov), 2-43 (Brandon King, 4.2 ov), 3-50 (Sherfane Rutherford, 5.4 ov), 4-79 (Matthew Forde, 8.4 ov), 5-95 (Roston Chase, 11.1 ov), 6-169 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.2 ov), 7-172 (Jason Holder, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB K Rabada 4 0 35 0 8.75 10 3 2 2 0 GF Linde 4 0 25 3 6.25 12 2 1 1 0 KA Maharaj 4 0 44 2 11 8 2 4 0 0 C Bosch 4 0 35 2 8.75 11 5 1 2 0 KT Maphaka 4 0 30 0 7.5 7 3 0 0 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.5 Taken at deep midwicket, silence... before the music takes off. Was a loopy full ball on leg that was slog swept hard. Hit it flat and towards the tumbling Holder 83/1Extras6 (lb 2, w 4)TOTAL176/1 (17.5 Overs, RR: 9.86)Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 7.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MW Forde 1 0 13 0 13 2 3 0 0 0 JNT Seales 3 0 29 0 9.66 6 3 1 0 0 AJ Hosein 3 0 31 0 10.33 1 2 1 1 0 RL Chase 4 0 31 1 7.75 9 3 1 0 0 JO Holder 3.5 0 41 0 10.69 4 3 2 1 0 R Shepherd 3 0 29 0 9.66 4 2 1 2 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
27 January 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 5.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SD Harris, Batter - SE Rutherford (Struck down)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: West Indies - 88/4 in 10.0 overs (RL Chase 17, SO Hetmyer 5)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 6
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (SO Hetmyer 31, R Powell 18, Ex 4)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (103 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: West Indies - 173/7 in 20.0 overs (R Powell 29, R Shepherd 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 0 wicket)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (LG Pretorius 21, AK Markram 27, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 95/1 in 10.0 overs (AK Markram 40, RD Rickelton 8)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 3
- AK Markram: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (AK Markram 27, RD Rickelton 22, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 5
Match Coverage
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