दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs वेस्ट इंडीज, तीसरा टी-20, द वॉन्डरर्स स्टेडियम, जोहान्सबर्ग, 31 January 2026 - कमेंट्री

Shamar Joseph starts with a yorker, in the line of the stumps. Tristan Stubbs milks this to long on for a single. 

Right in the slot from Shamar Joseph around off, Jason Smith fails to get right underneath it and ends up hitting this from the bottom of his bat to long on. Excellent running from Tristan Stubbs, who pushes Jason for the second, and the batters take two.

FOUR! Not convincing from Smith but four nonetheless. Full and on the pads, Jason Smith flicks this in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary. 9 needed off the last 3 and this needs to fly.

OUT! TIMBER! The West Indian flair, with the ball this time. A yorker, bang on the roots of the middle stump. Jason Smith looks to whip it away but gets beaten to the pace with which Shamar Joseph bowled this and sees his middle stump go for a cartwheel. What a sight this is, not just for Shamar Joseph but for Darren Sammy and his staff as well. 

DRAMA! The bat of Corbin Bosch splits in two and Rovman Powell ends up dropping the catch. On a length around middle and leg, Corbin Bosch looks to hammer this over long on but sees his bat split in two with the handle sticking into his hands and the rest of the bat hanging by a thread. The ball skies to long on but Rovman Powell drops it and the batters run two. Hang on, there is a check for a short run towards the non-striker's end and guess what, it is a short run from Corbin Bosch as he fails to ground the broken piece of his bat behind the crease as he turns over. Just one run for South Africa.

On a length around off, Corbin Bosch punts this down to long off for a single. West Indies wins this by 6 runs on DLS. 

Short and wide of off, George Linde slaps this down to the left of long off for a couple. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Pitched up, wide outside off, George Linde stays leg side to it but chases this and swings at it. Gets it sliced off the outside of his bat, and the ball slices towards the right of Roston Chase at deep backward point. Chase runs well to his right, puts in a dive and holds onto it. George Linde departs for 17 off 9. South Africa need 25 off 10.

Yorker, around off, Tristan Stubbs tucks this through mid-wicket and scampers back for two. 

SIX! JUST WOW! Tristan Stubbs has dispatched this from the get-go. Short and going across the batter around his off-stump. Tristan Stubbs hangs deep inside the crease and pulls this deep into the grass banks toward the deep mid-wicket region for a gigantic biggie.

On a length going across the batter. Tristan Stubbs looks to swing through the line but gets beaten. 

Holder bowls a fuller one, on the pads. Tristan Stubbs steps inside the line of it and tickles this fine to fine leg for a single. Not a bad over from Jason Holder despite going for a huge six.

FOUR! Short of a length around middle and leg, Jason Smith hangs onto his back foot and smashes this flat and through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. 

Fired on off, Jason Smith punches this back to the bowler. 

FOUR! Even this has been smashed away to the fence for four. Short of a length around off, Jason Smith goes deep inside the crease and pulls this flat through the mid-wicket's left for four more. Things are getting closer towards the end of this contest and series. 

FOUR! Third boundary of the over already and Akeal Hosein still has two balls left to bowl. Quicker and flatter, wide outside off, Smith hangs back and slashes hard at it. Cuts this through the gap at the cover-point region for a boundary more. 

NO BALL AND SIX! Jason Smith goes two better and tonks this away for a biggie. Short and on middle and off, Jason Smith rocks back into the crease and slogs this out of the park towards the deep square leg region for a biggie. More bad news follows for the Windies as Akeal Hosein has overstepped. 

Pushed through around off, Jason Smith strides on top of the bounce and chips this straight to Shimron Hetmyer at deep cover. Shimron takes the catch but it doesn't matter as this is a Free Hit. Single taken. 

Short and wide of off, George Linde punches this to sweeper cover for a run. 

Short and wide of off, going across the batter. George Linde hangs back and looks to cut it over point but misses. 

SIX! GO FETCH THAT! Short and into the batter from Shamar Joseph. George Linde stays deep inside the crease and pulls this up and over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massive biggie.

Back of a length wide outside off, George Linde slaps this behind mid off for a couple of runs. 

Slower one, around middle and leg, George Linde dabs this to fine leg for a run. 

Short and on off, Jason Smith pulls this flat to deep square leg for a single. 

FOUR! Now that was intentional from George Linde. Short again from Shamar Joseph, around the leg. George Linde comes inside the line a shade and smashes this intentionally behind square on leg for a boundary. 

SIX! Ryan Rickelton joins the six-hitting party with Brevis. Tossed up from Gudakesh Motie, around middle and off, Ryan Rickelton sits down on a knee and slog sweeps this, taking on the fielder at deep mid-wicket region. Clears him with ease and adds six more.

Fired in, off, Ryan Rickelton swings and misses. 

SIX! That's been smashed out of the park for another biggie and this wasn't even hit from the middle. Fired wide outside off, Ryan Rickelton tries to reach out but ends up being a bit far from it, still goes through with the stroke. Ends up miscuing it off the cue end but getting enough to clear long off for a biggie. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Ryan Rickelton has to walk back after scoring 15 off 7. Short and wide of off, Ryan Rickelton hangs onto his back foot and smashes this flat towards the long on region. Doesn't get enough elevation to beat the tall figure of Holder at long off, with Jason grabbing this nice and steady. 

Quicker one, around middle and off, George Linde chips this to long off for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent relay catch from Rovman Powell and Jason Holder sees the back of Dewald Brevis. Short and into the batter, on middle and leg. Dewald Brevis plants his front foot away and looks to pull this away for a biggie. Gets hurried on as the ball skids onto the batter. Brevis ends up slicing this with the bottom hand off the handle of his bat and the ball lobs between long on and long off. Rovman Powell runs to his left from long on, grabs this and with his body momentum taking him over the fence, RP throws it to Jason Holder, who gives him cover running to his right from long off. Holder does the rest and Brevis walks back. 

Pushes it through, short and on off, Ryan backs away and punches it to deep cover for a run.

SIX! All the way! Chase pushes a full ball across the right-hander, Brevis reaches out and gets low. He cuts across it but manages to clear the leaping Jason Holder at long off for a six.

In the air...but safe! The length is pulled back and a bit of turn, around off, on a length. Dewald has a big swing at it. Carves it off the outer half towards wide long off. Jason Holder runs to his left but fails to get there. He collects it on the bounce. They cross.

Short and on off, this is firmly hit wide of cover for a single.

What has happened here? Did they not run? Oh, yes, no run was taken. Dewald Brevis backs himself to take on Roston Chase. Tossed up, on off, Brevis drills it to long off.

SIX! Clean strike! Flighted delivery, full and on off, Brevis gets his hands through the ball and slams it back over the bowler's head for a flat six. 75 needed from 30 balls.

PUT DOWN! Romario Shepherd shells it. A big moment in the game. Motie spots Brevis backing away and he follows him. Dewald attempts the pull but skies it towards mid-wicket. Romario takes a couple of steps to his left and settles under it. He gets his hands high at chest height but the ball clips his fingertips and goes down. Single taken.

Tossed up, outside off, de Kock drops on a knee and looks to unleash the slog sweep but fails to connect.

Full and on off, Quinton firms the drive to long off for one.

Short and on off, punched away to deep cover for just a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rovman Powell makes no mistake. Motie bowls it very full but slower through the air, around off. Quinton looks to loft it down the ground. The bat turns in his hand and he hits it only as far as long on, where Powell takes the catch a few metres in off the ropes. South Africa are now 2 down for 34, needing 91 runs in 37 balls.

 Angled in at the hips, Rickelton tucks it in front of square for a single.

FOUR! Smashed! A bit too full from Chase and quicker through the air as well, on off. De Kock gets under the ball and pumps it over mid on for a four.

Drags the length back and finds a bit of turn, on off. Quinton cuts it behind point for a single.

Brevis will feel that he missed out! Chase looks to fire it in but ends up serving a full toss, on middle and leg. Dewald is taken aback and he pats it to cover. They cross.

Flighted delivery, fuller and on off. Quinton presses forward for the block. The ball spins away and goes off the outside edge, wide of point for a single.

Four singles in a row! On middle, on a nagging length, Brevis tucks it beside the strip on the leg side and takes a quick single. Roston gets to the ball and fires in a throw at the bowling end. The ball deflects wide of cover off Dewald's bat but they do not run.

A good comeback from Chase after conceding a boundary off the first ball. Shorter and outside off, Quinton presses back and goes hard on the pull. The ball grips and spins away to catch the toe-end and it is mishit by QDK to cover.

Good stop! Fractionally short, on off. Markram stays back and punches it to backward point, where Roston Chase dives to his left and keeps the batters down to a single.

Full and curving away, Quinton drills it to the left of long on. Rovman Powell sprints to his left and slips but does well to lay a hand on the ball and prevent it from going past him. Two runs taken.

Shorter and cutting across, Quinton taps it wide of cover and gets to the other end.

Arm ball to the right-hander, on top of off, Markram gets on top of it and knocks it to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! West Indies needed this wicket after an expensive first over. Hosein drops it short, on off. Markram rocks on the back foot to flat bat it down the ground. The ball grips and turns away to catch the toe end of the blade. It is skied to the left of the bowler. Hosein goes for the catch, as does Shimron Hetmyer from cover. A slight lack of communication between the two men, but Akeal settles under it and holds on. South Africa are 23/1, needing 102 runs in 49 balls.

Another one that grips and turns away, on the shorter side. Brevis whips it from the crease to mid-wicket.

Markram and South Africa are away! On a length, on off, Aiden presses forward and drives it on the up to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Not where QDK intended but he will take it! Angled in from around the wicket, on a back of a length. De Kock has a swipe across the line but gets a top edge that sails over short third for a four.

Into the wicket, pushed across off. Quinton gets his hands to take on the short ball but misses.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and a bit of shape back into the left-hander. De Kock swings through the line and although he does not quite middle it, he gets enough to clear mid on and collect a boundary.

FOUR! Off the edge! Back of a length, angled away. Quinton arches back and flashes hard. The ball takes a thickish outside edge that goes over short third for four more.

SIX! Nothing edgy about this one! Fuller and swinging back in at the pads. A lovely pick-up shot from de Kock and he parks it beyond deep backward square leg for a biggie.