Tabraiz Shamsi Shines as South Africa Restricts West Indies to 135/8 in Super 8 Clash

In an exciting cricket match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, South Africa’s left-arm seamer Tabraiz Shamsi delivered an outstanding performance, taking 3 wickets for 27 runs. This helped limit the West Indies to a total of 135/8 in their 20 overs.

Match Highlights

South Africa’s captain, Aiden Markram, won the toss and chose to bowl first. The West Indies started their innings with batters Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope. However, they faced an early setback when Marco Jansen dismissed Hope for just one run on the third ball of the match.

Nicholas Pooran was the next to bat but was sent back by Markram on the first ball of the second over. Roston Chase then joined Mayers, and the duo managed to stabilize the innings. By the end of the powerplay, West Indies were 47/2, with Chase and Mayers unbeaten on the crease.

The team reached their fifty in 6.2 overs, and both batters completed a 50-run partnership in the eighth over. After 10 overs, the score was 69/2. Mayers was dismissed for 35 runs in the 12th over, and Rovman Powell followed in the 13th over.

Chase continued to play well, reaching his half-century in 39 balls. However, he was dismissed by Shamsi in the 16th over after scoring 52 runs. Andre Russell and Akeal Hosein tried to add more runs, but the team finished their innings at 135/8.

Bowling Performance

Shamsi was the standout bowler for South Africa, taking 3 wickets for 27 runs in his 4 overs. Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj, and Kagiso Rabada each took one wicket in their respective spells.

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