T20 World Cup: South Africa’s number 4 batsman Aiden Markram smashed fifty in just 25 balls to help Proteas beat defending champions West Indies in their second game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. Markram scored 26 runs in 51 balls with the help of four huge sixes and two boundaries.
Aiden Markram, Dwaine Pretorius shine as South Africa thrash West Indies by 8 wickets to claim 1st win of T20 WC 2021#T20WorldCup #SAvWI #SouthAfrica #WestIndies pic.twitter.com/Q7yKQ89I6S
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T20 World Cup: South Africa’s Aiden Markram hits fastest fifty of T20 World Cup 2021 to guide Proteas to victory over West Indies
South Africa chased the target of 144 with eight balls to spare as Markram and Van der Dussen played the innings of 51* and 43* respectively. Chasing 144, excellent work in the field by Russell provided exactly the start West Indies had hoped for as Temba Bavuma walked back in the first over. Hendricks and Van der Dussen then forged a 50-run stand for the second wicket as South Africa consolidate their position in the chase.
Most runs for South Africa after first 15 T20I innings:-
517 – Aiden Markram
459 – Jacques Kallis
446 – Graeme Smith
443 – Rassie van der Dussen
426 – Faf du Plessis
387 – Reeza Hendricks#T20WorldCup #SAvWI— Shivam Jaiswal 🇮🇳 ❤️ (@7jaiswalshivam) October 26, 2021
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Hosein then dismissed Hendricks to give a vital breakthrough to WI but the duo of Van der Dussen and Markram stitched another 50-run partnership and held SA’s innings in good shape. The pair then cruised South Africa to victory and handed defending champions their second successive defeat in the tournament.
A superb, unbeaten half-century from Aiden Markram guides South Africa home to their first win of the T20 World Cup 👏🇿🇦 #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/Te9Ijiw43f
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T20 World Cup: South Africa’s Aiden Markram hits fastest fifty of T20 World Cup 2021 to guide Proteas to victory over West Indies
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendl Simmons | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 45.71 | |
| Evin Lewis | 56 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 160.00 | |
| Nicholas Pooran (WK) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 | |
| Chris Gayle | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Kieron Pollard (C) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 130.00 | |
| Andre Russell | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160.00 | |
| Hayden Walsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Akeal Hosein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 4, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 143/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | R Rampaul | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 8.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Evin Lewis | 1-73 | 10.3 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 2-87 | 12.2 |
| Lendl Simmons | 3-89 | 13.2 |
| CH Gayle | 4-121 | 17.1 |
| AD Russell | 5-132 | 18.2 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 6-133 | 18.4 |
| Kieron Pollard | 7-137 | 19.2 |
| Hayden Walsh | 8-137 | 19.3 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma (C) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Reeza Hendricks | 39 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 130.00 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 43 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 84.31 | |
| Aiden Markram | 51 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 196.15 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 144/2 (18.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | H Klaasen, DA Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, A Nortje, T Shamsi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Ravi Rampaul | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Andre Russell | 3.2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 10.80 |
| Hayden Walsh | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Kieron Pollard | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| T Bavuma | 1-4 | 0.6 |
| RR Hendricks | 2-61 | 9.2 |
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