West Indies registered a 28-run victory over South Africa in the first of the three-match T20I sequence at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday (May 24). Stand-in captain Brandon King appeared in sensational contact in the T20I sequence opener after the South African skipper for the sequence Rassie van der Dussen gained the toss and selected to area first.
King, who gained the Player of the Match, took the depleted South African bowling assault to process and stamped his authority at Sabina Park, internet hosting its first worldwide sport in virtually 24 months. King misplaced his opening companion Johnson Charles on the fourth supply of the fourth over.
However, it did not restrain him in any approach as he made full use of the powerplay restrictions early on. King’s swashbuckling knock of 79 off 45 balls helped the Windies put the stress again on the vacationers. The West Indian skipper struck six fours and as many boundaries throughout his knock and batted at a formidable strike price of 175.55.
King’s departure on the final ball of the eleventh over helped the Proteas claw their approach again into the contest as they did not enable every other West Indian batter to break the shackles at any stage of the sport.
Ottneil Baartman (3/26) and allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo (3/28) exercised loads of self-discipline with the ball in hand and stored West Indies restricted to 175 for the lack of eight wickets.
The chase did not fairly go South Africa’s approach and so they have been behind the eight ball from the start. They misplaced Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickleton and Matthew Breetzke in fast succession and have been tottering at 35/3 contained in the powerplay.
Unfazed by the wickets tumbling at the opposite finish, Reeza Hendricks stored enjoying his strokes and gave King loads of complications in the sector. Hendricks smashed six fours and as many maximums on his approach to 87 off 51 balls and fell on the fourth supply of the twentieth over.
Left-arm orthodox bowler Gudakesh Motie was the stand-out bowler for the Men in Maroon as he bagged figures of three/25. Pacer Matthew Forde additionally claimed a three-wicket haul and delighted the house crowd.
