दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs वेस्ट इंडीज, पहला टी20, सुपरस्पोर्ट पार्क, सेंचुरियन, 25 March 2023 - कमेंट्री

Wayne Parnell starts with a dot ball. It is a short ball, angled across the right-hander. Rovman Powell throws the kitchen sink at it but misses. The umpire signals first bouncer. 

WIDE! Oh no! It is full, wide of off. This one goes past the tramline. Wide called.

SIX! SCORES LEVEL! Wayne Parnell gambles this time and pays the price. Short ball, on middle. Rovman Powell smokes it over the square leg fence.

Rovman Powell plays a captain's knock here and gets his side over the line here. It is a full ball, on the pads. Powell clips it to mid-wicket and takes a single. West Indies win the match by 3 wickets.

Sisanda Magala serves a low full toss, on the stumps. Powell can only knock it down to long on for a single. Good start to the over, despite Magala missing out on his yorker.

FOUR! Smith keeps his cool and finds the boundary. Incredible shot. Sisanda Magala gets his yorker, on the money. Smith though opens up his body and drills it past extra covers for four runs.

OUT! CLEANED UP! Sisanda Magala has the last laugh here. Magala says You miss, I hit. It is a length ball, on off. It nips in a touch. Odean Smith tries to heave it away but misses. The ball goes through the pegs back the leg stump. 12 runs needed in 9 balls now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sisanda Magala gets two wickets in two balls. Is there a twist in the tale? It is a short ball, on off. Akeal Hosein tries to pull it away but ends up getting a top-edge on it. The ball flies towards the short third man region. Quinton de Kock runs after it and takes a sharp catch. Sisanda Magala is on a Hat-Trick.

Is that out? Sisanda Magala certainly thinks he has got his Hat-Trick. Aiden Markram takes the review for catch. Coming to the delivery. It is a short ball, on middle and leg. Chase shuffles a touch and tries to heave it across the line. The ball lobs off his arms but Magala thinks he got some bat on it. Although, the UltraEdge confirms no bat is involved. No Hat-Trick for Magala.

FOUR! A streaky boundary but West Indies will take it, does not matter how the runs come now. It is a short ball, down leg. Chase swings across the line. The ball flies off his gloves, over the keeper's head for four runs.

OUT! RUN OUT! Well, I take my words back, hope comes knocking at the door for South Africa. A length ball, on off. Romario Shepherd dabs it to extra covers but straight to Wayne Parnell. The batters call for one but this time, Wayne Parnell hits the bullseye at the non-striker's end to send back Romario Shepherd. Odean Smith is the new man in.

Length and on off. Powell guides it down to third man for one.

Good-length ball, on top of off. Smith outside-edges it down to third man for one.

Anrich Nortje dishes a short ball, outside off. Powell plays it late, although aerially. Fortunately it goes past the diving backward point fielder. One taken.

A sharp bouncer, on leg stump. Smith ducks under. Quinton de Kock runs backward to his left and takes it in his gloves. He makes sure that it is a dot ball.

Anrich Nortje bends his back hard and digs in a short ball, outside off. Smith leaves it alone but the umpire does not signal a wide. An incredible over from Anrich Nortje comes to an end. West Indies need 17 runs off the 12 balls. Can South Africa take it down to the final over?

SIX! Rovman Powell is on fire. It is full, outside off. Powell gets low and smokes it over the long off fence. 

FOUR! Smacking stroke! It is a half-volley, on leg. Powell gets his front foot away and drills it down to long on for a cracking boundary.

Flatter on leg. Powell gets it to short fine leg off the inside edge. One taken. 

Fuller, on leg. Romario Shepherd lofts it towards long on for one more.

WIDE! Spinner bowling extras is not helping South Africa here. It is full, wide of off. past the tramline. The umpire extends his arms.

SIX! Rovman Powell is doing the job single-handedly here. It is full, on the pads. Powell wrists it over the deep square leg fence.

SIX! Powell goes BANG, BANG! It is pitched up, outside off. Powell frees his arms and dispatches it over the extra cover fence. This should kill any hope that the Proteas had.

A slower length ball, on off. Romario Shepherd defends it back to the bowler.

Length, on the pads. Romario Shepherd flicks it to deep square leg for one.

Swing and a miss! Good length, on fifth stump. Powell thinks to have a poke at it but gets beaten. Some ohhs and aahs from the crowd this time.

Anrich Nortje hurls in a length ball, outside off, nipping back in. Powell defends it from inside the crease.

WIDE! A sharp bumper, outside off. This one flies over the batters head. Wide called.

A length ball, on top of off. This one skids through. Powell dabs it to point and gets across to the other end.

A tidy over from Anrich Nortje comes to an end. What a miss! Could've been curtains for Powell. A length ball, outside off. Romario Shepherd punches it to extra cover but straight to Parnell. Powell almost reaches the other end before being sent back. Wayne Parnell takes time to aim at the non-striker's end as there no one backing up. He has a shy but misses. A huge relief for West Indies.

Pulls the length ball, Rovman Powell shimmies down and inside edges it toward short fine leg for one.

Googly outside off, Johnson Charles cuts it into covers for one.

Shortish and outside off, Rovman Powell cuts it to deep cover-point for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Full and wide outside off, Johnson Charles gets down for the big one. He lofts it aerially toward the long on region toward Anrich Nortje at the fence. Nortje takes the catch and throws it back into play as he loses his balance. He comes in and takes it cleanly. The umpires have multiple look whether his foot was touching the cushion while taking the catch and after multiple checks, the umpires have given this out. Johnson Charles walks back dejected after playing a fine knock. West Indies lose their fourth. 

Wide given by the umpire as this is spilled down the leg side.

Short and on off. Romario Shepherd pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! BANG! This should release some pressure. It is a flat ball, on off. Powell goes back and smokes it over the bowler's head for a biggie. This is an incredible shot. West Indies are on the driving seat here.

FOUR! SMASHED! Full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran clears his front leg and smokes it through the hands of Sisanda Magala at the extra covers and goes into the deep extra cover fence for a boundary. 

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Short of a length outside off, Nicholas Pooran goes for the pull and edges it through to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps who takes it with ease. South Africa get an important wicket as West Indies lose their third.

Slower ball, back of a length down the leg, Rovman Powell nudges it past the keeper toward fine for one to get off the mark.

Short and just outside off, Johnson Charles goes for the pull and misses as the ball zips through past the batter. 

SIX! INTO THE CROWD! Too full and down the leg. Johnson Charles helps it away over the deep square-leg fence for a biggie. 

Short again and outside off, Charles pulls and misses again. A dot to end the over.

SIX! BOOM! Johnson Charles welcomes Tabraiz Shamsi with a maximum. Tossed up around off, Johnson Charles gets down and clears his front leg to smoke it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Flat and around off, Johnson Charles bunts into the onside for none.

SIX MORE! Full and in the slot around the middle and off. Johnson Charles gets into position and slogs it away over the deep square leg boundary for a maximum into the crowd.

Floated on off, Johnson Charles goes for the heave again and inside edges it toward deep sqaure leg for a couple. Rilee Rossouw does well at the ropes to save two for his side.

Full and on the stumps, worked away to deep square leg for one.

On a length and on the leg peg, Nicholas Pooran nudges it to square leg region for one.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sisanda Magala gets the massive wicket off his first ball! Lands a full toss while attempting a yorker. Brandon King moves across to swat it away as the ball dips on him and takes the timber on top of the middle and leg. Brandon King departs after playing a entertaining knock and Windies are two down.

FOUR! Nicholas Pooran is off the mark with a boundary. Full and outside off. Nicholas Pooran leans into it and drives it elegantly through covers for a boundary first ball.

Shortish around off, Nicholas Pooran mistimes the pull toward the deep mid-wicket region for one.

Full and in the slot, Johnson Charles lofts it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Slower ball. Overpitched and outside off, Nicholas Pooran picks up the length early and clubs it over the infield and toward the deep extra cover region for a boundary.

Full and around off, Nicholas Pooran heaves it toward deep mid-wicket for a couple to end the over.

SIX! CLUBBED! Full and outside off, Brandon King moves across and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence into the crowd for a maximum.

FOUR! Short of a length outside off, Brandon King makes room and swats it toward the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary this time. 

Very full and on off. Brandon King digs it out and works it to mid off for one.

Full and swings it in around off, Johnson Charles inside edges it toward short mid-wicket for one.

Slower and short around off, Brandon King waits and pulls into mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! BANG! Full and in the slot. Johnson Charles makes room, opens the bat face, and carves it through covers for a boundary.

FOUR! Brandon King is up and running with a boundary. Full and on the stumps. Brandon King makes room and carves it through the extra covers and mid off region for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Dragged down and on the stumps. Brandon King gets down and smashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Flat and on off, Brandon King makes room again and drills it to mid off for one.

SIX! BOOM! Kyle Mayers joins the party. Full and just outside off, Kyle Mayers gets down and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Tossed up around off. Kyle Mayers goes the slog again but gets a top edge as the ball flies toward point. Quinton de Kock runs around and takes a good high catch. Mayers departs after hitting a SIX. 

Flat and around off, Johnson Charles bunts it into covers.