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South Africa vs Westindies 3 T20I in SA

Jan 27 : South africa vs Westindies

1st T20I, at paarls :9.30 pm IST

Jan 29 : SAfrica vs Westindies

2nd T20I at Centurion : 9.30 pm IST

Jan 31: South Africa vs Westindies

3rd T20I at Johnesburg : 6.00 pm IST

SA announced their T20 WC team in which they left out Stubbs and Rickleton. Presently top players are injured from which SA announced their team of WC including Ferrera, David miller, Zorzi, NGidi and someone else.

9.30 pm 1st T20i SA v WI

South Africa (probable): 1 Aiden Markram (capt), 2 Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 3 Ryan Rickleton (wk), 4 Dewald Brevis, 5 Jason Smith, 6 George Linde, 7 Corbin Bosch, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 George Linde, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Anrich Nortje/Kwena Maphaka

Sherfane Rutherford was in great form in the SA20

West Indies have all the players who featured in the SA20 available for them, which should see captain Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford and Akeal Hosein back after missing out against Afghanistan.

West Indies (probable): 1 Brandon King, 2 Johnson Charles 3 Shai Hope (capt, wk), 4 Roston Chase, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Rovman Powell, 8 Jason Holder, 9 Gudakesh Motie, 10 Akeal Hosein, 11 Jayden Seales

Pitch and Conditions

Paarl was home to the slowest pitch in the SA20, but saw two matches with first-innings scores of over 180. One of them was successfully chased, so there is the potential for batters to go big. Weather has been scorching over the last month, and mountain fires have been a feature of the summer so far. Though blazes have been contained over the last few days, hot and windy conditions means there is always the possibility of a fresh spark.

Stats and Trivia

• ❤️South Africa were blanked 3-0 in two series by West Indies either side of beating them at the 2024 T20 World Cup.

• 💋Sherfane Rutherford was the SA20's fourth-highest run-scorer with 334 runs, including two fifties, and had the highest strike rate among any batter in the top 20.

Quotes

"I feel like everyone's in a really good space, and everyone's sort of feeling that same good energy that the guys are in a good space. Quite a few of the guys have done well, and they're showing some really good signs. You'd much rather be in that space as a team than maybe sitting with a few guys that have been struggling. So we're blessed that the boys are looking really good, and I can take that confidence now to India."

South Africa captain Aiden Markram hopes his players can take their SA20 form into the national set-up

"From the last T20 World Cup, we thought we had a great chance of going all the way. We didn't get there, so I think this would be a nice way for most of the guys who have been involved with it to turn things around and try to find the best way to get over that next hurdle, and see if we can go all the way this time around."

West Indies white-ball captain Shai Hope is looking forward to a final tune-up before the T20 World Cup

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South Africa 176 for 1 (Markram 86*, Pretorius 44, Rickleton 40*

beat

West Indies 173 for 7

(Hetmyer 48, Powell 29,

Linde 3-25, Bosch 2-35)

by

nine wickets

Team news - Rested stars set to return for South Africa

South Africa rested SA20 winners Quinton de Kock, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje, as well as Lungi Ngidi, from game one but should have them all back for the rest of the series. They may not play all of them immediately, with Stubbs likely to miss out as Jason Smith, who was originally in the T20 World Cup squad, didn't get an opportunity to bat in Paarl. South Africa may opt for only one spinner in seamer-friendly conditions.

South Africa (probable): 1 Aiden Markram (capt), 2 Quinton de Kock, 3 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 4 Dewald Brevis, 5 Jason Smith, 6 Corbin Bosch, 7 Marco Jansen 8 George Linde, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Lungi Ngidi

Shai Hope missed the first match with a niggle and there was no space for Shamar Joseph. If available, both should slot into the XI for this game.

West Indies (probable): 1 Brandon King, 2 Johnson Charles, 3 Shai Hope (capt & wk), 4 Roston Chase, 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Sherfane Rutherford, 7 Rovman Powell, 8 Jason Holder, 9 Akeal Hosein, 10 Shamar Joseph 11 Jayden Seales

Aiden Markram finished with his highest T20I score of 86 not out, South Africa vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Paarl, January 27, 2026

Aiden Markram's return to form is welcome news for South Africa•Getty Images

Pitch and conditions

The Paarl match provided higher-than-expected scores and things should get even better for batters up on the Highveld. In five SA20 matches this season, there were three first-innings scores greater than 175 and two of those were won by the team batting first. It's not all batter-friendly, though, and you can expect good bounce for the bowlers. Given the time of the year, there is also the risk of an afternoon thundershower, which should clear by early evening, and moisture could aid swing.

Stats and trivia

The last time these two teams played at SuperSport Park, it was a run fest. West Indies scored 258 for 5 and South Africa chased down the score with seven balls to spare. Johnson Charles and Quinton de Kock both scored hundreds.

De Kock is two runs away from 12,000 in T20s. Among South Africas, only Faf du Plessis is ahead of him with 12,041.

Quotes

"It goes down to mentally being strong, because obviously there is going to be pressure on us. It's just about being yourself and don't try to impress anyone. That's how I look at it. I don't feel like I have to impress anyone. I do it for myself and my family and for South Africa."

George Linde on handling expectations

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SA have won toss opted Bowling vs westindies

Kock &. Rickleton put on 136

WI

221/4

SA

(17.3/20 ov, T:222)

225/3

South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

2nd T20I (N), Centurion, January 29, 2026, West Indies tour of South Africa

De Kock's blazing century lights up South Africa's barnstorming chase

He put on 162 with Ryan Rickleton as SA went 2-0 up, gunning down 222 with 15 balls remaining

Quinton de Kock scored his second T20I hundred •

South Africa 225 for 3

(De Kock 115, Rickleton 77*)

Hosein 2-41)

beat

West Indies 221 for 4 (Hetmyer 75, Rutherford 57*, King 49)

Maharaj 2-22)

by seven wickets

SA 2/0*

Kock MOTM.

First ever PINK T20I SA v WI 3rd T20I in the series SA 2/0

SA vs WI

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Preview

West Indies eye improved show as South Africa host first-ever Pink Day T20I

South Africa have a chance to complete a 3-0 whitewash at Johannesburg

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Kagiso Rabada and George Linde flaunt South Africa's Pink Day jersey • Cricket South Africa

West Indies showed a better batting show in Centurion but were unimpressive in their bowling and fielding

Given the margins of defeat in the first two matches, it's fair to say West Indies must improve all areas of their game but they will specifically look at the their fielding. They put down two key batters with costly results in both previous games. Aiden Markram was dropped on 27 in the first match and went on to make a match-winning 86 not out, while Ryan Rickelton had a let-off on 17 in the second game and finished with a career-best 77 not out. Other than those two, they have been sloppy near the boundary and have to tighten up as a major tournament looms.

Team News

South Africa are likely to keep the same batting order as in the previous matches. They may look to change up the bowling with Lungi Ngidi yet to get a game.

South Africa (probable): 1 Aiden Markram (capt), 2 Quinton de Kock, 3 Ryan Rickleton (wk), 4 Dewald Brevis, 5 Jason Smith, 6 Corbin Bosch, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Keshav Maharaj/George Linde, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Lungi Ngidi

There has been no sign of Shamar Joseph in the series so far and if there is a ground to use him on, it's this one. West Indies may also look to give their T20 World Cup wild card pick Quentin Sampson a run in a competitive match ahead of the tournament.

West Indies (probable): 1 Brandon King, 2 Shai Hope (capt, wk), 3 Roston Chase, 4 Quentin Sampson, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Rovmann Powell, 8 Jason Holder, 9 Akeal Hosein, 10 Shamar Joseph, 11 Jayden Seales

Pitch and Conditions

Runs have come aplenty at the Wanderers. The first SA20 match of the season was a 410-run fest and went to a Super Over. Two games later, MI Cape Town scored 234 for 3 and Joburg Super Kings fell two runs short of 200 in another high-scoring game. More eyes are likely to be on the skies after a summer of much-needed but heavy rains in Johannesburg. There are some afternoon showers forecast, but they should clear by the time the match starts.

Stats and trivia

• West Indies have the record for the highest successful chase at the Wanderers - 236 - against South Africa in 2015. The highest first innings score at the ground is 🌈💜283 for 1, made by India.
• Jason Holder is three wickets away from 100 in T20Is. He is already the leading wicket-taker for West Indies in this format, with Akeal Hosein next on 85.

South africa beaten by 6 runs in First Ever Pink ball T20I vs Spirited Much improved West indies

DLS Method

Scorecard summary

West Indies1 Inn

114/3(10 overs)

Shimron Hetmyer

*

48 (22)

Lungi Ngidi

1/19 (2)

Shai Hope

48 (25)

Kwena Maphaka

1/12 (1)

South Africa2 Inn

118/6(10 overs)

Quinton de Kock

28 (14)

Gudakesh Motie

3/17 (2)

Jason Smith

26 (10)

Shamar Joseph

1/23 (2)

G.Motie : MOTM

KOCK : POTS

SA won series 2/1:

Cong WI for 6 run win