South Africa vs West Indies Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard SA vs WI, 3rd T20I, West Indies tour of South Africa, 2026, The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
9.6: Shamar Joseph to Corbin Bosch, On a length around off, Corbin Bosch punts this down to long off for a single. West Indies wins this by 6 runs on DLS.
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9.5: Shamar Joseph to Corbin Bosch, DRAMA! The bat of Corbin Bosch splits in two and Rovman Powell ends up dropping the catch. On a length around middle and leg, Corbin Bosch looks to hammer this over long on but sees his bat split in two with the handle sticking into his hands and the rest of the bat hanging by a thread. The ball skies to long on but Rovman Powell drops it and the batters run two. Hang on, there is a check for a short run towards the non-striker's end and guess what, it is a short run from Corbin Bosch as he fails to ground the broken piece of his bat behind the crease as he turns over. Just one run for South Africa.
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9.4: Shamar Joseph to Jason Smith, OUT! TIMBER! The West Indian flair, with the ball this time. A yorker, bang on the roots of the middle stump. Jason Smith looks to whip it away but gets beaten to the pace with which Shamar Joseph bowled this and sees his middle stump go for a cartwheel. What a sight this is, not just for Shamar Joseph but for Darren Sammy and his staff as well.
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9.3: Shamar Joseph to Jason Smith, FOUR! Not convincing from Smith but four nonetheless. Full and on the pads, Jason Smith flicks this in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary. 9 needed off the last 3 and this needs to fly.
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9.2: Shamar Joseph to Jason Smith, Right in the slot from Shamar Joseph around off, Jason Smith fails to get right underneath it and ends up hitting this from the bottom of his bat to long on. Excellent running from Tristan Stubbs, who pushes Jason for the second, and the batters take two.
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9.1: Shamar Joseph to Tristan Stubbs, Shamar Joseph starts with a yorker, in the line of the stumps. Tristan Stubbs milks this to long on for a single.
End of over 9
SA109/5
SA Batting T Stubbs 9(4) J Smith 20(7)
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8.6: Jason Holder to Tristan Stubbs, Holder bowls a fuller one, on the pads. Tristan Stubbs steps inside the line of it and tickles this fine to fine leg for a single. Not a bad over from Jason Holder despite going for a huge six.
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8.5: Jason Holder to Tristan Stubbs, On a length going across the batter. Tristan Stubbs looks to swing through the line but gets beaten.
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8.4: Jason Holder to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! JUST WOW! Tristan Stubbs has dispatched this from the get-go. Short and going across the batter around his off-stump. Tristan Stubbs hangs deep inside the crease and pulls this deep into the grass banks toward the deep mid-wicket region for a gigantic biggie.
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8.3: Jason Holder to Tristan Stubbs, Yorker, around off, Tristan Stubbs tucks this through mid-wicket and scampers back for two.
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8.2: Jason Holder to George Linde, OUT! CAUGHT! Pitched up, wide outside off, George Linde stays leg side to it but chases this and swings at it. Gets it sliced off the outside of his bat, and the ball slices towards the right of Roston Chase at deep backward point. Chase runs well to his right, puts in a dive and holds onto it. George Linde departs for 17 off 9. South Africa need 25 off 10.
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8.1: Jason Holder to George Linde, Short and wide of off, George Linde slaps this down to the left of long off for a couple.
End of over 8
SA98/4
SA Batting G Linde 15(7) J Smith 20(7)
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7.6: Akeal Hosein to George Linde, Short and wide of off, George Linde punches this to sweeper cover for a run.
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7.5: Akeal Hosein to Jason Smith, Pushed through around off, Jason Smith strides on top of the bounce and chips this straight to Shimron Hetmyer at deep cover. Shimron takes the catch but it doesn't matter as this is a Free Hit. Single taken.
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7.5: Akeal Hosein to Jason Smith, NO BALL AND SIX! Jason Smith goes two better and tonks this away for a biggie. Short and on middle and off, Jason Smith rocks back into the crease and slogs this out of the park towards the deep square leg region for a biggie. More bad news follows for the Windies as Akeal Hosein has overstepped.
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7.4: Akeal Hosein to Jason Smith, FOUR! Third boundary of the over already and Akeal Hosein still has two balls left to bowl. Quicker and flatter, wide outside off, Smith hangs back and slashes hard at it. Cuts this through the gap at the cover-point region for a boundary more.
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7.3: Akeal Hosein to Jason Smith, FOUR! Even this has been smashed away to the fence for four. Short of a length around off, Jason Smith goes deep inside the crease and pulls this flat through the mid-wicket's left for four more. Things are getting closer towards the end of this contest and series.
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7.2: Akeal Hosein to Jason Smith, Fired on off, Jason Smith punches this back to the bowler.
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7.1: Akeal Hosein to Jason Smith, FOUR! Short of a length around middle and leg, Jason Smith hangs onto his back foot and smashes this flat and through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
End of over 10
WI114/3
WI Batting S Hetmyer 48(22) R Shepherd 3(3)
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9.6: Corbin Bosch to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! A gift and Shimron Hetmyer accepts it gleefully! Bosch goes searching for the yorker, on off. Hetmyer needs no second invitation. He crouches and clobbers it over deep square leg for a big six. West Indies finish with 114!
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9.5: Corbin Bosch to Romario Shepherd, Bosch misses his mark in an attempt to get the yorker in. It comes out as a low full toss, on middle. Romario cannot take full toll and mishits it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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9.4: Corbin Bosch to Romario Shepherd, Just out of reach! Bosch hurls it full in length, on off, Shepherd gets his bat out in front to launch it over mid off. He slices it off the outer half over wide mid off. Aiden Markram turns around and goes after it. He slides and stretches his hands out in front but fails to get there. Two runs taken.
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9.3: Corbin Bosch to Romario Shepherd, A big swing and a miss! Cross-seam delivery, on a back of a length, outside off. Shepherd hangs back and tries to mow it away in front of square on the leg side. He swings a bit too hard and connects with thin air.
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9.2: Corbin Bosch to Shimron Hetmyer, Nearly in the blockhole, on middle. Hetmyer advances and powers it down to long on. Just a single.
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9.1: Corbin Bosch to Shimron Hetmyer, Nails the yorker, at the base of the off stump. Hetmyer digs it out down the deck.
End of over 9
WI104/3
WI Batting R Powell 13(7) S Hetmyer 41(19)
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8.6: Kwena Maphaka to Rovman Powell, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Kwena Maphaka has the last laugh. Maphaka pushes the length up, outside off, Powell swings to big on the off side. Ends up losing his shape in the process and slices it towards deep cover. Dewald Brevis moves to his right in the deep and takes the catch whilst staying side on. Kwena is all pumped up as he punches the air.
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8.5: Kwena Maphaka to Rovman Powell, SIX! Dispatched with disdain! Kwena bowls another off-cutter, on a short of a length, on middle. Powell takes a step inside the line and picks it up off the hips over long leg for a six.
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8.4: Kwena Maphaka to Rovman Powell, Another swing and a miss! Pace off again, on a hard length, angled away. Powell gets his hands high and swings across the line but the ball goes under his bat.
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8.3: Kwena Maphaka to Rovman Powell, Well bowled! Pace off and into the surface, over middle. Powell goes for the pull but the ball balloons over his blade.
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8.2: Kwena Maphaka to Rovman Powell, Hits the hard length and it skids through, on off, Powell has a flap at it but is beaten for pace.
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8.1: Kwena Maphaka to Rovman Powell, SIX! 'Welcome, Kwena,' says Rovman! Maphaka bangs it in short, at the bodyline of the batter. Rovman swivels and nails the pull over deep square leg. Deposits it onto the grass banks beyond the fence.
End of over 8
WI92/2
WI Batting R Powell 1(1) S Hetmyer 41(19)
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7.6: Keshav Maharaj to Rovman Powell, Short and on off, Powell dabs it through covers and picks up a single.
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7.5: Keshav Maharaj to Shai Hope, OUT! CAUGHT! Keshav Maharaj fights back! Cleverly bowled by Maharaj, this is slower, fuller and near the tramline. Hope reaches out to go down the ground. He fails to get any sort of elevation on the attempted lofted hit. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of long off, where Corbin Bosch runs in off the ropes and takes it around the midriff. 48 (25) for Hope. West Indies are 91/2.
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7.4: Keshav Maharaj to Shai Hope, SIX! Shai Hope gets in on the six-hitting act! Maharaj darts it in, on a nagging length, on middle. Hope gives himself room and whacks it over long on for a six.
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7.3: Keshav Maharaj to Shimron Hetmyer, Slows it down and drags the length back, does Maharaj. Finds a bit of turn, on off. Shimron swats it in frront of square for a single.
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7.2: Keshav Maharaj to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX MORE! Straight as an arrow! Very full, angling away, Hetmyer gets low and tonks it back over the bowler's head. He gets it from the toe end of the blade but still manages to clear the straight boundary.
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7.1: Keshav Maharaj to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Maharaj looks to push it across the left-hander. Serves it on a length, Hetmyer shuffles across and slams it over long on for a biggie.
