West Indies Vs South Africa: Markram steers South Africa to nine-wicket win

In a dominating performance, south africa raced to a nine-wicket victory with 23 balls to spare in the west indies vs south africa encounter. Aiden Markram was named player of the match after an assured opening display as South Africa completed the chase comfortably.

by Millie Sian, Elizabeth Botcherby & Maisie Gallen

Early West Indies collapse

West Indies began poorly, slipping to 43-4 and then 83-7 during their innings. That collapse left the hosts fighting to set a defendable total.

Holder and Shepherd rescue

Evading a complete rout, Holder and Shepherd put on a partnership of 89 off 57 balls for the eighth wicket, enabling the West Indies to post 176-8.

Bowling breakthroughs for South Africa

South Africa’s bowlers did the bulk of the work: Ngidi took three wickets, while Bosch and Rabada claimed two wickets each. Their efforts restricted the West Indies to a total that proved chaseable.

Markram seals chase

Aiden Markram, the South Africa batter and player of the match, reflected on the win. 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 form 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 captaincy 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. "

Markram hits four to seal emphatic nine-wicket win for South Africa as they completed the chase with relative ease.

West Indies Vs South Africa takeaways

South Africa raced to nine-wicket victory with 23 balls to spare in the west indies vs south africa match, continuing their strong form. The chase underlined the bowlers' role in setting up the win and the top order's ability to finish it.

Tournament context and other notes

South Africa have now won five of their six encounters with the West Indies at the T20 World Cup. The exception came in 2016, when West Indies' three-wicket victory set them on their way to a second title. Observers noted that South Africa have been in control of this game and every game they have played so far. "What an unbeaten run for them. They have played classical, beautiful cricket, " one summary of their form read. South Africa continue their unbeaten run in the tournament - and they continue it in absolute style!

Other headlines around the fixture included "Flawless South Africa deliver again | Match Highlights | T20WC 2026" and "Maharaj plays down Ahmedabad advantage as pitches keep SA guessing. "

Next matches and coverage

Elizabeth Botcherby produced a report to relive South Africa's stunning nine-wicket victory. Thank you so much for joining us for this tasty encounter between West Indies and South Africa. Today's action isn't stopping here though. We'll be back at 13: 15 GMT to take you through the second game of the day, with India and Zimbabwe set to face off.

South Africa continue their unbeaten run in the tournament, and this win reinforced their early control of the competition.