West Indies beat South Africa by 6 runs in 3rd-T20I:Shimron Hetmyer’s 48* guides WI to victory; SA clinch series 2-1

West Indies defeated South Africa by 6 runs in the final match of the T20 series. The match at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg was reduced to 10-10 overs due to bad weather and risk of lightning. Batting first, West Indies scored 114 runs, but based on the Duckworth-Lewis method, South Africa got a target of 125 runs. In response, the African team could only manage 118 runs in 10 overs. However, by winning the first two matches of the series, South Africa won the series 2-1. Match stopped twice due to bad weather in Johannesburg
The game started 75 minutes late due to lightning before the match began. At that time, the umpires decided to make it a 16-16 over match. Only 6 overs of West Indies’ innings were completed when the game had to be stopped again due to lightning. After waiting for about an hour, the match was reduced to 10 overs. When play resumed, West Indies had only 4 overs left for batting. Shimron Hetmyer scored an unbeaten 48 runs in the 3rd T20I
West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer appeared in a different style. He came out to bat without wearing a helmet or cap at the crease. He played aggressive shots against Lungi Ngidi and Keshav Maharaj. One of Hetmyer’s sixes directly hit a spectator sitting in the stands, after which the medical team had to check on him. Hetmyer played an unbeaten innings of 48 runs in 22 balls, which included 6 sixes. Shai Hope also contributed 32 runs in 18 balls. De Kock gave South Africa a quick start
After scoring 114 runs in 10 overs, the target was revised and South Africa got a target of 125 runs. Quinton de Kock made his intentions clear by scoring 19 runs in the first over itself, but captain Aiden Markram got out cheaply. De Kock also returned to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs. In the middle order, Ryan Rickelton and Dewald Brevis did hit some big shots, but Gudakesh Motie dismissed both in the same over to turn the match around. South Africa needed 27 runs in the last 12 balls to win
South Africa needed 27 runs in the last 12 balls to win. Tristan Stubbs played aggressive batting to bring the equation down to 15 runs in the last 5 balls. Fast bowler Shamar Joseph, playing his first match of the series, bowled excellent yorkers in the last over. He uprooted Jason Smith’s middle stump. South Africa needed 8 runs off the last ball, but Corbin Bosch could only manage one run. While attempting the shot, his bat also broke and he forgot to touch the bat to the crease, resulting in the team being penalized with a short run. Match held for breast cancer awareness
This was South Africa’s annual ‘Pink T20’ match. Usually played in ODI format, but this time it was organized in T20 format due to no ODI schedule in South Africa. The purpose of this match is to spread awareness about breast cancer and raise funds for treatment. Despite the loss, the relief for South Africa was that their middle order got a chance to bat, which was not needed in the first two matches.