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Romario Shepherd's late batting assault and a five-wicket haul by Alzarri Joseph took the West Indies to a series-clinching seven-run win against South Africa in the third Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
South Africa vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Live Updates:South Africa will be going up against West Indies in the third and final T20I of the three-match series, at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Tuesday. Both the teams got engaged into a high-scoring battle on Sunday, where the visitors posted a total of 258/5 in 20 overs. In return, the Proteas chased down the target with seven balls to spare and recorded the highest ever run chase in the shortest format. The three match series is now levelled at 1-1 and third match will act as the series decider. (Live Scorecard)
South Africa have named a full-strength squad for their two One-Day Internationals against the Netherlands with the side needing victory in both to keep alive hopes of automatic qualification for the Cricket World Cup in India later this year.
In absence of Quinton de Kock, either West Indies southpaw Kyle Mayers or the flamboyant Deepak Hooda is likely to open the innings with skipper KL Rahul during Lucknow Super Giants' first two games in this edition of the IPL. With the South African team playing two ICC World Cup qualifier 50-over games against the Netherlands on March 31 and April 2, none of their top players will be available for their respective IPL sides in the first couple of games.
The second T20I between West Indies and South Africa will be remembered for ages as the clash broke numerous records in the shortest format of the game. The match which was played at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Sunday, recorded the highest successful run-chase by any team to date. Asked to bat first, West Indies toyed with the Proteas fielders as Johnson Charles smashed a 39-ball century and took the visitors to a whopping total of 258/5 in 20 overs. In return, the hosts turned the table upside down after Quinton de Kock smashed a century off just 44 balls as South Africa chased down the target with six wickets and seven balls remaining. Apart from this thrilling run-chase, one thing which won the hearts of all the fans around the world was when Rovman Powell risked himself and saved a boy from getting seriously hurt.
South Africa and West Indies nearly went on to break every record held in T20I in a historic encounter. West Indies and South Africa produced a match which will be remembered for the many years. It was memorable not only for the number of runs that both teams scored but also for the number of records they went on to break. West Indies set a target of 259 for the Proteas to chase in 20 overs. De Kock and Reeza Hendricks went on to play quick-fire T20I knocks to chase down the total. After completing the chase successfully, the South African men's cricket team holds the record for the highest run chase in T20 cricket.
The Proteas made history at SuperSport Park on Sunday when they beat the West Indies by six wickets to level the three-game T20I series at 1-1.
After conceding 258 in their 20 overs, the Proteas of 2023 heard a throwback to a 2006 chirp and were "quietly confident" of launching Sunday's sensational world record T20 chase against the West Indies here in Centurion.