Quinton de Kock’s extraordinary knock, in which he hit 100 runs in just 44 deliveries, completely outplayed the West Indies in the 2nd T20I.
After two entertaining games at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, we now move to the Wanderers Stadium for the 3rd and final T20I of the series, the winner of this match will clinch the series. West Indies defeated South Africa 1-0 in the opening T20I, in a rain-hit match. The second match was truly remarkable to witness, South Africa rewrote history by chasing 259. Quinton de Kock’s extraordinary knock, in which he hit 100 runs in just 44 deliveries, completely overpowered the West Indies. With a victory in the third game, both teams will now give it their all to win the series in the final tussle.
The West Indian batters were very brilliant but the bowlers failed to impress, a total of seven bowlers were used by West Indies and each one of them got hammered. Powell, Smith, Holder and Reifer were among the wickets in the 2nd T20I. The third T20I promises to e yet another mouth-watering encounter. The bowlers have had two very tough matches and will look to get their best game out tomorrow the Wanderers where there has been some support for the bowlers in the recent past. South Africa has also successfully changed down 200 posted by West Indies at this venue and will be confident entering this game.
The Pitch at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg has been a belter over the years but there have been occasions when the ball has kept low and some uneven bounce has also been seen, the batters in most cases enjoy playing at this venue. On this surface, the average first-inning score is 170. In most cases, chasing teams have prevailed.
South Africa vs West Indies, 3rd T20I
Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date & Time: March 28th, at 9:30 PM IST and 6:00 PM Local Time
Opened | 1956 |
Capacity | 34,000 |
Ends | Corlett Drive End, Golf Course End |
Location | Centurion, South Africa |
Time Zone | UTC +02:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 25 |
Matches won batting first | 12 |
Matches won bowling first | 13 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 170 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 143 |
Highest total recorded | 260/6 (20 Ov) by SL vs KEN |
Lowest total recorded | 83/10 (15.5 Ov) by BAN vs SL |
Highest score chased | 208/2 (17.4 Ov) by RSA vs WI |
Lowest score defended | 118/7 (14 Ov) by RSA vs BAN |