South Africa vs West Indies 1st T20I 2026 Highlights

Watch the highlights of South Africa vs West Indies 1st T20I 2026 - West Indies tour of South Africa 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between West Indies and South Africa at Boland Park, Paarl on 27th January 2026.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Aiden Markram added 83 runs for the opening wicket © Getty Images

Spinners George Linde, Keshav Maharaj's combined 5-wickets and Corbin Bosch's two wickets before captain Aiden Markram's career-best sparkling 47-ball 86 leads to South Africa comfortable nine-wicket victory over West Indies and take a 1-0 lead in a one-sided game of the first T20I.

Match Stats :

South Africa chased 174 was their third highest successful run-chase against West Indies in T20 internationals. South Africa's 9-wicket win was their joint fourth largest victory by terms of wickets remaining in T20 international, it is their 6th time win by nine wickets and first time South Africa had defeated West Indies by nine wickets in T20Is. West Indies' 173 was their ninth highest score against South Africa in T20 international and the second highest total by any team at Paarl in T20Is. 74 : Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for West Indies against South Africa in T20Is, previously 36-run stand jointly held by the Kieron Pollard and Daren Sammy at North South in 2010 and Nicholas Pooram and Andre Russell at St George's in 2021. 83 : Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Aiden Markram set up the third highest first-wicket partnership for South Africa against West Indies in T20Is. The highest score is 152-run stand between Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks at Centurion in 2023. 93* : Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton set up the second highest second-wicket partnership for South Africa against West Indies in T20Is. The highest is 128-run stand between Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram at St George's in 2021. Aiden Markram's unbeaten 86 was his highest score for South Africa in T20 international and the sixth highest-score by an South African batsman against West Indies in T20Is. West Indies' 176 was their eighth highest score against West Indies in T20 international and the highest total by any team at Paarl in T20Is, before this match previous highest was 147 by England against South Africa in 2020.

West Indies scored 173-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Shimron Hetmyer hammered a 48 off 32-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 150.

Rovman Powell hit a unbeaten 29 off 25-balls including 2-fours & a six, Brandon King blasted a 27 off 16-balls included 5-fours & a six with strike rate of 168.75.

Roston Chase cracked a 22 off 18-balls including 2-fours and Matthew Forde hit 16 off 12-balls contained 2-sixes.

South Africa best bowler by George Linde picked up 3-wickets, Corbin Bosch and Keshav Maharaj both took 2-wickets.

South Africa chase down the target of 174, finishing at 176 for 1 in 17.5 overs with top scorer by Aiden Markram hammered a career-best unbeaten 86 off 47-balls including 9-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 182.97.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius blasted a 44 off 28-balls including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 157.14 and Ryan Rickelton hit a unbeaten 40 off 32-balls included 2-sixes & a four.

West Indies best bowler by Roston Chase took one-wicket for 31-runs in 4-overs.

George Linde named Player of the match for his brilliant spin bowling performance to picked up 3-wickets for 25-runs in 4-overs.

                   

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