South Africa and West Indies are set to lock horns in the third and final game of their three-match T20I series on Tuesday, March 28. The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg will host the contest. After two high-scoring matches in Centurion, South Africa and West Indies have all to play for at the Wanderers, with the series currently level at 1-1.
After the Caribbean team won the series opener by three wickets, they looked good to win the second match as well. On Sunday, Rovman Powell’s men racked up a humongous score of 258 for the loss of five wickets. Johnson Charles broke Chris Gayle’s record of the fastest T20I century by a West Indies batter.
Charles got to his hundred off 39 balls and hit 11 sixes in his knock. Kyle Mayers and Romario Shepherd lent Charles support with knocks of 51 and 41 not out, respectively. Marco Jansen picked up three wickets, but leaked 52 runs.
Sisanda Magala had a terrible day in the office as he conceded 67 runs and failed to pick up a wicket. While it seemed that West Indies would claim the series 2-0, South Africa pulled off the highest successful run-chase in T20 cricket.
The Proteas chased down the target with seven balls to spare. Quinton de Kock became the Player of the Match after scoring a 43-ball hundred.
Match Details
- Match:- South Africa vs West Indies, 3rd T20I
- Date:- March 28, 2023
- Time:- 09:30 pm IST
- Venue:- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
The Wanderers Stadium is a stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Test, One Day and First class cricket matches are played here. It is also the home ground for the Highveld Lions, formerly known as Gauteng (Transvaal) and as of 2023, the Joburg Super Kings.
SA vs WI Pitch Report
Seventeen out of 31 matches at the Wanderers have been won by chasing teams. Hence, fielding first should be the preferred option. The average score of 172 suggests that another high-scoring match is on the cards
Prediction RSA vs WI, 3rd T20I
In both matches, South Africa and West Indies have shown that they are capable of chasing down any target. Johannesburg is a high-scoring venue and the chasing team may once again hold the advantage.
Prediction: The team batting second to win the match.
West Indies tour of South Africa, 2023
WI Squad:- Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Raymon Reifer, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell(C), Brandon King, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, AJ Hosein, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood, T Chanderpaul, NNkruma, Roston Chase, G Moti-Kanhai, J Da Silva, Devon Thomas, Kemar Roach, Alzarri, Shannon Gabriel, JA Warrican, A Athanaze, Akeem Jordan, R Rampaul, Shai Hope, Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Y Cariah, OC McCoy
SA Squad:- H Klaasen, AK Markram(C), M Jansen, K Rabada, RR Hendricks, DA Miller, WD Parnell, Q de Kock, T Shamsi, SSB Magala, RR Rossouw, RD Rickelton, D Elgar, T Bavuma, TB de Bruyn, T de Zorzi, KD Petersen, Wiaan Mulder, S Muthusamy, G Coetzee, SR Harmer, KA Maharaj, A Nortje, JN Malan, HE van der Dussen, T Stubbs, AL Phehlukwayo, BC Fortuin, L Ngidi, LB Williams.
South Africa vs West Indies TV and Live Streaming details
- TV: N/A
- Live Streaming: Fancode