WI vs SA Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! BANG! That's some way to wrap up the game and the series! Kruger goes full and outside off, Shai Hope gets low and lofts it over cover for a biggie. West Indies win by 8 wickets and clean sweep the series 3-0!

Kruger bowls it full, on middle, Shai Hope flicks it to long on and scampers a couple more runs to bring up the 50-run stand between these two!

FOUR! Picks up the gap and makes it look very easy! Full and on leg, Shimron Hetmyer stays rooted in the crease and just flicks it past short fine for another boundary. West Indies are just 8 runs away now!

Fuller and outside off, Shai Hope punches it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Just glorious! Ottneil Baartman bowls it full and on off, Shai Hope leans on it and creams his drive through covers for a boundary.

Drags the length down, on off, Shimron Hetmyer guides it to short third and gets to the other end.

FOUR! The change of ball doesn't quite change the fortunes for the Proteas! Baartman bowls this wider on off and on a length, Shimron Hetmyer hangs back and crisps his cut past point for another boundary.

FOUR! Class written all over it! Too full, on middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer shimmies down the track and makes a bit of room for himself before placing the drive precisely in the gap between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Pace off, just outside off, fuller too, Shai Hope looks to cut it away on the off side but gets deceived by the lack of pace on it. West Indies need 26 off 30 balls!

A good change-up delivery but even better execution from Shai Hope! Maphaka takes pace off and bowls it full, on the stumps, Shai Hope taps it in front of deep mid-wicket and squeezes a comfortable two.

Attempted yorker, bowled full, on off, Shimron Hetmyer hammers it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bangs it into the deck, on a nagging length and over the pegs, Shimron Hetmyer pulls it all along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a couple more.

SIX! Picks this absolutely right does Hetmyer! Short in length and over off, Shimron Hetmyer quickly reads the length and pulls it over square leg for a maximum. Kwena Maphaka continues to be tested!

Bowls it into the deck, short and over middle, Shai Hope is a bit early on the pull and gets a feather onto his helmet and the ball loops behind the keeper for a single. Shai Hope will have a mandatory concussion check!

Good running between the wickets between these two. 8 runs come off that over and West Indies now need 38 from 36 balls. This is shorter in length and on middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer swivels back and pulls it off the inner half of the bat in front of deep mid-wicket and gets a brace.

Lands it full and attacks the stumps, Shai Hope clips it square of the wicket on the leg side for a single.

Takes pace off and bowls it full, on the pads, Shimron Hetmyer flicks it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Kruger digs it in short but down leg. Shimron Hetmyer tries to pull it fine but misses out on making connection.

A very low full toss, on off, Shai Hope knocks it to long on for one.

Pulls the length down, but keeps it outside off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it to deep point for another single.

Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full, outside off, Shai Hope reaches out and cuts it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Streaky but Hetmyer will take it! On the sixth stump line, on a good length, Shimron Hetmyer looks to heave it across the line but gets an outside edge that races past short third for a boundary. Still, only 5 runs off the over. West Indies need 46 runs from 42 balls.

Three dots on the trot! Williams bangs in a slower bumper, around off, Shimron Hetmyer lets it go thinking it is a wide for height but there is no signal from the umpire.

And again! Williams slants it across the left-hander, on a length, Shimron Hetmyer loses his shape a bit this time as he swings hard to go down the ground and he misses again.

Beaten! Going across the batter from over the wicket, full and just outside off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to go back over the bowler's head but the ball nips away off the deck to beat the bat.

Full this time from Williams, on off, Shai Hope drives it off the inner half of the bat to long on and rotates the strike.

Williams nails the yorker, outside off, Shai Hope jams it out back to the bowler.

On a hard length, on off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it hard but can't get it past the man at cover. A decent over from Kruger, just the 5 runs off it. The bowler at the other end will have to back Kruger up now.

Pace on this time, on a back of a length, around off, Shai Hope dabs it past cover and gets to the other end.

Slower and on a short of a length, outside off, Shai Hope looks to force it through the off side but fails to lay any bat on it.

Direct hit but Shai Hope is safe! Kruger keeps it into the wicket, on off, Shai Hope punches it with a high elbow to the left of cover. He stutters before setting off for the run before he gets sent back by his partner. Aiden Markram picks it up and hits the stumps at the batting end but Hope is in by then.

WIDE! Kruger sprays it beyond the tramline on off for a wide.

Angling across the batter, on a back of a length, Shimron Hetmyer punches it from the crease to deep cover for a single.

WIDE! Kruger bowls the slower bumper but this goes over the head of the batter. Wide given.

Kruger takes pace off straight away and bowls it on a back of a length, around off, Shai Hope stands tall and punches it to deep point for a single.

Baartman bowls it on a back of a length, on off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it back to the bowler. End of the Powerplay with West Indies 60/2, requiring 56 runs from 54 balls.

OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Ottneil Baartman has the last laugh! Baartman takes pace off and goes into the deck, outside off, Nicholas Pooran is made to fetch the pull from outside off. He goes through the shot and hits it flat and straight down the throat of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. The debutant, Jason Smith steadies himself near the ropes and takes a reverse cup catch near his face. South Africa will hope to stop the haemorrhage of runs now and apply the pressure.

Baartman varies his pace this time and the length too as this is on a back of a length, over middle, Nicholas Pooran swings for the pull but misses and wears it on the body.

FOUR! Drilled hard! Baartman goes fuller in length and bowls it at pace, on off, Nicholas Pooran smacks it back past the bowler and beats mid off to his left for four more runs.

FOUR! Short and punished! Baartman drags the length back and bowls it on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran gets his weight into the shot and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Baartman is greeted with a six! A slot ball from over the wicket by Baartman first up, on off, Nicholas Pooran clears his front leg and stays low to make the connection. Pumps it over mid off for a six. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Maphaka ends the over well! Off-pace delivery, into the wicket, outside off, Shai Hope tries to heave it away off the back foot but misses. West Indies need 70 runs in 60 balls with still one over of Powerplay remaining.

SIX! Easy as you like! Shai Hope makes the most of the Free Hit. Angling into the right-hander, on a length, on the pads, Shai Hope uses the angle to his advantage and whips it over deep square leg for the third six of the over. 22 runs off the over with a ball to go.

WIDE! Maphaka bangs it in short but the line is way outside off. Wide given. Free Hit will continue.

NO BALL! Maphaka rolls his fingers over the ball again, on a back of a length, outside off, Shai Hope tries to fetch the pull from outside off but does not connect. Maphaka has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.

Good comeback from the youngster! Takes pace off does Maphaka and keeps it near the tramline on off, Shai Hope sets himself up for the pull shot again but gets undone by the lack of pace and bounce.

SIX! In front of square this time but the result is the same! Two in two for Shai Hope. Maphaka bowls it on a shortish length, around off, Shai Hope picks up the length and line early. Holds his shape and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for six more runs.

SIX! Shai Hope gets into the six-hitting act now! Maphaka comes from around the wicket and digs it in short, around off, Shai Hope gets on top of the bounce nicely and pulls it disdainfully over deep square leg for a six.

At 141.9 kph, a well-directed bumper from Maphaka, at the ribs of the batter, Nicholas Pooran miscues the pull but luckily for him, it drops in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

WIDE! Maphaka charges in from over the wicket but sprays it down leg, on a full length, Nicholas Pooran swings to heave it away but misses. Wide given.

Slower bumper from Williams, on off, Nicholas Pooran reaches out and plays almost a forehand in front of mid off for a single. An expensive first over from Williams, 15 runs off it.

Slightly slower and this moves away off the deck, on a hard length, Nicholas Pooran swings for the pull but connects with thin air.

SIX! BOOM! This has gone into the orbit! Williams misses his mark as he comes from over the wicket and serves a length ball, on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran clears his front leg and just whacks it over deep square leg for a biggie.

This is on a back of a length, angling in, on off, Shai Hope hops and punches it to cover where a slight misfield allows the batters to take the single.

Very full this time from Williams, on off, Nicholas Pooran squeezes it out to deep third for a single.

SIX! Dispatched with disdain! Williams bangs it into the deck, over middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Nicholas Pooran latches onto it as he nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

At 100.2 kph, curving away from the batter, fuller and outside off, right in the slot for Nicholas Pooran who leaves nothing in the tank and swings through the line. He fails to connect and the ball comes off the keeper's gloves and rolls behind for a bye.

SIX! No sighters needed for Nicholas Pooran! Fortuin bowls it shorter and quicker, on middle, Nicholas Pooran puts the dancing shoes on and heaves the pull over deep square leg for a biggie.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Bjorn Fortuin strikes in the first over! Fortuin drags the length even more and keeps it around middle, Alick Athanaze premeditates as he comes down the track, looking to pump this down the ground. Airs it only as far as mid on where Aiden Markram takes a couple of steps back a pouches it safely near his chest.

Slower by Fortuin, short and on leg, Alick Athanaze goes for the pull but the ball holds up in the surface and he fails to connect. The ball goes through to catch the keeper, Ryan Rickelton on the thigh.

Fired in at 95.7 kph, shorter and slanting into the right-hander, Shai Hope tucks it in front of square leg and picks up a single.

Fortuin starts off on a nagging length from over the wicket, on off, Alick Athanaze goes back in his crease and nudges it in front of backward square leg for a single.