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West Indies registered a convincing 28-run victory over South Africa in the first T20I of the 6-match series at Sabina Park, Kingston. Chasing a daunting target of 176 set by the Windies, South Africa fell short despite a valiant effort from Reeza Hendricks.
West Indies bat first and post competitive total
Put in to bat first after losing the toss, the Windies opener Johnson Charles departed early. However, his partner Brandon King (79 off 45) took centre stage, smashing six sixes and six fours in a dominant display of power hitting. He found good support from Kyle Mayers (34 off 25) and Roston Chase (32 off 30) a🐲s WI built a strong foundation. Despite losing wickets in the later overs, they managed to post a competitive total of 175/8 in their 20 overs.
South Africa’s chase stutters despite Reeza Hendricks heroics
South Africa’s chase began poorly as they lost Quinton de Kock (4) cheaply. However, Reeza Hendricks (87 off 51) played a lone hand, keeping his team’s hopes alive with a brilliant knock that included six fours and six maximums. Unfortunately, the lack of partnerships at the other end proved costly for the Proteas. Matthew Breetzke (19) offered some resistance, but once Hendricks departed, South Africa’s chase crumbled.
The Windies bowlers, led by Matthew Forde (3-27) and Gudakesh Motie (3-25), took wickets at regular intervals, restricting South Africa to 147 all out in 19.5 overs.
Brandon King takes home Player of the Match award
For his match-winning knock, Brandon King was deservedly awarded the Player🐼 of th🌳e Match award.
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The Windies take a 1-0 lead in the series, which will continue after the𝓀 T20 World Cup 2024. The second T20I will be played at the same venue on Saturday, May 25.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Brilliant with the ball.💥
Gudakesh Motie pro🎐duced a match-winning spell in the 2nd innings.🙌🏾🌴
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Gud♊akesh Motie 🌳The Game Changer for West Indies with ball
— MOHIT SHUKLA (@MohitShukla1030)
Gudakesh Motie has impress🐲ed me a lot in his short career & I see him as an all formats player.
— Vipul Ghatol 🇮🇳 (@Vipul_Espeaks)
🏏🌴 West Indies start the series with a bang!
Outstanding performance with the ball leads to a big win. Brandon King shines with the bat, showcasing the team's prowess.
— Deepak. (@TheCricTeam)
RAAALLLLYYYYY!!!! winning today's T20 in Jamaica makes me so very happy!
I t💦hink all cricket lovers have truly missed having cricket in Ja.PS. Brandon King is wonderful to watch!
— Yendi Phillipps (@IAMYENDI)
Reeza Hendricks with yet another T20I half century for the Proteas! An absolute run machine. Slow and low wicket and a racks up a 50 in jus🐲t 32 deliveries! Classy performer. definitely been our best and most consistent T20I performer the past 2 years 👌🔥
— Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿🇦 (@LawrenceBa🍌iley0)
Empathic victory for over and it all started with Brandon King's 79 off 45 and Kyle Mayers 34 off 25 got them going, then came trouble in the middle. However, the bowlers including Gudakesh Modi (3-25) & Matthew Forde (3-27) did the damage control.
— Tyrelle Audain 🇹🇹🏏 (@tjaudain)
Brandon king👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Siddharth Pandey (@SiddharthP98609)
Reeza 𓆉Hendricks has been consistently good for the Proteas in T20Is for a long time 🔯now
Th♓ere should be no question that he needs to open at the World Cup
His highest T20I score to🌄night just rei꧂nforces that fact
— Werner (@Werries_)
If Someone from South Africa supported Hendricks🅷 in that run chase, they likely would’ve gotten it considering how well he batted. Roston C♈hase and Kyle Mayers supported Brandon King on his way to 75.
—𒁏 The Cricket Statistican (@BMWfanf🦄orever12)
Brandon King ha𓃲s 100% win rate in international cricket🤭
— Kerwyn 🇹🇹 (@Kerwynwilliams1)
Highest scores by West Indies captains in men's T20Is :-
98 – Chris Gayle v IND🇮🇳, 2010
88 – Chris Gayle v AUS🇦🇺, 2009
79 – Brandon King v SA🇿🇦, today— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616)
West Indies won by 28 runs:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
