Wahala! See as Quinton de Kock scatter ground for Pretoria last night! Dis guy just drop 115 runs from 49 balls, make South Africa run pass West Indies by seven wickets. Dem don secure the T20 series 2-0 with one match still dey ground!
West Indies no gree easy sha, dem come out first to bat and gather 221 runs for 20 overs. But with the kind pitch wey dey that side, South Africa no even break a sweat as dem chase am down, finish am with 15 balls to spare. Na real gist!
De Kock, the main act, reach him century for just 43 balls. E resemble di last time wey him face West Indies for 2023 when e also score hundred in Pretoria – dis guy dey too sharp! No bowler fit find him range; he be like say dem dey throw ball into fire!
As he dey chop runs, e dey pair with Ryan Rickelton wey also show say hin dey ready, scoring 77 from 36 balls. Together, dem run 162 for the second wicket; na fire and brimstone! After de Kock catch breeze and loose his wicket after trying third six in a row, dem still dey avoid trouble!
For West Indies side, dem no just sit down. Shimron Hetmyer show sense too, hitting 75 runs from 42 balls, while Brandon King join am with 49 runs. Dem get small partnership of 126 runs before Keshav Maharaj come do wetin e sabi do best – bowling. E take 4 wickets and put brakes on de West Indies runs.
Sherfane Rutherford, the man with the hot bat, scored unbeaten 57 from 24 balls but e no fit save dem as South Africa dey on rampage. Now, de final match of the series go take place for The Wanderers this Saturday, make we see how e go play out!
But no forget say after dis series, both teams dey prepare for T20 World Cup, wey go start soon. West Indies go face Scotland on February 7, and South Africa go meet Canada on February 9. Na serious matter. We go keep our eyes on de ball!
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