For a while, there was hope after the Proteas posted a demanding target of 232. Then Chris Gayle stepped on to the field and produced an innings which destroyed all that had gone before, helping the West Indies to a four-wicket win with four balls to spare.
Faf du Plessis’ 119 against the West Indies in Johannesburg on Sunday weighed in as the third-highest score in the relatively brief history of Twenty20 International cricket. His mammoth knock keeps illustrious company.
If the Proteas can get rid of the of the ‘world’s most dangerous T20 player’, we have a chance of winning, says Faf du Plessis.
Chris Gayle’s brilliant 77 off 31 balls set up the West Indies for a four-wicket win over the Proteas in the first of three T20s, at Newlands on Friday night.
Simon Harmer’s four-wicket haul in the third Test against West Indies was enough to give the off-spinner this week’s Most Valuable Player award.
Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s T20 captain, admits that the three-match T20 series against the West Indies will be largely experimental.
Whatever else the West Indians can or can’t do, they can certainly play T20.
JP Duminy tweeted that ‘it is always a privilege’ to represent his country. Here is how others on social media reacted to the announcement of South Africa’s final 15-man team to go to the World Cup next month.
The Proteas selectors have named a team mixing experience and youth for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
On the day that South Africa will discover which 15 players are going to the World Cup, former Kiwi legend Martin Crowe has predicted a Proteas versus New Zealand final.
Hashim Amla capped a successful debut season as captain of the Proteas following the 2-0 series win over the West Indies on Tuesday but, he says, the best is yet to come.
Beleaguered opening batsman Alviro Petersen has announced his retirement from international cricket with effect from 1 April 2015.
The Proteas crushed the West Indies by eight wickets in the third Test to clinch the series 2-0, reports Jon Cardinelli at Newlands.
Following South Africa’s 2-0 series victory over the West Indies, here are the statistics for the three Tests played.
Jon Cardinelli rates the South African XI after the victory over the West Indies at Newlands.
