Chase, Motie, Shepherd help West Indies seal series against South Africa

West Indies sealed the three-match T20I series against South Africa, with a match to spare, and successfully defended 208 in front of enthusiastic Sabina Park supporters. With all the fixtures in this series being played at the same venue in Jamaica - which will not host any T20 World Cup games - the weekend crowd were out in full force on a Saturday afternoon to enjoy another strong performance from their side. In the wake of deciding to bat, West Indies began more slow than the principal match (where they had arrived at 100 shows to the midway imprint) however paced their innings well. They advanced rapidly in the center and last period, because of a 56-run fourth-wicket stand off 36 between Roston Pursue and Andre Fletcher and a 63-run fifth-wicket stand, off just 25 balls, among Pursue and Romario Shepherd. Simultaneously, Pursue scored his most memorable T20I fifty. Anrich Nortje got back toward the South African side after very nearly nine months uninvolved as he recuperated from a lower back pressure break and was costly on his return. His four overs cost 47 runs, and he went wicketless. The star of South Africa's bowling was debutant Nqabayomzi Peter, who took 2 for 32, yet isn't in the T20 World Cup crew. Accordingly, South Africa were speedy out of the blocks and raised 100 out of eight overs however nobody could kick on after Quinton de Kock's 17-ball 41. The center request were especially disheartening and collapsed from 113 for 2 to 167 for 7, losing 5 for 54. South Africa may not be too concerned on the grounds that none of Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs and David Mill operator were engaged with this series and every one of the four will return for the T20 World Cup. In any case, South Africa have not won a T20I series since August 2022, and have lost four of their last five series. Their capacity against turn stays a worry and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie benefited most from that. He got vocation best figures of 3 for 22 and has taken three wickets in every one of his last three matches. Newbie Nqaba makes a name Minimal over a year prior, Peter was a net bowler, without a homegrown agreement, bowling to South Africa's hitters in their groundwork for a home series against West Indies. Presently, subsequent to completing as the second-most elevated wicket-taker at the CSA T20 Challenge for the title-winning Lions, he made his global introduction at Sabina Park and promptly intrigued. Welcomed on to bowl soon after the Powerplay, he enticed West Indies' substitute skipper Brandon Ruler into a big cheese with his fourth ball that was full and wide outside off. Ruler slapped it across the line yet couldn't clear Wiaan Mulder at long-on, who took the catch over his head to give Peter the greatest name on debut. In his next finished, Peter was not put off by Kyle Mayers hitting his googly for six and bowled it once more. Mayers pulled to the area between profound square leg and fine leg, where Ryan Rickelton went around to take the catch. Peter wrapped up with 2 for 32 in his four overs. Pursuing half-hundreds of years Roston Pursue has played significant level cricket for twelve years yet this is just his thirteenth T20I and before today, he presently couldn't seem to score 50 years. That changed with an imaginative innings that kept West Indies intact and guaranteed they advanced in the final part of their innings. Five of Pursue's six fours were scored behind square and two of them were enormous ones, both off short balls. The second, off Lungi Ngidi, cruised over the stands and broke a window of one of the left vehicles, as he raised fifty off 30 balls. Quinton de Kock has not been at his generally familiar since resigning from ODI cricket finally year's fifty-over World Cup however gave indications of getting back to his best as he gave South Africa a quick beginning. De Kock pulled the primary ball he looked to fine leg and beat Kyle Mayers to track down the limit and proceeded to hit four fours and as a huge number in the 17 balls he confronted. The shots of his knock were consecutive sixes off Akeal Hosein, the leading a full ball that he banged over mid-on, and the second off a short ball that he pulled over lengthy on. He was astounded in something similar yet was as yet the significant supporter of South Africa's most elevated Powerplay score of 85 for 2. Gets win matches Andile Phehlukwayo was elevated to No.6, above Wiaan Mulder, and was approached with eight overs left, South Africa still 84 takes off from the objective. They had not hit a limit since the eighth over, and Phehlukwayo had no real option except to attempt to get one when Motie offered one full and wide. Phehlukwayo endeavored a shot go over cover yet Shamar Joseph moved to one side and jumped corner to corner to take an astounding catch in the profound. Two overs later, Hosein, at long-off, coordinated his leap well to end Rassie van der Dussen's innings on 30, and with it South Africa's expectations.