West Indies’ Romario Shepherd in motion towards South Africa on the Wanderers Stadium, Sandton, South Africa – March 28, 2023.
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Magnificent bowling from Romario Shepherd and Shamar Joseph, led West Indies to a 30 runs victory towards South Africa to seize two of the three-match T20 sequence on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.
Despatched in to bat, West Indies posted 179 for six of their 20 overs. Whereas Shepherd and Joseph shared six wickets between them to set in movement a middle-order collapse, as South Africa was bowled out for 149 with two balls to spare from their 20 overs.
The victory gave West Indies a 2-0 sequence lead after successful the opening T20 match by seven wickets.
Nevertheless, South Africa had hopes of levelling the sequence after that they had gotten off to a spectacular begin to the run chase by openers Ryan Rickelton (20) and Reeza Hendricks, who top-scored with 44 from 18 balls, taking them to 63 in lower than 5 overs.
Hendricks was brutal on off-spinner Roston Chase, placing two sixes and two fours from his lone over that leaked 23 runs.
Joseph ultimately had Rickelton caught by Matthew Forde whereas making an attempt a pull shot.
Shepherd then bagged the essential wicket of Hendricks after he smashed six fours and two sixes leaving the rating 71-2 within the sixth over.
Although Shepherd trapped South African captain Aiden Markram lbw for 19, the guests had been nonetheless in management and had a 43-run partnership between Tristan Stubbs and Rassie van der Dussen which took them to 129-3 after 14 overs.
However shockingly, South Africa succumbed after shedding their final seven wickets for simply solely 20 runs.
Stubbs was caught by substitute fielder Fabien Allen for 28 off spinner Akeal Hosein and 5 runs later Donovan Ferreira was stumped off the bowling of Gudakesh Motie as South Africa stumbled to 134 for 5.
Hosein accounted for van der Dussen (17) after which Joseph shattered the stumps of Bjorn Fortuin and had the guests had crumbling on 144 for seven within the seventeenth over.
Shepherd returned to seize his third wicket when Patrick Kruger was caught by Shai Hope, and Joseph and Forde wrapped up the final batters to safe the outcome.
Shepherd completed with 3-15 from his 4 overs, whereas Joseph had figures of 3-31 from his 4 overs and Hosein supported with 2-25.
Earlier, West Indies received begin from openers Alick Athanaze and Hope, with a 41 runs partnership.
Athanaze was the primary of three wickets for Lizaad Williams when he was out for 28. Hope made 41 earlier than he was caught by van der Dussen off Patrick Kruger.
There was a pointy decline within the run charge, with Nicholas Pooran taking 19 balls for his 19 runs and Roston Chase with seven from 9 balls.
Nevertheless, captain Rovman Powell, on 35, and Sherfane Rutherford with 29 added 47 runs in 5 overs to assist West Indies to their complete.
Williams was the decide of South Africa’s bowlers with 3-36 and Kruger took 2-29.
