flung away over the fielder at deep point! Hope heaves liberally at this length ball which is wide of off, but is helped by the great timing as much as by the shorter boundary! With that, West Indies sweep South Africa 3-0 with this eight-wicket win
West Indies vs South Africa, 3rd T20I at Tarouba, WI vs SA, Aug 27 2024 - Match Result
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) (DLS method)
Rovman Powell, the regular captain who sat out today, joins the stand-in Roston Chase in lifting the series trophy. Their team-mates then gather to celebrate the 3-0 sweep, which was headlined by their top order as much as by their bowlers. Here's Firdose's report of this rain-shortened third T20I, as we bid you goodbye for the final time from South Africa's tour of West Indies this year. The T20 action in the Caribbean will soon shift to the CPL, and until then, it is goodnight! Take care!
Roston Chase, West Indies captain: "It was a good one [leading this time]. We wanted to win the series 3-0. I just asked the boys to give me victory because you want to start well. The powerplay, we were doing well. I just thought that today the guys came out and applied pressure early. In a shortened game, we want guys to go and play their natural game. Guys came out and played brilliantly."
Shai Hope is the Player of the Series: "Just trusting my game. Prepare and plan well. Got a great support staff. I love to see him (Athanaze). Just hope we can continue... We're playing good cricket. We understand that tournament cricket is so different to series cricket."
Aiden Markram, South Africa captain: "Tough one today. Probably got the tougher of the conditions. That being said, we can improve as a team. It's going to take a little bit of time. It's quite a bit we can take from it. It's never great to lose. I'm sure there's a lot of buzz around Kwena."
Romario Shepherd is the Player of the Match: "It's just about sticking to the process. Today was quite difficult because of the wet ball. The wicket was sticky. I think I'm 70% there; you are never 100% in T20 cricket. To come and clean sweep the team which knocked us out of the World Cup was great."
Time for the presentations
7.20pm A chase of 116 is completed at double the pace by West Indies. They required only 56 balls to wipe the target out, on the way bashing nine sixes and seven fours, i.e., a total of 82 runs in boundaries. It was a slow, gripping pitch, but Pooran's first-ball six signalled what was to come. He clubbed 35 off 13 balls to counter Tristan Stubbs' 40 from 15 for South Africa, before Hope and Hetmyer's rapid unbeaten cameos took West Indies over the line. Hang around for the presentation formalities from West Indies' successive 3-0 win over South Africa this year.
Just one hit away now...
almost a yorker on middle, and clipped wide of long-on for another agile piece of running for two
Kruger back
swiped over short fine leg! Hetmyer just stands deep in the crease, and lets this length ball come on to his pads, before swiping over the in field even as he wasn't entirely looking in the direction of the ball while hitting
on a good length in the channel outside off, and punched to deep point
this is neatly driven for four! He presents the full face of the bat at this fullish ball just outside off, and beats cover inside the circle, and also deep point outside
much fuller length, and a slower ball on off. He runs it down towards short third, and steal a single in no time
hacked to deep-backward point! Short of a length just outside off while angling across, and he shifts his weight on to the back foot to play the late cut
Kartik Gada: "I am glad that at least T20 is a format where West Indies are a strong side."
drilled wide of mid-off! He backs away, and just about skips down the pitch, before driving hard at this full ball on middle and leg with the full face of the bat
Baartman back
ohh, this keeps a little low off a good length just outside off, as Hope looks to cut but is beaten
full ball on off, at just 105kph. Pushed to long-on, and they run two, with the ball taking its time to roll towards the fielder
a low full toss which is swinging in towards off, and driven down to long-on
on the shorter side of a length, and just outside off. Pulled to deep square leg off the inside half of the bat, and they pick two
six over long leg! Short ball around fifth stump which angles in towards off, as Hetmyer pulls forcefully to bag his first six
The physio is out for a routine concussion test, and we resume after a break of a few minutes.
A slower ball on a short of a length on middle, as Hope looked to pull but took his eyes off the ball. The ball hit his helmet after taking the top edge, and ballooned over the keeper's head. West Indies got a run, nevertheless
Around the wicket to Hope
Maphaka back. His first over went for 22.
on a good length around middle, and seaming away towards off. Swiped towards deep square leg, and they pinch two runs in quick time
this swings back in, and lands like a low full toss on middle at 110kph. Whipped towards deep-backward square leg
keeps bowling the slower balls, although the length this time is much fuller, and the line on leg stump. Flicked aerially towards dep square leg
short ball at a change of pace, but the line is outside leg. Hetmyer still went to pull but missed, and it is called wide
this is a low, dipping full toss on middle and off, which is clipped to long-on
on a good length, and around sixth stump. He waits for the slower ball to arrive, before slapping to deep point
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Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad | |
Toss | West Indies, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Player Of The Series | |
Series result | West Indies won the 3-match series 3-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 2820 |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20 |
Match days | 27 August 2024 - day (20-over match) |
T20I debut | |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee |
Over 10 • WI 116/2
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) (DLS method)