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Windies beat South Africa by 28 runs, Brandon King hits aggressive half-century | Live Updates, Unveiling the Latest India News Trends

Player of the Match Brendan King scored 79 runs off 45 balls, Matthew Ford and Gudakesh Moti took three wickets each as West Indies defeated South Africa by 28 runs in the first T20 match. South Africa, who won the toss and elected to field first, were bowled out for 147 in reply to West Indies' 175 for eight. Windies lead the three-match series 1-0. South Africa, chasing the runs, lost five batsmen including de Kock (4), Rickleton (6) and Mulder (0) for 78 runs. Reeza Hendricks scored 87 runs off 51 balls with the help of six fours and six sixes, which was his team's highest score. Earlier, Brendan King and Kyle Mayers (34) gave the Windies a good start by sharing 79 runs off 44 balls for the second wicket. For the African team, Bartman took three wickets for 26 runs and Falukwayo took three wickets for 28 runs.