WI vs SA Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Done and dusted! The West Indies go 2-0 up and seal the series with a spectacular victory at Tarouba! Matthew Forde executes another well-directed yorker attacking the off peg at 129 kph. Ottneil Baartman clears his front leg to make some room for himself to hit it through the off side, but fails to bring his bat down in time. The ball sneaks underneath his bat and disturbs the furniture in a flash. This is the third consecutive T20I series victory for the West Indies over South Africa now. The West Indian bowling unit appeared massively improved from the previous game and left the Proteas' batters reeling.

Forde bowls it full and outside off. Baartman swings and misses to the keeper.

Just in! Another attempted yorker around off, Kwena Maphaka jams it past the bowler and shoots off for a quick single. Ottneil Baartman however, sees the ball and not his partner who is already more than halfway through. He eventually runs to get to the other end as the fielder at mid on is quick onto the ball and rocket arms, and scores a direct hit at the striker's end. However, the replays show that Ottneil Baartman is just home in time. NOT OUT.

Short and dug into the pitch, angling into the batter. Ottneil Baartman swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Nails in a perfect yorker, angling into the batter. Baartman is beaten for pace as he misses the flick onto the pads. They do cross for a leg bye as the ball rolls to the fine leg region. South Africa need 33 more to win from the last over. They needed 60 from the last eight overs or so, but they have dramatically slipped once again after being in control.

Full and outside off. Baartman goes for a drive without any foot movement and gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! LBW! A huge confident appeal for LBW and the umpire raises the finger! Lizaad Williams though reviews it. Shamar Joseph charges in from around the stumps and bowls a slower one, straight and fractionally full around middle and off, Lizaad Williams covers the line by shuffling a bit outside off and looks to work it across to the leg side but plays it down the wrong line. Ends up getting trapped in front. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and these are the best figures for Shamar Joseph in T20Is.

A low full toss outside off. Maphaka clears his front leg for a drive and thumps it to the right of diving cover fielder for a run.

Slows it up on a short length, angling back into the batter. Maphaka is early on the pull, and misses to get any bat on it.

Good length and angling back into the leg stump Kwena Maphaka is cramped for room and blocks it back to the bowler.

Excellent bowling this! Perfect execution from Shepherd! Charges in from around the stumps and spears in a wide full toss. Lizaad Williams expands his arms for a drive but fails to connect as the ball dips a bit as well.

An attemped yorker outside the off stump. Kwena Maphaka reaches for it and drives by slicing it to deep cover for a single.

A low full toss outside off. Kwena Maphaka swings and misses to the keeper.

A low full toss outside the off stump, and there to be hit. Maphaka goes for the drive and misses to the keeper.

OUT! TAKEN! Romario Shepherd gets his third wicket and this has been a brave piece of bowling from this young lad! Full and outside the off stump, Patrick Kruger bends a bit low is down on one knee, and looks to open the bat face for a lofted shot, but ends up slicing it off the toe end aerially straight to deep cover. Shai Hope patrolling the deep cover region makes no mistake and takes a brilliant catch. Patrick Kruger, the recognized batter departs and the West Indies are well and truly in the dominating position now.

Slower, short ball angling back into the batter. Patrick Kruger swivels to pull, missing it onto the body.

OUT! BULL'S EYE! What a wonderful and smart set up from Shamar Joseph! He kept bowling outside off and bowled this one right back into the batter. Shamar Joseph nails a pinpoint yorker right in front of the base of the middle stump with an upright seam position. Bjorn Fortuin backs away to stay leg side of the ball and is months late to bring his bat down in time. The ball breaks into the stumps and Shamar Joseph's joy knows no bounds. This is a remarkable comeback from the Windies.

WIDE! Joseph makes an error now. Slides it way outside off, beyond the tramline. Bjorn Fortuin leaves and the umpire calls for a wide.

Shamar Joseph keeps bowling it outside off, this time the length is much fuller, Patrick Kruger bends low and crouches before squeezing it through cover-point for a single.

Hits the hard length does Joseph and slows it up, around off, Bjorn Fortuin gets no timing at all and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Overpitched outside off, Patrick Kruger shovels it out to covers and rapidly crosses over for a single.

On the back of a length on the off stump. Bjorn Fortuin punches it to mid off for a quick run to get off the mark.

Good length outside the off stump. Kruger punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

OUT! TAKEN! Akeal Hosein with that much-needed breakthrough. The two spinners in tandem have run through the South African middle order. Rassie van der Dussen was really itching to get off the blocks but holes out eventually. Akeal Hosein provides more revolutions by tossing it, full and on the middle and leg. Rassie van der Dussen is lured into the shot as he sees the ball into his hitting zone and goes through the shot a bit early. Hence, he mistimes and also loses his shape. Airs the ball straight towards Shamar Joseph at deep mid-wicket. The West Indies have clawed their way back into this contest now.

Dragged length at off from Hosein, Patrick Kruger cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Length again, on the stumps, Rassie van der Dussen drags it to long on for a single.

Length, on off, Rassie van der Dussen cuts it to extra cover.

A better throw there could have been curtains for Rassie van der Dussen! Good length just outside off, Patrick Kruger rocks back and cuts it to short cover and shoots off for a quick single. Roston Chase picks the ball but throws it wayward to the right of the keeper.

Good length on the leg stump. Kruger goes for the back foot punch, and gets an inside edge to short fine leg.

A dot to end and South Africa now need 45 runs from the final 5 overs. Quick and short, into the pitch and wide of the off stump, VVD makes room to cut but ends up just jamming it towards the cover fielder.

Fired in a bit into the legs, Patrick Kruger tucks it away in front of square leg for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! The tide is turning in favor of the home side as South Africa now lose half their side. Cleverly bowled by Gudakesh Motie as he drags the length back a bit and slows it up, allowing the ball to grip the deck. This is bowled around middle and turns away sharply. Donovan Ferreira looks to come down the pitch but gets nowhere near the pitch of the ball and ends up walking past it. Nicholas Pooran whips off the bails and it is an easy stumping for him. Motie does get rewarded for a tidy spell of bowling here.

Tossed up full at 90.2 kph and following the batter down leg, Rassie van der Dussen only manages to nudge it around the corner for a single.

Just marginally short and wide of the off stump, Donovan Ferreira stays back and uses quick hands to cut it away towards deep point for one.

Easy double there! Bowled quite full and at middle, Donovan Ferreira stays put and flicks the ball away through mid-wicket for a brace.

On a dragged length on middle, sliding back in, Donovan Ferreira pushes it away through wide mid on and picks up a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! That could be massive in the context of the game and Akeal Hosein has broken a 42-run stand here! Hosein darts the ball in a bit, full and around off but this one just grips slightly in the surface. Tristan Stubbs hangs deep and clears the front leg looking to go across the line and against the turn but ends up skewing the ball high towards long off. The substitute fielder there, Fabian Allen takes a watchful catch just inside the ropes moments after coming onto the field. Stubbs goes for 28 (24) and South Africa are now 4 down.

Gets a bit of hand on it! Pushed through quicker and on a fullish length around off, Tristan Stubbs opts to go on the back foot but gets hurried and gets an outside edge that rolls fine of short third. The fielder there dives across and saves a couple of runs for his side.

Keeps the length full and drifts it onto middle, VVD clips it away through square leg and turns the strike over.

Nice and full around off, sliding straight on and Rassie van der Dussen drives it straight to extra cover.

Akeal Hosein starts the new spell from around the stumps and slides one straight into the pads, Tristan Stubbs flicks it away past square leg for a single.

Fractionally short and around off, played off the back foot through covers for a single by Stubbs. South Africa now need 55 runs in 42 balls.

Tristan Stubbs is early to shuffle a bit to the off side and Gudakesh Motie slows it up on the stumps, Stubbs blocks it out with soft hands.

Excellent running yet again from these two. Good length on the stumps, Tristan Stubbs works it away nicely into the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of quick runs.

Bowled well short this time and outside off, Rassie van der Dussen backs away before cutting the ball towards sweeper cover for one more.

Drags the length right back bowling it outside off, Tristan Stubbs goes back and across and punches it wide of cover for just a single.

SIX! BANG! No boundaries in the last three overs and Tristan Stubbs has had enough. Motie floats the ball up in the slot around off, Stubbs gets down on one knee and makes some room before clobbering the ball over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

A slower bumper now at under 100 kph, around off and Tristan Stubbs looks to pull it away. The ball though shoots off the deck and the ball gets miscued wide of the keeper for a single.

Slower one, pitched up around off, VVD gets on the front foot and pushes it down to long off for one more.

Hard length over off, Tristan Stubbs has a swipe across the line and gets it to deep backward square leg for a single.

That is wonderful running and the batters even pinch the overthrow. Back of a length and outside off, Rassie van der Dussen plays it off the back foot and wide of point for a couple of quick runs. The throw at the keeper's end is a bit wide and Nicholas Pooran casually doesn't collect the ball which allows the batters to get the third run as well.

Short ball over middle, slower too, Tristan Stubbs with a controlled pull shot towards deep square leg for one.

NOT OUT! Not quite a spectacular catch in the end from Rovman Powell but he does save a certain boundary. This is banged in a bit short and wide by Romario Shepherd, Tristan Stubbs gets up on his toes and looks to hammer it down through covers. Stubbs doesn't quite keep the shot down and Powell dives low to his right to grab it with both hands. The replays show that there is some contact with the ground and the fingers aren't completely underneath.

Fuller in length and outside off, Stubbs comes forward and pushes the ball through the cover region for just one more. Only 3 runs from that over.

This one is angled onto the pads, VVD misses the flick and the ball rolls off his pads wide of short fine leg and the batters collect a leg bye.

Quicker and flatter, Rassie van der Dussen fails to get this one through the off side once again and hits it straight to covers.

Oh, that could have been a huge moment in the game! Nagging length, fired in wide of the off stump, Rassie van der Dussen looks to cut off the back foot but chops it down to backward point and Tristan Stubbs starts to run. VVD sends him back and Stubbs manages to scamper back to safety.

Fuller in length and at the stumps, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and plays it down to long on for one.

Fired in on a length and outside off at 95.3 kph, Tristan Stubbs shuffles and then goes back before hitting it on the bounce towards cover.

Matthew Forde takes all the pace off from this one, and lands it on a length around the off stump. Tristan Stubbs flicks it off his pads towards mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up on fifth stump line, Rassie van der Dussen leans across and whips it to long on for a single.

Length ball on off, Rassie van der Dussen leans ahead and plays it back at the bowler.

Length ball around leg stump Rassie van der Dussen hits it to deep backward square leg for a brace.

Slow again, full in length angling on the pads, Tristan Stubbs clips it nicely with soft hands and along the ground through square leg for a quick single. 100 up for the Proteas and they now need 80 runs to win off 64 balls.

Slower one and a short ball outside off. at just 104.5 kph. Rassie van der Dussen pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Nicely executed! Well outside off, full in length, Tristan Stubbs shuffles outside off and sits down on his knees. Paddles it through the short fine region for a boundary.

Just in! Full outside off. Rassie van der Dussen drives it straight to point for a quick single. He really had to hurry there as the throw came in pretty quickly.

Tossed up on the stumps, Rassie van der Dussen dances down the track and flicks it aerially wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Full and tossed up at the middle stump. Rassie van der Dussen gets forward and defends it straight back at the bowler.

Full in length and at the pads. Stubbs makes room on the leg side and drives it down to mid on for a quick single.

Full and tossed up at the leg stump. Rassie van der Dussen clips it to square leg for a single.

NOT OUT! An appeal for LBW but turned down! Back of a length ball outside off. It nips back in and keeps a little low on the bounce. Rassie van der Dussen is cramped for room as he looks to clip it to mid-wicket but misses and gets hit on the front pad. Fair delivery to begin with. UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking however shows the projection of the ball going over the stumps. Rassie van der Dussen survives a scare early on.

Fuller length around off. Rassie van der Dussen clips it to mid-wicket. It was a bit aerial for a moment and lands just ahead of the fielder.

Length ball on the pads. Stubbs tucks it away to mid-wicket for a single.

Off the mark is Rassie van der Dussen! Full outside off. Rassie van der Dussen gets forward and looks to defend it to mid off but slices it to cover-point for a single.

OUT! LBW! An appeal for LBW and given! Aiden Markram though reviews it and challenges the on-field decision! Romario Shepherd hurls it closer to the body from over the wickets, and lands it on the good length, nipping back in a long way into the batter. Aiden Markram is totally left searching for room and attempts to swipe it across the line, and ends up getting rapped on the pads. UltraEdge shows nothing and the Ball Tracking comes up with the ball clipping the leg stump on the umpire's call. The on-field decision stays. South Africa won't lose a review but they do lose their skipper Aiden Markram. West Indies right back into the contest with this wicket. Romario Shepherd gets his second scalp. South Africa have now slipped to 86/3.

Length ball around middle and leg. this is worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single by Stubbs.

FOUR! All the work in the deep goes in vain! Pitched up, Aiden Markram firmly drives it off the front foot through the covers. Powell, in the deep, puts in a slide and even manages to intercept the ball but eventually contacts the boundary rope with the momentum of the slide with his ball in hand.

SIX! Oh, what a powerful hit this is from Markram! Shamar Joseph pitches it slightly outside off on a fractionally fuller length, Aiden Markram stays deep inside the crease and swings his bat vertically and deposits it behind the deep mid-wicket fence for a six. That looked absolutely effortless from Markram.

Pace off, length ball, at off, Aiden Markram waits for the ball to arrive and eases it with a flat bat towards the mid-wicket region and runs a quick double.

Length ball angling at the leg stump from the middle, Tristan Stubbs flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Nagging length, outside off, Tristan Stubbs rides on the bounce and taps it to short third and straightaway denies for the single.

Back of a length angling down the leg. Markram flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single.

NOT OUT! An appeal for caught behind but the umpire shakes his head in denial! Length-delivery that stays relatively low on the bounce, outside off, Tristan Stubbs gets on his toes as he plays for the bounce. The ball, however, lacks the bounce and stays low and passes underneath the bat of Stubbs. UltraEdge shows no murmur and Stubbs can breathe a sigh of relief.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Romario Shepherd strikes in the final over of the powerplay and South Africa have now lost both their openers in a quick succession! Romario Shepherd stays over the pegs and lands it well outside off, on a fullish length. Reeza Hendricks covers the stumps by going back and across. He tries to slash it through the covers but plays it way away from his body with minimal footwork, and ends up inside edging it into the stumps. A blistering knock from Reeza Hendricks comes to an end. Shepherd, bowling the most difficult over of the powerplay, strikes gold.

A shade fuller and angling on middle and leg, Aiden Markram tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good length, on the top of the middle, Reeza Hendricks swivels and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Length ball around middle and leg stump at 134.3 kph. Markram tucks it away to mid-wicket for a single.

Whoa, that almost stopped into the surface! Romario Shepherd starts over the stumps, bangs it on that in-between length at off, Reeza Hendricks gets behind the line and is early into his shot and ends up chipping it off the leading edge to short cover for a single.

Bowled back of a length and outside off, Aiden Markram stands upright and looks to hit it away but plays it straight to cover-point.

FOUR! Wow, what a shot to get off the mark on the first ball as well. Pitched up on the stumps, Aiden Markram gets on the front foot and plays a eye-catching straight drive, right off the middle of the bat and gets it past the diving fielder at mid on for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Matthew Forde just about manages to hang on and West Indies finally manage to break this opening stand. Shamar Joseph goes pace off and bowls the off cutter, short and over leg stump. Ryan Rickelton looks to take it on but gets hurried a bit off the deck and ends up pulling it flat and behind square. The ball travels quickly to deep backward square leg where Forde gets on his knees and takes a fine low catch. End of a quickfire 63-run stand between Rickelton and Hendricks.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it over middle, Ryan Rickelton gets across a bit and just blocks it back on the deck.

SIX! Plenty of open spaces on the leg side but it doesn't matter as that's gone all the way. Pitched up, quite full and on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton just backs away and picks it up, lofting it high and just over wide long on for a biggie.

Starts off on a fuller length and around off stump, Ryan Rickelton leans ahead and plays it towards cover.

FOUR! Put away with disdain and 23 come off that over. Poor bowling from Roston Chase as he serves a half-volley down the leg side, Hendricks sits down and swats the sweep away well behind square leg for four more runs.

FOUR! Just over! Quicker one, darted in around off, Reeza Hendricks looks to stay leg side of the ball and hammers it over mid off but gets it flat and just out of reach of a scampering Gudakesh Motie to find the fence yet again.

Good length on the pads, Reeza Hendricks tucks it away into the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of more runs.

SIX! Gets the easy ball now to put away and makes no mistake. Too short and around off, Reeza Hendricks rocks back, making some room and flat-bats the pull over deep mid-wicket for another six.

SIX! BANG! Just a classy-looking shot from Reeza Hendricks and when he is in full flow, it is just a treat to the eyes. Tossed up full and around off, Hendricks leans on but adjusts his hips and just wristfully lifts it over long off for a biggie.

Starts off with a quicker delivery at 97.8 kph and darts it in full at the stumps, Ryan Rickelton nudges it in front of mid on before scampering through for a quick single.

Floated up, on a length and on the pads, Rickelton turns it off his pads past square leg for one.

Top stop from Alick Athanaze, very athletic. On the shorter side again, Ryan Rickelton presses back and makes some room before punching it wide of covers but Athanaze makes a fine diving stop.

Good fielding initially and there's a slight hesitation between the batters as well but no harm is done. Dropped short and outside off, Reeza Hendricks rocks back to cut but the fielder at covers dives to his left and makes half a stop. The batters stutter before eventually completing the single.

Bowled quicker and flatter at the stumps, Ryan Rickelton just eases it on the front foot and through mid on for a single.

SIX! Ryan Rickelton now opens his arms and goes big. Akeal Hosein flights this one up and angles it into the stumps, Rickelton backs away and fetches the ball before keeping his balance and dispatching it over long on for a biggie.

Swung away but just for a single! Short ball around off, this one angles in quickly with the arm, Reeza Hendricks is waiting on the back foot for it but miscues the pull towards deep square leg for a run.

A single to end but 17 runs come off that over and the Proteas are off to a flying start without taking any risks. The length is dropped a bit shorter over the stumps, Hendricks plays it off the back foot past mid-wicket and picks up a run.

FOUR! Reeza Hendricks is finding gaps in the field for fun at the moment. Back of a length and around off, Hendricks stands tall and punches the ball on the up and gets it between covers and mid off as the ball speeds away to the fence.

FOUR! Such a pleasing shot to watch that! Fuller in length and around off, not a half-volley though, Reeza Hendricks presses back and leans into the drive before caressing the ball through covers for another boundary.

WIDE! Just a touch fuller but angled down leg for a wide.

FOUR! That rocketed to the fence. Too short and wide from Forde, Hendricks gets up nicely on his toes and slaps the ball through the point region for a boundary.

Hard length around off and angling it back in, Reeza Hendricks looks to get across and swing it across the line but is taken aback and gets hit on the pads.

Wow, what time there from Ryan Rickelton. Forde begins on a hard length over middle, Rickelton stays compact and punches it gently and straight back past the bowler. The ball starts to gather pace and Rovman Powell has to put on the afterburners as he chases it down from mid off and saves a run for his side.

FOUR! First boundary of the chase! Marginally short and outside off, Reeza Hendricks rocks right back and fetches the ball before swatting it up and over mid-wicket for a boundary. South Africa are 7/0 after the first over.

Similar delivery to the last one, fractionally short and turning back in, Rickelton uses the depth of the crease and works it away wide of mid on for one more.

The length is dropped short now around middle and Hosein gets this one to turn back into the left-hander, Ryan Rickelton tries to make room but flicks it away straight to the man in front of square leg.

Flatter one, on a good length and around off, Hendricks goes back and across before punching it away down to long off and gets off the mark with a single.

Around the stumps now to the right-hander, bowled quicker and on a shorter length outside off, Reeza Hendricks reaches out and slaps the ball straight to covers.

South Africa are underway right away in the chase. Akeal Hosein begins from over the stumps and swings the ball back into the left-hander around middle, Ryan Rickelton stays back and just makes a bit of room before playing it through mid on for one.