South Africa v West Indies, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, West Indies tour of South Africa, 2026

West Indies tour of South Africa 1st T20I: South Africa v West Indies at Paarl, January 27, 2026

South Africa

176/1 (17.5)

West Indies

173/7 (20)

Finished

SA won by 9 wickets

West Indies InningWI Inning173/7 (20 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Brandon King	b C Bosch	27	16	5	1	168.75
b C Bosch
Johnson Charles(WK)	b K Maharaj	13	9	1	1	144.44
b K Maharaj
Matthew Forde	c K Rabada b C Bosch	16	12	0	2	133.33
c K Rabada b C Bosch
Sherfane Rutherford	b K Maharaj	6	6	1	0	100.00
b K Maharaj
Roston Chase(C)	b GF Linde	22	18	2	0	122.22
b GF Linde
Shimron Hetmyer	c D Brevis b GF Linde	48	32	4	3	150.00
c D Brevis b GF Linde
Rovman Powell	Not out	29	25	2	1	116.00
Not out
Jason Holder	c C Bosch b GF Linde	1	2	0	0	50.00
c C Bosch b GF Linde
Romario Shepherd	Not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Not out
Extra	10 (b 1, w 5, nb 1, lb 3)
Total	173/7 (20)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Kagiso Rabada	4	35	0	8.75
George Linde	4	25	3	6.25
Keshav Maharaj	4	44	2	11.00
Corbin Bosch	4	35	2	8.75
Kwena Maphaka	4	30	0	7.50

Fall of wickets: 1-39 (J Charles - 3.5 ov), 2-43 (BA King - 4.2 ov), 3-50 (SE Rutherford - 5.4 ov), 4-79 (M Forde - 8.4 ov), 5-95 (RL Chase - 11.1 ov), 6-169 (S Hetmyer - 19.2 ov), 7-172 (J Holder - 19.5 ov)

South Africa InningSA Inning176/1 (17.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Lhuan dre Pretorius	c M Forde b RL Chase	44	28	6	1	157.14
c M Forde b RL Chase
Aiden Markram(C)	Not out	86	47	9	3	182.98
Not out
Ryan Rickelton(WK)	Not out	40	32	1	2	125.00
Not out
Extra	6 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 2)
Total	176/1 (17.5)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Matthew Forde	1	13	0	13.00
Jayden Seales	3	29	0	9.67
Akeal Hosein	3	31	0	10.33
Roston Chase	4	31	1	7.75
Jason Holder	3.5	41	0	10.70
Romario Shepherd	3	29	0	9.67

Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Ld Pretorius - 7.5 ov)

Man of the Match

George Linde

Man of the Series

Quinton De Kock

Date

2026-01-27 21:30 PM

Venue

Boland Park, Paarl

Toss

South Africa elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee