Best performances - Batsmen
CH Gayle
77(31) 5x4 - 8x6
Control %77%
- Productive Shot
- off drive
- 27 runs
- 0x4 - 4x6
RR Rossouw
51(40) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %71%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 10 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
09/01Result
1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 9 2015
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
168/6 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
09/01Result
1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 9 2015
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
168/6 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Imran Tahir
- O4
- M0
- R28
- W3
- Eco7.00
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
SS Cottrell
- O4
- M0
- R33
- W2
- Eco8.25
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
South Africa - Innings
West Indies - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
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