West Indies vs South Africa first T20I : South Africa cricket team has faced defeat in the first T20 match against West Indies. This has given a big blow to their World Cup preparations. The first match between the two teams was played in Jamaica and West Indies defeated the Proteas team by 28 runs. With this victory, West Indies has given a message to all the teams that they should not make the mistake of considering them weak in their home ground.

South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, West Indies scored 175 runs for 8 wickets. Captain Brandon King scored the most runs from the team. He played a brilliant innings of 79 runs with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes in 45 balls. Apart from him, Kyle Mayers scored 34 runs in 25 balls and Roston Chase scored 32 runs in 30 balls.

South Africa's batting flopped

South Africa's batting was a complete flop while chasing the target. Apart from Reeza Hendricks, no other batsman could play a big innings. Reeza Hendricks played an innings of 87 runs with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes in 51 balls. However, he did not get support from the other batsmen. Wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock's poor form continued here as well and he could score only 4 runs. Due to this, South Africa's team was all out after scoring 147 runs in 19.5 overs. Matthew Ford and Gudakesh Moti took 3-3 wickets for West Indies and gave their team a great victory.

Main players of West Indies and South Africa are not part of the series

The main players of both West Indies and South Africa teams were not available in this match. Players like Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram and David Miller are not playing for South Africa. On the other hand, players like Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell are not part of this series from West Indies. These players are currently busy in IPL. However, this victory before the T20 World Cup can act as a tonic for West Indies and is a big setback for South Africa.