New Delhi: West Indies secured a 3-0 series sweep against South Africa with an eight-wicket victory in the third T20I at Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad. Rain delayed the start of the match by an hour and came back in the fifth over of the South African innings, reducing the game to 13 overs per side.
South Africa started their innings cautiously as both openers just rotated the strike and didn’t hit a single boundary till the fourth over. The rain returned and the start of the play was delayed for another 70 minutes. After the resumption, Akeal Hosein dismissed Rezza Hendricks on 9 runs and provided West Indies their first breakthrough. Skipper Markram and Rickelton stitched a 38-run partnership for the second wicket.
Romario Shepherd dismissed both batters in the 10th over, leaving South Africa on the back foot. Tristan Stubbs smashed two maximus and a boundary in the 11th over bowled by Obed McCoy. He again took on Forbe in the last over and smacked him for two boundaries and a Maximum. He scored 40 runs off 15 balls, his remarkable knock was laced with five boundaries and three maximums.
Chasing the target, Bjorn Fortuin got the wicket of Alick Athanaze in the first over but crucial knocks from Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran and Hetmyer helped West Indies to beat South Africa by 8 wickets.
Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 42 from 24 balls and Shimron Hetmeyer scored 31 from 17 deliveries in an unbroken partnership of 56 for the third wicket. Pooran also played a brilliant cameo and scored 35 runs off 13 balls.
‘Wanted the guys to play their natural game’: Roston Chase
After the match, West Indies captain Roston Chase said that his team wanted to win the series by 3-0. He also said that the management wanted the players to play their natural game in the shortened match.
Was a good experience. We wanted to win the series 3-0. Would want to thank the guys for the support. I think the powerplays, we were doing well. Today the guys came out and applied the pressure early. In a shortened game, we wanted the guys to play their natural game. We wanted to capitalize on the powerplay which would have made it easier in the chase.
West Indies beat South Africa by 8 wickets in the third T20I at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad and won the series by 3-0. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
