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West Indies vs South Africa Scorecard, 1st T20I, South Africa vs West Indies 2026
Result · Jan 27 2026, Tue - 09:30 PM (IST)
1st T20I, - Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
WEST INDIES173/7
SOUTH AFRICA176/1
South Africa won by 9 wickets
CRR:9.87
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | West Indies in South Africa 2026 |
| Date: | Jan 27 2026, Tue - 09:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Paarl |
| Venue: | Boland Park |
| Toss: | South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Aiden Markram (c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka |
| West Indies Playing XI: | Brandon King, Johnson Charles (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase (c), Rovman Powell, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Jayden Seales |
- West Indies have won seven of their last eight men’s T20Is against South Africa, including their last three on the bounce; the sole loss in this period coming on 23 June 2024 by three wickets.
- West Indies have won two of their last three men’s T20Is played against South Africa in South Africa (L1), including the last such game played on 28 March 2023 by seven runs; the last time the Men in Maroon won consecutive games against the Proteas in South Africa was in January 2015 (a streak of two games).
- West Indies have won each of the last three multi-game men’s bilateral T20I series against South Africa, including the last two such series by an identical 3-0 margin; indeed, the Men in Maroon have never lost a multi-game men’s bilateral T20I series against the Proteas in South Africa (W2 D1).
- South Africa have lost five of their last six men’s T20Is (W1), including their last two on the bounce; their sole win in this period came against India at New Chandigarh by 51 runs on 11 December 2025.
- West Indies have won just one of their last six men’s T20Is (L5) with that sole win coming in the most recent encounter against Afghanistan by 15 runs; the last time the Men in Maroon won back-to-back games was in November 2025 – a streak of five games.
- South Africa have a catch efficiency rate of 82.2% in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2025, the highest such rate by any full-member side; West Indies, meanwhile, are bottom in the list with an efficiency of 68.3% in the same period.
- 52% of the balls faced by West Indies batters in the Powerplay phase (Overs 1-6) of men’s T20Is since 2025 have been dot balls, the highest such rate by any full-member side; South Africa (50.7%) are third on the list just behind Pakistan (51%).
- South Africa have won 15 men’s T20Is under the captaincy of Aiden Markram, the joint-third most alongside Temba Bavuma; a win in this match would make Markram the outright third most successful South African skipper in the format, behind Faf du Plessis (23) and Graeme Smith (18).
- Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) has a batting strike rate of 198.3 in men’s T20Is since the start of 2025; among batters who have faced at least 100 balls in this period, only Abhishek Sharma (202.2) has recorded a higher strike rate.
- Jason Holder (West Indies) has picked up 13 wickets during the slog overs (Overs 17-20) in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2025, the joint-most by any bowler alongside Mustafizur Rahman.