South Africa vs West Indies Highlights, T20 World Cup: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton thrash WI to do India a big favour

WI vs SA, Summary: It's over. The Proteas win the game by nine wickets with 23 balls to spare. It was totally the Windies' fault in this crucial gam. The way they batted at the start of their innings, they were at least 30 runs short of a match-winning target. Aiden Markram was also dropped twice during his innings of 82 not out. But then that's part and parcel of the game. Well done Markram and Rickelton. Let's also not forget Quinton de Kock who smashed 47 at the top.

South Africa's bowlers actually set up this victory. Lungi Ngidi, with three wickets, and Kagiso Rabada and Corbin Bosch, with two wickets each, restricted Shai Hope's men to a below par total. India now don't have to worry about their net run rate, all they need to do now is just win their remaining two games to qualify for the semis.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: The Proteas are 163/1 after 15 overs. It's just a formality now. The match has lost all its fizz. The South Africans have done India a big favour, it has to be said. Now India just will to have win their remaining matches. The net run-rate has gone out of the window.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: Back-to-back sixes for Aiden Markram off the bowling of Roston Chase. Chase was brought into this game at the expense of Akeal Hosein but he has been sub-standard so far. Rickelton now gets in on the act, another six over midwicket. Three big boundaries from the over. It's all over bar the shouting for the Caribbean team.

South Africa 155/1 in 14 overs

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: That's the big question. At the moment, The Proteas look on course. It has taken Ryan Rickelton no time to settle down. So, it is clear now that the Caribbean team was at least 30 runs short of a match-winning target. Their mad batting at the top has been their undoing. Even miracles have limitations. There Rickelton hits Chase a six over midwicket.

Markram dropped again, by Chase off his own bowling. But it was hit real hard.

South Africa 128/1 in 12 overs

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: In the previous over skipper Aiden Markram reaches his fifty off just 27 balls. After the departure of De Kock, Ryan Rickelton has joined Markram. They both are taking it easy at the moment. As of now, it's South Africa's match to lose. West Indies need some kind of miracle.

South Africa 108/1 in 10 overs

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: It's Quinton de Kock who goes against the run of play. Jason Holder runs in to take an easy catch at long-on off the bowling of Roston Chase. De Kock goes for 47.

South Africa 95/1 in 8 overs.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: Bowling on De Kock's pads is not a good idea. Shamar Josehph has done it twice and on both the occasions he has been dispatched into the stands. 16 from the over. Not to mention a boundary too for De Kock.

South Africa 69/0 after six overs

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: South Africa 53/0 after five overs and skipper Aiden Markram has done the bulk of the scoring, 43 runs off 20 balls. Ever since that dropped catch by King, he has looked particularly dangerous. De Kock playing second fiddle at the other end.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: King drops Markram at cover. Forde, the bowler, is perplexed. He dives to his right but fails to pouch the ball. He appeared to have picked up some kind of injury in his hand. South Africa 31/0 in 3 overs. At his level, these catches should be taken. T Windies would hope it doesn't cost them dear.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: Romario Shepherd into the attack. Can he replicate with the ball what he did with the bat? Six and four off the last two balls by Markram. South Africa 23/0 after 2 overs.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: South Africa's chase begins. Markram cuts the first ball for four on the off side. Bad start for Forde. Single off the second. Quinton de Kock on strike and he is off his mark straight away with a single. Markram hits it to long-on, another single. Forde induces an edge off De Kock, past the only slip in place. Four runs. And the a dot. 11 runs from the first over.

South Africa 11/0 after first over

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: The 89-run stand for the eighth wicket comes to an end but what a stand it was! Shepherd remains unbeaten on 52 off 37 balls. Holder was unfortunate to fall one short of a fifty, thanks to a run-out. Shepherd got a edgy four off the last ball to reach his fifty. Hope's men finish on 176/8. Ngidi takes three for SA, while Rabada and Bosch take two each. Fantastic comeback by the West Indies. Former India Irfan Pathan think South Africa should chase it down comfortably.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: Three dots from Ngidi before an edge flies to four behind the wicket. What a comeback from Ngidi after the previous over he bowled. Single off the penultimate ball. Holder on strike for the first time in this over. Let's see what he does. Another dot. Just five from the over.

West Indies 168/7 in 19 overs.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: Jason Holder also gets in on the act. Hits Jansen for a six, off the first ball of the 18th over. Two more big shots come in the over. A four and a six. What a fantastic comeback from the Windies. Markram is having a chat with Jansen. Holder and Shepherd have got them rattled. It's a big over. One more four off the last ball, deft touch down third man. 23 runs from the over.

West Indies 163/7 after 18 overs

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: First ball goes for a six. Romario Shephered dispatches Kagiso Rabada. With that 50-run stand comes up for the Windies. Player review off the last ball for lbw. Not out. 11 from the over. West Indies 140/7 in 17 overs.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: Romario Shepherd takes 11 off Corbin Bosch with the help of a six and a four. West Indies 129/7 after 16 overs. Four overs to go. How many runs can Windies hope to get in these? Maybe 50 at this rate. But they have to be judicious about their hitting since they only have three wickets in hand.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder look determined at present. Shepherd just dispatched Ngidi for a six off the second ball of the 14th over, over long-off. There is a lot of work to be done by WI, to be honest. They need at 160 on the board to test the Proteas in any way.

Meanwhile, Holder picks up a four past point. Ngidi looks terribly disappointed.

West Indies 109/7 after 14 overs.

WI vs SA, LIVE Score: A full toss that nearly looked above waist height, but just wasn’t. Kagiso Rabada is done with his third over as West Indies move to 90/7 after 12 overs. Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd are trying to steady things with a stream of singles. And honestly, that seems to be a wise call.

WI vs SA Live Score: Bosch lands a nasty one on Romario Shepherd’s helmet, and immediately, the physio is called for as he runs in to conduct the mandatory concussion test.

WI vs SA Live Score: High after the six in the previous over, Matthew Forde’s luck runs out. He attempts to flick Corbin Bosch but ends up finding the fielder in the deep as West Indies slip seven down. Darren Sammy’s expression from the dugout sums it up.

West Indies 83/7 in 10.2 overs.

WI vs SA Live Score: Short ball, dug in but without much pace. Matthew Forde gets going with his first boundary of the game. Jansen, unimpressed with his error, follows it up by beating Forde outside off. Still, Forde has the next laugh, tonking the left-armer for a SIX. And if that doesn’t suffice, he mouths a few words to Jansen as well. They might be 6 wickets down, but West Indies are still hammering away.

West Indies 82/6 in 10 overs.

WI vs SA Live Score: Because honestly, that's how it has been so far. Wickets, wickets and wickets! That seems to be the theme. South Africa have bossed this game so far, pinning the Windies down to the mat. What can the Windies muster from here? 11 overs remain

West Indies 72/6 in 9 overs.

WI vs SA Live Score: West Indies are imploding. But how quickly! The second ball of a fresh over from Lungi Ngidi brings another breakthrough for South Africa. Rovman Powell slaps it straight to Dewald Brevis at cover and departs for 6.

West Indies gasping at 71/6 in 8.2 overs.

WI vs SA Live Score: West Indies need a turnaround here, and Jason Holder and Rovman Powell have to lead the charge. Holder used his long levers to pummel one straight down the ground for a massive six, leaving jaws dropped. It’s 10 from the over after eight, but West Indies need many more such overs. Otherwise, the game could slip away quickly.

West Indies 70/5 in 8 overs.

WI vs SA Live Score: Sherfane Rutherford absolutely smoked that one, knocking the daylights out of a delivery from Corbin Bosch. But the joy was short-lived. Bosch struck back perfectly off the very next ball, inducing a top edge to dismiss Rutherford. The batter looked gutted, and understandably so.

West Indies 60/5 in 6.3 overs.