South Africa National Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard
South Africa and West Indies cricket matches are so interesting. They both play like the real rivals against each other. The players of both the team play the match in a very friendly way. There is nothing offensive happened between them. The rivalry is present in their game only. South Africa National Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard is the concerned topic in this article. This contest is one of the highest watched rivalry.
People enjoys their match a lot as both the teams put their all the efforts to win the match against each other. The league stage match of 2015 world cup was one of the most memorable match played in the history of cricket. Sometime South Africa dominated West Indies and sometime West Indies dominated South Africa. So let’s take a look on some of the notable matches, recent matches, and stats of both the teams against each other through the rest of the article.
Rain clinched the Win: South Africa National Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard
In the world cup edition of 1992 both team faced each other in a very crucial match. In the end South Africa was so close to the victory they just needed 22 runs from 13 balls. Then what happened was unexpected for South Africa but a good thing for West Indies. Rain interrupted the match and the match ended with no result. It was abandoned and both the teams got 1 point each.
AB de Villiers the Rogue: South Africa National Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard
This match was played between South Africa and West Indies in 2015. It was a group stage match of ODI world cup. In this match the first 4 players of South Africa played very well as out of 4 players 3 of them scored half century. Out of those 3 players 2 of them scored their half century with a strike rate which was below 100. Then comes the Ab de Villiers who smashed the bowlers of West Indies that nobody can even imagine. AB scored 162 runs in just 66 balls with a strike rate of 245.45. He hit 25 boundaries. Out of 25 boundaries there were 17 fours and 8 sixes. Through this destructive batting South Africa set a target of 408 runs. In reply West Indies got all out on 151 runs. Not only South African team but AB defeated West Indies personally.
West Indies Domination: South Africa National Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard
There was a time when West Indies was the best team in the world cricket. West Indies won the first two title of world cup consecutively. After that they dominated for around 2 decades. At that time there was no other team who like West Indies. The legendary Sir Vivian Richards is the best player till date in the history of cricket. He played the cricket without any fear. He smashed every bowler very badly. Vivian Richards was one of the best hitter and he never used the helmet against any bowler. He faced the world best pacers of that time without any helmet and smashed them all over the ground so badly.
Recent Series: South Africa National Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard
The recent series between both the teams of T20 internationals ended yesterday. It was a South Africa tour of West Indies. West Indies played a very good cricket as they know that how to dominate the other teams in their T20 internationals. So West Indies won this series by 3-0. West Indies won every match of this series and told the world that they are still in the game. The last match played between them was interrupted with the rain and then due to DLS method the match was shortened to 13 overs. West Indies played a brilliant knock and won this match in 9.2 overs only.
Toss: 3rd T20I
South Africa lost the toss and they batted first.
Venue: 3rd T20I
This match was played in Brian Lara Cricket Academy stadium.
South Africa Batting
South Africa batted well in this game and scored 108 runs in 13 overs (DLS). They lost 4 wickets. Tristan Stubbs was the highest run getter in this match. He scored 40 runs in just 15 balls. It was him who played the way this match should be played.
West Indies Bowling
West Indies bowling was good and they managed to stop South Africa on a decent score. Romario Shepherd bowled a spell of 2 overs and conceded 14 runs. He took 2 wickets.
West Indies Batting
West Indies did a destructive batting and lost only 2 wickets. Moreover, they ended the chase in 9.2 overs only. Shai Hope scored 42 runs in 24 balls. Then Nicholas Pooran scored 35 runs in 13 balls only. This team work of destructive batting helped West Indies in their easy and big win.
South Africa Bowling
After reading the stats of West Indies batting it is an obvious thing that their bowling was not up to the mark. The best spell was bowled by Bjorn Fortuin. He bowled only 1 over and conceded 8 runs and took 1 wicket. The worst spell was bowled by Ottniel Baartman, He conceded 32 runs in 2 overs and took 1 wicket
Player of the Match
Romario Shepherd was the player of the match.
Conclusion
Lastly, we want to say that the matches played between both the teams till date were amazing. They were more than a cricket match like a total cinema. We hope to see both the teams playing against each other in the future as well. Till then enjoy the cricket and life.
FAQ’S
How many matches both the teams had played in ODI format?
They both faced each other total 64 times in ODI matches.
How many matches both the teams had played in T20I?
These both the teams had played total 25 matches against each other.
Who dominated in ODI format?
South Africa dominated West Indies in the ODI format by winning total 45 matches out of 64.
What are the records of both the team against each other in Test Internationals?
They both played total 34 matches in test and South Africa won 23 whereas West Indies won only 3 matches.
How many matches West Indies won in T20I against South Africa?
West Indies won total 13 matches out of 25 against South Africa. West Indies leading this table by a lead of 1 match.
