South Africa vs West Indies, 2nd T20I, March 26, 2023 - Full Commentary
Commentary
Over 18
03:33 PM
Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, that's it! It has been a famous record chase in Centurion! Full toss on the pads, Markram whips it away to deep backward square leg. The crowd is up on its feet and absolutely loved the action. A chase to be remembered for the ages
03:32 PM
Shepherd to Markram, wide, a short ball but it is too short and Markram lets it go. It has been wided for height. The scores are level now
03:32 PM
Shepherd to Klaasen, 1 run, fuller length ball around off, Klaasen goes for another big hit down the ground but miscues it. It lands away from Holder. A single taken. Only 2 needed now
03:31 PM
Shepherd to Klaasen, FOUR, slower ball outside off, Klaasen gets under it and smashes it over the bowler's head for a boundary. SA are only one hit away now
FOUR03:30 PM
Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, another off-pace ball outside off, driven away to extra cover to rotate strike
03:30 PM
Shepherd to Markram, wide, slower ball but it slips down the leg side, Markram looks to sweep it but misses. It has been wided
03:29 PM
Shepherd to Markram, no run, slower one outside off, Markram swings hard at it but misses
Over 17
03:28 PM
Holder to Markram, 1 run, low full toss on off, heaved away off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg. SA need 9 off 12
over-break03:27 PM
Holder to Markram, FOUR, pitched up ball well outside off, Markram reaches out to it and carves it past backward point to find th ropes again
FOUR03:27 PM
Holder to Markram, no run, length ball outside off, Markram was backing away to open up the off-side but fails to make contact
03:26 PM
Holder to Klaasen, 1 run, yorker length ball outside off, carved away to deep point. SA need only 14 off 15 balls now
03:25 PM
Holder to Klaasen, FOUR, brilliantly played! Very full ball on middle, Klaasen stays leg side of the ball and caresses it expertly through extra cover to pick up back-to-back boundaries
FOURKey Moments
03:57 PM
That's it from us for this game! So, all to play for in the decider that will take place at The Wanderers on 28th March. Don't forget to join us for that game. You can switch tabs now and enjoy cricketing action from different parts of the globe. Till then, goodbye and cheers!
03:42 PM
Highest successful run-chases in T20Is (full-members) \n259/4 - South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, today \n245/5 - Australia vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2018 \n236/6 - West Indies vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2015 \n230/8 - England vs South Africa, Mumbai, 2016 \n226/5 - England vs South Africa, Centurion, 2020 \n \nHighest match-aggregates in Men’s T20s: \n517 - South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, today \n515 - Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans, Rawalpindi, 2023 \n501 - Titans vs Knights, Potchefstroom, 2022 \n497 - Central Districts vs Otago, New Plymouth, 2016 \n493 - Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders, Kingston, 2019 \n489 - West Indies vs India, Lauderhill, 2016