Romario Shepherd part of late West Indies revival as Aiden Markram steers South Africa to nine-wicket win

romario shepherd featured in an 89-run eighth-wicket stand with Holder as West Indies recovered to 176-8, but Aiden Markram's unbeaten batting sealed a nine-wicket victory for South Africa with 23 balls to spare, extending South Africa's unbeaten run in the tournament.

Holder and Romario Shepherd revive West Indies from two collapses

West Indies slid to 43-4 and later to 83-7 before Holder and romario shepherd put on 89 off 57 balls for the eighth wicket to lift the total to 176-8. The partnership was the backbone of a late recovery that turned a likely low score into a defendable target.

Ngidi, Bosch and Rabada combine to restrict the chase

South Africa's bowlers did the early work: Ngidi finished with three wickets, while Bosch and Rabada took two wickets each. Those figures left South Africa's batters with a modest chase and a clear path to the target.

Aiden Markram seals win and reflects on captaincy and form

Player of the match Aiden Markram hit the four that sealed the emphatic nine-wicket win for South Africa. On the day he said: "We bowled well and the powerplay was big thing for us to get out of nicely. We then had a run of momentum in our batting innings. " He added: "In the second innings, the wicket got good again. It was tacky earlier on so we got lucky with the toss. Our bowlers left us with less work to do. "

On his own batting rhythm he said: "My plan has been get into rhythm and not be so rigid and structured. The flow with my hands has helped but I just locked in today. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but it is nice when it comes off. " On leadership he said: "Captain or not, when you open the batting, it is your responsibility. The top three of us batters have made sure we get the team off to a good start. It came off today and hopefully we can continue. "

South Africa extend historical edge and unbeaten tournament form

South Africa have now won five of their six encounters with the West Indies at the T20 World Cup. The solitary exception came in 2016, when West Indies' three-wicket victory set them on their way to a second title. "South Africa have been in control of this game and every game they have played so far, " the coverage noted, adding: "What an unbeaten run for them. They have played classical, beautiful cricket. "

Coverage details and what's next in the day's action

The match coverage was written by Millie Sian, Elizabeth Botcherby and Maisie Gallen. The live coverage closed with a thank you to readers for joining: "Thank you so much for joining us for this tasty encounter between West Indies and South Africa. " Readers are also pointed to Elizabeth Botcherby's match report to relive South Africa's stunning nine-wicket victory. The day's action continued at 13: 15 GMT with the India and Zimbabwe fixture scheduled as the second game of the day.