West Indies produced another effective performance to brush aside South Africa in the third T20I and complete a 3-0 series win.
Opting to bat, South Africa lost Reeza Hendricks early before Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton started building a partnership. But from 43/1 in the sixth over, South Africa slipped to 50/4 in the ninth as McCoy and Motie struck in quick succession to hurt the batting side’s progress. At the halfway stage, South Africa had only managed 63 runs and needed a powerful performance in the second half of their innings.
Skipper Rassie van de Dussen and Wiaan Mulder put on 77 for the fifth wicket off 49 balls to give South Africa some impetus. McCoy, however, ended the stand by dismissing Mulder for 36 and also picked up the wicket of van der Dussen after he crossed fifty. South Africa added 100 runs in their last 10 overs but the struggle in their first 10 overs meant that they could only pose 163 runs.
Johnson Charles starred with the bat for the hosts, while Brandon King and Kyle Mayers also came up with useful knocks as West Indies went past a target of 164 in just 13.5 overs at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
Charles set the tone for the chase with three successive fours off Anrich Nortje in the opening over, while both King and Charles struck a six each off Bjorn Fortuin in the second. Gerald Coetzee was even more expensive in his first over, being hit for three sixes and a four in succession by Charles, with 23 coming off the third over. By the time the powerplay was completed, West Indies had raced away to 83/0, with Charles having brought up a 20-ball fifty with a four off Nortje and following it up with two more boundaries.
Nqaba Peter was also hit for a six by Charles but he managed to dismiss the opener with a short delivery. King then took over the aggressor’s role, hitting a four off Patrick Kruger followed by two sixes in an over off Peter. Mayers struck a six off Reeza Hendricks as West Indies moved to 128/1 after 10 overs.
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