West Indies won by 6 runs by DLS method
South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Gudakesh Motie
South Africa vs West Indies finished West Indies won by 6 runs by DLS method. The match is part of the West Indies tour of South Africa - 3rd T20I. It was played at Buffalo Park, East London. Date: Saturday, 31 January 2026. Player of the match: Gudakesh Motie. South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl
West Indies Innings 114/3 (10 ov). Top scorer: Shai Hope 48 (25). Best bowling: Lungi Ngidi 1/19.
South Africa Innings 118/6 (10 ov). Top scorer: Quinton de Kock 28 (14). Best bowling: Gudakesh Motie 3/17.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Hope(RHB) | c Bosch b Maharaj | 48 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 192 |
| Johnson Charles(RHB) | c Smith b Ngidi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shimron Hetmyer(LHB) | not out | 48 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 218 |
| Rovman Powell(RHB) | c Brevis b Maphaka | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 186 |
| Romario Shepherd(RHB) | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (lb 2) | 2 | ||||
| Total | (10 ov) | 114 | ||||
1-5 (Johnson Charles, 0.6 ov), 2-91 (Shai Hope, 7.5 ov), 3-104 (Rovman Powell, 8.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| George Linde | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Bosch | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram(RHB) | c Hosein b Hosein | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Quinton de Kock(LHB) | c Powell b Motie | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 200 |
| Dewald Brevis(RHB) | c Holder b Motie | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 170 |
| Ryan Rickelton(LHB) | c Holder b Motie | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 214 |
| George Linde(LHB) | c Chase b Holder | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 189 |
| Jason Smith(RHB) | b Joseph | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 260 |
| Tristan Stubbs(RHB) | not out | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| Corbin Bosch(RHB) | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (nb 1) | 1 | ||||
| Total | (10 ov) | 118 | ||||
1-23 (Aiden Markram, 1.5 ov), 2-34 (Quinton de Kock, 3.5 ov), 3-62 (Ryan Rickelton, 5.4 ov), 4-63 (Dewald Brevis, 5.6 ov), 5-100 (George Linde, 8.2 ov), 6-116 (Jason Smith, 9.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Holder | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeal Hosein | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Roston Chase | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gudakesh Motie | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Joseph | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
