Best performances - Batsmen
AK Markram
86(47) 9x4 - 3x6
Control %88%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 24 runs
- 2x4 - 2x6
SO Hetmyer
48(32) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %75%
- Productive Shot
- on drive
- 12 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
27/01Result
1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 27 2026
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
176/1 (17.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
27/01Result
1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 27 2026
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
176/1 (17.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Partnerships
West Indies - Innings
South Africa - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsVintage Markram, clinical Linde headline South Africa's comfortable win
Linde picked up three wickets while Markram finished on an unbeaten 86 as South Africa chased down 174 with ease
South Africa hope 'trump card' Brevis carries SA20 form into T20 World Cup
Brevis finished the SA20 with scores of 53, 75* and 101*, and could slot in at No. 4 for South Africa
South Africa, West Indies look to sharpen up ahead of T20 World Cup
Both teams have been in patchy form in T20Is, and will be looking to build momentum ahead of the big event
