Neither Russell nor Hetmyer.. the captain is also new, yet Windies gave a wound to South Africa

New Delhi. West Indies defeated host South Africa by 28 runs in the first T20 match. With this, the visiting West Indies team is ahead 1-0 in the 3-match series. Under the leadership of new captain Brandon King, the West Indies team showed an amazing performance in the match played at Sabina Park. The hero of the victory of the Windies team, which went on the South Africa tour without its star players, was captain Brandon, who played a ‘king’ innings. Brandon King scored runs at a strike rate of 175.56. All-rounder Andre Russell, wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer and its regular captain Rovman Powell etc. are not in the Windies team. All these players are playing in IPL on behalf of different franchises in India.

Chasing the target of 176 runs set by the West Indies, the South African (SA vs WI) team collapsed for 147 runs in 19.5 overs. For South Africa, opener Reeza Hendricks played an inning of 87 runs in 51 balls with the help of 6 fours and as many sixes. Apart from this, 2 of his/her batsmen could touch double figures. For West Indies, Matthew Ford and Gudakesh Moti took 3 wickets each. Obed McCoy lost 2 wickets.

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Batting first, South Africa scored 175 runs for 8 wickets.
Earlier, West Indies, batting first, scored 175 runs for 8 wickets. Captain and opener Brandon King scored 79 runs in 45 balls with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes. Kyle Myers was out after scoring 34 runs on 25 balls, while Roston Chase returned unbeaten after scoring 32 runs. For South Africa, Otniel Bartman and Andile Phehlukwayo took 3-3 wickets.

Windies wanted to set a total of 200-220
Brandon King was chosen player of the match for his/her brilliant innings. The second T20 match of the series will be played at the same venue on Saturday. The Windies team would like to win this match and win the series, while the host South Africa will try to equalize. After the victory, Brandon King said that he/she is happy to play good cricket for the upcoming T20 World Cup. We were initially trying to score 200 or 220 but the wicket was difficult.

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