West Indies vs South Africa, 2nd T20I at St George's, WI v SA, Jun 27 2021 - Match Result

Well, well the series has been levelled in emphatic fashion. A bowling line-up that looked clueless just a day back hits back brilliantly to keep the opposition quiet. It's 1-1 in the T20I series now, so don't forget to join us for the third game as both teams seek a series lead. Until then, good night and take care!

Jared: "With all the talk about SA needing an extra bowler, the 5 man bowling attack worked out for them today." --- It did, but going in with just five bowling options is always risky.

Camper: "As polite and well spoken as Fabian Allen is, he is a true killer on the field..especially with the bat."

Here's Temba Bavuma with his straight face despite a win: "Guys came with an open mind, and had to be brave. We have been good in the first six overs, but in the end, we weren't able to capitalise. All in all, the score we put on was a par score. Shamsi and George were amazing; for a captain, it makes things a lot easier. We always go to our pace bowlers, and the conditions needed to mix it up."

Kieron Pollard has this to say after his batting line-up under-performed: "We know South Africa would come hard. It was just a matter of bowling good balls, and we were pretty happy with 166. It was a matter of playing smart cricket. We lost three wickets from the seventh to the 11th over. We are not going to hide away from the fact, but will continue to play aggressive cricket because that is our strength. McCoy taking the responsibility of bowling the death overs matters, lot of positives for us."

Linde is the Player of the Match, as he wears half a smile: "I just went back to the basics, and it worked for me. It was my day, and Shamsi has been exceptional for us. We had a hard look at ourselves, and luckily today, it worked for us. Today it was a lot slower and turned as well, and I'm always happy with that."

alaithiran: "Are we seeing what happens when you play two days back to back? " --- But to be fair, both teams did that; and with the same XI too.

Karthik Arumuga: "Ngidi has been very disappointing on both matches. Such a weak link. "

5.42pm An incredible day of cricket comes to an end. A game that ebbed and flowed finally went to South Africa by 16 runs. You always got the feeling that the visitors were at least 20 short despite that rollicking start, yet that proved enough. West Indies also began well with the bat, but lost the momentum once Lewis was dismissed. Linde and Shamsi turned it around - in every sense of the term - as the series now sits level at 1-1. The moment 31 for 0 became 70 for 5, it smelled of disaster for West Indies, who've now shown us two contrasting displays with the bat.

Sinclair the last man

Six sixes required to win. Ngidi over the wicket.

38 needed from 12 balls. Nortje over the wicket.

McCoy is the new man

Miller had to fetch the ball from beyond the boundary

Something from Sampath: Just the second time Dwayne Bravo is batting at No.9 in T20s. He batted for CSK earlier this year against RR. No other player with 6000+ T20 career runs has batted at No.9 or lower.