South Africa played two matches before against West Indies and won a match by 139 runs on 15th June 2016. West Indies also have a victory against South Africa by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). On 3rd June 2016 that was the very first match of the tournament (WI Tri-Nation Series). Now Australia have already reached in final. The victor from today’s match will be reached in the final and stand against Australia.
Watch Online West Indies Tri-Nation Series 2016 eliminator Complete HD Free Cricket Match Highlights Today 9th Match WI v SA at Bridgetown, Friday, June 24, 2016. In the triangular series, the West Indies pulled off a stunning victory against South Africa to secure a spot in the final against Australia on Sunday. Before the competition, the hosts, who were placed eighth in this format, were only considered a remote possibility of making it to the championship game.
Yet, they finished with a same number of victories as the top-ranked team, Australia. Following Kagiso Rabada’s blistering opening performance, Darren Bravo’s third ODI century spearheaded the West Indies’ comeback from 21 for 4 in the fifth over, where they appeared to be out of the running. In order to push West Indies to 285 runs, Bravo and Kieron Pollard, who amassed his ninth fifty in one-day cricket, put up a record 156 runs for the fifth wicket.
Playing in just his second ODI, fast bowler Shannon Gabriel then ensured that South Africa could not get there. He had them down to 28 for 3, and there was no batting hero for South Africa. The final two batsmen for South Africa put on a partnership of nearly 31 before they were bowled out for 185 in 46 overs; Farhaan Behardien was the only player in the top seven to make it past 16. It has previously appeared that the West Indies may fold similarly.
Rabada’s searing accuracy and sheer pace on a surface with good carry crushed them. Following Andre Fletcher’s catch behind by Wayne Parnell, Rabada removed Johnson Charles and Marlon Samuels off consecutive balls. Though he failed to match the feat of a hat-trick by his bowling mentor, Charl Langeveldt, he did set Denesh Ramdin up with a bouncer on the shoulder and then went full to take his middle stump and send the West Indies reeling.
Bravo, who was on 11 at the moment, top-edged Morne Morkel, but Parnell botched the catch and parried it over for six, making things worse for them. After three balls, the intermittent light drizzle developed into a downpour, and the 20-minute interval gave the West Indies time to gather themselves and strategize a resurgence. For the first time in the series, they faced spin again in the form of Imran Tahir.
But Bravo handled him with such power that Tahir went wicketless for the first time. Leading the charge against the seamen, Pollard faced up against Chris Morris and Morkel, who were both having trouble finding their lengths. Bravo and Pollard scored at a rate of more than six runs each over, forcing AB de Villiers to experiment with different bowling combinations repeatedly, all to no avail.
The South African attack was messy in their attempts and bowled 19 extra deliveries in addition to being unable to get past the duo. Pollard’s attempt to clear long-on and Faf du Plessis’s excellent catch sprinting back from the inner ring gave them a moment of comfort, but with 20 overs remaining in the West Indian innings, Bravo saw the opportunity and kept going. When Pollard was removed, he was in his 80s.
He reached the 90s with a four off the inside edge of a Morris delivery, and he reached his most significant century in this format off the same amount of balls. Holder could afford to be cautious even if it took him 17 balls to get his maiden run. He made a crucial forty after settling in, and he and Carlos Brathwaite had a 54-run partnership for the seventh wicket. South Africa would have been optimistic about their prospects after watching Australia chase down 283 on Tuesday.
But their lineup let them down despite a number of let-offs. When Hashim Amla attempted to pursue an awayswinger from Gabriel on the sixth valid ball he faced, Ramdin blew the opportunity. When Quinton de Kock got a bottom edge and Ramdin made a one-handed catch two overs later, he made up for it. When Amla went for a daring single, Andre Fletcher missed a straight hit from point, but Du Plessis should have been out.
Gabriel appealed for the leg before wicket after he had cut du Plessis in half with a brilliant inducker five deliveries later. Du Plessis was forced to do a review by Amla, but it was unsuccessful. When Ramdin attempted to capitalize on a wide ball that Gabriel had hit at a speed of 144.4 km/h, De Villiers gave him an opportunity. To take the catch, he stumbled into his wounded right shoulder, but it made sure the South African skipper finished the series without scoring a single fifty.
With his second delivery, Sunil Narine trapped the opener in front, exposing South Africa’s middle order, and Amla’s luck ran out. After overcoming a hamstring pain to participate in the match, Jason Holder bowled a perfect ten over performance and was rewarded when Duminy popped a leading edge to gully. When Behardien top-edged to fine leg, Holder should have had another wicket, but Gabriel dropped it.
By that point, South Africa had amassed a 65-point lead, and the West Indies had no need to lament their lost opportunities. Behardien and Wayne Parnell staged a brief comeback after Gabriel left the pitch to tend to an injury and did not bowl again in the game. The only way South Africa’s tail could keep the West Indies in the game, with the necessary run rate increasing, was to annoy them, and Sulieman Benn was especially displeased. He made an unsuccessful attempt to get a wicket, although it did not detract from West Indies’ victory.
Match Timings: 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT)
West Indies team: SJ Benn, CR Brathwaite, DM Bravo, J Charles, ADS Fletcher, ST Gabriel, JO Holder*, SP Narine, KA Pollard, D Ramdin†, MN Samuels.
South Africa team: Q de Kock†, HM Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers*, JP Duminy, F Behardien, CH Morris, WD Parnell, K Rabada, M Morkel, Imran Tahir.
Who won the toss between SA v WI 24 June: South Africa win the toss and opt to bowl.
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
ODI no. 3754 | 2016 season
Played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
24 June 2016 – day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires – GO Brathwaite and HDPK Dharmasena
TV umpire – RA Kettleborough
Match referee – JJ Crowe
Reserve umpire – JS Wilson
West Indies won by 100 runs
