South Africa vs West Indies 18th Match at Sharjah, 26 Oct, 2021

Toss: South Africa, who chose to bowl
West Indies 143/8 (20)
South Africa 144/2 (18.2)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Anrich Nortje
  • Aiden Markram 51 * (26)
  • Rassie van der Dussen 43 * (51)

Over 0.1 Aiden Markram tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, gets forward and  turns it into the on-side and then hesitates on the single as Lewis calls him through. Markram got to the ball quickly, Simmons was halfway down the pitch, and the throw is wide of the stumps

Over 0.4 Aiden Markram bowls it flat in the air to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets back in the crease and punches off the back foot to cover

Over 0.5 Aiden Markram bowls a quicker arm ball to Lendl Simmons, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 0.6 Aiden Markram tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, leans forward and  driven to the left of mid-off who's able to cut it off

Over 1.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets forward and turns it to midwicket

Over 1.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lendl Simmons, no run, charges and throws his bat at it but misses

Over 1.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets back in the crease and steers it to point

Over 1.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a back of length delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, gets wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man

Over 1.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets forward and steers it to the right of backward point who dives and stops

Over 3.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets forward and mistimes the drive to backward point

Over 3.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a slower one to Lendl Simmons,1 run, makes room and slashes at it. The ball kicks up from back of a length and it's been sliced up in the air. Just clears point who's running back

Over 5.1 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets back in the crease and misses the pull and it deflects off his thigh


Over 5.5 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to Lendl Simmons, no run, Short of length in the channel, climbs on Simmons as he looks to steer it to deep third man.

Over 5.6 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up an easy single.

Over 6.1 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, gets forward and pushed down to long-off

Over 6.3 Keshav Maharaj bowls it short of length to Lendl Simmons, no run, rock back in the crease and cuts it hard but straight to the man at backward point.

Over 6.4 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, driven off the back foot through cover for one.

Over 7.1: No runs. Anrich Nortje to Lendl Simmons,

Over 7.2: No runs. Anrich Nortje to Lendl Simmons,

Over 7.3: No runs. Anrich Nortje to Lendl Simmons,

Over 7.4: Single. Anrich Nortje to Lendl Simmons,

Over 8.1: No runs. Keshav Maharaj to Lendl Simmons,

Over 8.2: Single. Keshav Maharaj to Lendl Simmons,

Over 8.4: Single. Keshav Maharaj to Lendl Simmons,

Over 9.1 Tabraiz Shamsi tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, gets forward and defends into the off-side and Shamsi's very disappointed that he's able to get off strike

Over 9.3 Tabraiz Shamsi tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets forward and  responds with a defensive tap into the off-side

Over 9.4 Tabraiz Shamsi bowls it flat in the air to Lendl Simmons,1 run, gets back in the crease and works it to backward square leg.

Over 10.1 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons,1 run, gets back in the crease and punches it through cover for a single.

Over 10.3 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Evin Lewis, out Caught by Rabada!! Lewis uses the crease to create his own length and pulls towards deep mid-wicket, not timed and Rabada takes a good low catch. 

Over 10.5 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Lendl Simmons, no run, gets forward and plays it straight back to the bowler.

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