After getting the better of the West Indies by a margin of 1-0 in the two-match Test series last week, the South African men’s cricket team would now like to win the three-match T20I series against the Men in Maroon. The first T20I is scheduled to take place at the Brian Lara Stadium on Friday (August 23), and the next two matches will also be played at the same venue on Saturday (August 24) and Tuesday (August 27).
South Africa won eight matches in a row in the T20 World Cup 2024 to qualify for the final for the first time in history, but Aiden Markram’s men failed to get the better of Rohit Sharma-led Team India in the summit clash. After a heartbreaking defeat by seven runs in Barbados, the Proteas will be eager to start the new season on a high and win the shortest format series against the West Indies on away soil.
Here’s a look at the top performers and record holders in 23 T20Is played so far between South Africa and the West Indies.
- Most wins: South Africa (12 wins in 23 T20Is).
- Highest total: 259 for 4 in 18.5 overs by South Africa in Centurion on March 26, 2023.
- Lowest total: 119 for 7 in 20 overs by the West Indies in North Sound on May 20, 2010.
- Biggest win (by runs): South Africa beat the West Indies by 69 runs in Durban on January 14, 2015.
- Biggest win (by wickets): The West Indies beat South Africa by 8 wickets (37 balls remaining) in Kingston on May 26, 2024.
- Smallest win (by runs): South Africa beat the West Indies by 1 run in North Sound on May 20, 2010 and in St. George’s on June 29, 2021.
- Smallest win (by wickets): The West Indies beat South Africa by 3 wickets (2 balls remaining) in Nagpur on March 25, 2016.
- Most runs: 499 runs in 13 T20Is by Quinton de Kock of South Africa.
- Highest individual score: 119 runs from 56 balls in Johannesburg on January 11, 2015, by Faf du Plessis (South Africa).
- Highest average (min 5 innings): 80.50 by Roston Chase of the West Indies (161 runs in five T20Is).
- Highest strike rate (min 100 balls): Johnson Charles of the West Indies (187.50).
- Most 100s: 1 century each by Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles (both WI), Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, and Morne van Wyk (all three from SA).
- Most 50s: 3 half-centuries each by Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks (both SA), and Evin Lewis (WI).
- Most ducks: 3 zeros in six T20Is by JP Duminy (SA).
- Most sixes: 30 sixes in 12 T20Is by Chris Gayle (West Indies).
- Most runs in a series: 255 runs in five T20Is by Quinton de Kock (SA) during the South Africa tour of the West Indies in 2021.
- Most wickets: 15 wickets in 16 T20Is by Dwayne Bravo (West Indies).
- Best bowling figures: 5 for 19 in 3.5 overs by Ryan McLaren (SA) in North Sound on May 19, 2010.
- Most five-wicket hauls: 1 each by Alzarri Jospeh (WI), Ryan McLaren, and David Wiese (both from SA).
- Most wickets in a series: 10 wickets in five T20Is by Dwayne Bravo (WI) during the South Africa tour of the West Indies in 2021.
- Most dismissals: 13 (12 catches, 1 stumping) in 13 T20Is by Quinton de Kock (South Africa).
- Most catches: 9 catches in 14 T20Is by Reeza Hendricks (South Africa).
- Highest partnership: 152 runs for the 1st wicket between Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock of South Africa in Centurion on March 26, 2023, and 152 runs for the 2nd wicket between Marlon Samules and Chris Gayle of the West Indies in Johannesburg on January 11, 2015.
- Most matches: 16 T20Is by Dwayne Bravo (West Indies).
- Most wins as captain: 5 wins in five T20Is by Graeme Smith (South Africa).
In the last T20I match played between the West Indies and South Africa in the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup 2024, the Aiden Markram-led side managed to get the better of Rovman Powell & Co. by three wickets in North Sound on June 23, 2024.
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