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West Indies won in the 18th over
The West Indies team, which came out to chase the target of 175 runs given by South Africa, had a great start. Openers Alick Athanje and Shai Hope scored runs at a fast pace. Both of them shared a partnership of 84 runs in 8 overs for the first wicket. Alick Athanje, who scored 40 runs in 30 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 2 fours, lost his wicket.
Former team coach and explosive batsman Nicholas Pooran and Shai Hope, who came to bat at number three, shared a 54-run partnership in 33 balls for the second wicket. They led the team to victory. South Africa got the wicket of Shai Hope at 138 runs in 13.3 overs. Shai Hope was dismissed after scoring 51 runs in 36 balls. After this, South Africa tried to build pressure by taking the wicket of West Indies captain Powell (7), but the South African bowlers could not succeed due to Nicholas Pooran's batting.
Puran batted explosively
Left-handed explosive batsman Nicholas Pooran, who came to bat at number three for West Indies, played an unbeaten innings of 65 runs in just 26 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 2 fours. He hit 4 consecutive sixes in the 12th over. Pooran scored these runs at a strike rate of 250. Nicholas Pooran led the team to victory and gave West Indies a 1-0 lead in the 3-match T20 cricket series.
West Indian dominance
West Indies dominated this match from the very beginning. Captain Rovman Powell won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, South Africa did not have a good start. West Indies bowlers created a sensation by taking 4 wickets in the powerplay itself. Half the team returned to the pavilion at a score of 42 in 8 overs. However, after this Tristian Stubbs and Patrick Kruger took charge of the innings. Stubbs scored 76 runs in 42 balls while Kruger scored 44 runs in 32 balls. In this way, South Africa managed to score 176 runs, but this score fell short in front of Puran's storm.