West Indies beat South Africa in the second T20: clinch the series; Roston Chase scored an unbeaten 67

Roston Chase scored an unbeaten 67 runs and also took 1 wicket. He was adjudged the Player of the Match.

West Indies won the second match of the T20 series being played against South Africa before the World Cup by 16 runs. With this, they have taken a 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 series and have captured the series.

West Indies batted first and scored 207 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Chasing the target of 208 runs, South Africa could only score 191 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.

Roston Chase took charge of the West Indies innings
West Indies had a bad start. The first wicket fell at a score of 26 runs. Captain Brandon King also went to the pavilion at a score of 54 runs. He scored 36 runs in 22 balls. After that Roston Chase took the innings forward by sharing 56 runs in 36 balls with Andre Fletcher for the fourth wicket and then contributed to taking the team’s score beyond 200 by sharing 63 runs in just 25 balls for the fifth wicket with Romario Shepherd.

Chase scored an unbeaten 67 off 38 balls. This was his first half-century in T20. Andre Fletcher scored 29 runs off 18 balls and Romario Shepherd scored 26 runs off 13 balls.

The West Indies captain won the toss and decided to bat first.

Enrique Nortya proved to be expensive
Enrique Nortya, who was returning from a back injury after nine months, proved to be very expensive. He gave 47 runs in 4 overs, but was not successful in taking a single wicket. Lungi Ngidi took 2 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs and Nkabayomazi Peter, who made his debut in this match, took 2 wickets for 32 runs.

South Africa’s innings faltered after a good start
South Africa, chasing the target of 208 runs, faltered after a good start. Openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Henriques gave a good start to the innings. There was a partnership of 81 runs for the first wicket between the two. Quinton de Kock was dismissed after scoring 41 runs in 17 balls. After Kock’s dismissal, Reeza Henriques also went to the pavilion on a score of 83. He scored 34 runs in 18 balls.
After the dismissal of Quinton and Henrique, South Africa lost 5 wickets for only 84 runs. After these two, only Rassie van der Dussen could score 30 runs in 22 balls.
For West Indies, Gudakesh took 3 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs.