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George’s: Tabraiz Shamsi improved his reputation as the top Bowler T20 in an international match by inspiring South Africa with a thrilling one-run victory over West Indies in their third series of five matches at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Tuesday.
Other moderate moderate scoreecardefending 167 for eight after they were put into bats for the third time in the series, the left wrist spinner talked the most economical four-over mantra in conceding only 13 runs for important goalkeeper Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer.
However, he bent up, and as many Hinder-Power-Power-Hitters who stuttered for the second consecutive match, the duel was still down to the final under the BEPUL by Kagiso Rabada with 15 runs needed.
Fabian Allen crashed into the initial limit and then six of the final balls of the match but Pacer had held his courage among the stubborn shipments to limit the home team to seven.
South Africa now lead 2-1 towards the fourth match in the same venue on Thursday.
Lewis and Nicholas Moran were topscorers together for West Indies with 27 while Andre Russell contributed 25.
“We faced a lot of criticism after we lost the first match so I was very proud of how we had fought the last two matches,” Shamsi said after receiving the Man-Of award -The-match.
“These pitch-tones are increasingly difficult to score and while I will clearly like a bigger total to be maintained, I feel it has a good chance after we stick to our plans, and on this occasion, everything works well for us.
In the end.
” Previously Obed McCoy and Veteran Dwayne Bravo were combined for seven goals because South Africa faltered from a promising position.
Quinton de Kock, playing at the 50th International T20, leading the proteas hit effort once again with topscore 72 while Rassie Van der Dussen contributed 32 and Aiden Markram, taken to the secondary order at the expense of Heinrich Klaasen, peeled off with 23.
But it was a 24-year-old Vincentian McCoy who stole a show with a variety of delifies disguised cleverly which produced four numbers for 22, better Haul for 25 days before.
Bravo, once again charged with the responsibility of bowling at the final overs of Inning, made his experience under pressure in taking two wickets late to finish with three for 25.
After McCoy removed Reza Hendricks and Captain Toba Bavuma in fifth place, de Kock put on 43 with Markram and 60 with van der dussen to place South Africa in a closer position with a sign of 180-run.
But De Kock’s death to Bravo, for an innings out of 51 balls and put two six and five crawl, triggering slides from 147 for three years in 16th place with a tourist up to 17.