South Africa race to nine-wicket victory with 23 balls to spare - report
Markram (82*) stars for Proteas
West Indies fight back from 43-4 and 83-7 to post 176-8
Holder & Shepherd put on 89 off 57 balls for eighth wicket
Shepherd ends 52 not out off 37 balls
Three wickets for Ngidi, two for Bosch & Rabada
Thank you so much for joining us for this tasty encounter between West Indies and South Africa.
Make sure to take a read of Elizabeth Botcherby's report here to relive South Africa's stunning nine-wicket victory.
Today's action isn't stopping here though. We'll be back at 13:15 GMT to take you through the second game of the day, with India and Zimbabwe set to face off.
We'll see you then!
South Africa batter and player of the match Aiden Markram: "We bowled well and the powerplay was big thing for us to get out of nicely. We then had a run of momentum in our batting innings.
"In the second innings, the wicket got good again. It was tacky earlier on so we got lucky with the toss. Our bowlers left us with less work to do."
On his form: "My plan has been get into rhythm and not be so rigid and structured. The flow with my hands has helped but I just locked in today. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but it is nice when it comes off."
On his captaincy: "Captain or not, when you open the batting, it is your responsibility. The top three of us batters have made sure we get the team off to a good start. It came off today and hopefully we can continue."
South Africa have now won five of their six encounters with the West Indies at the T20 World Cup.
The exception came in 2016, when West Indies' three-wicket victory set them on their way to a second title.
Tatendu Taibu
Former Zimbabwe captain
South Africa have been in control of this game and every game they have played so far.
What an unbeaten run for them. They have played classical, beautiful cricket.
South Africa continue their unbeaten run in the tournament - and they continue it in absolute style!
It is captain Aiden Markram who finishes things off with a beautifully lofted four straight down the ground. He claims a wonderful 82 not out in this important Super 8s game.
This victory will almost certainly place South Africa in the semi-finals, but they will have to wait for official confirmation.
An over of all sorts for South Africa. They take a total of eight runs and two extra from it though.
Ryan Rickelton found the only boundary with a slashed shot out to deep cover for four. There literally wasn't a fielder in sight.
They are well and truly on course to finish things off in the next over, needing just four runs from 24 balls.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Indies are clearly trying their best to drag things out here and Jason Holder does his job in keeping things much quieter.
After all, net run-rate could definitely come into play in Group 1.
Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton's partnership moves to 68 runs off 42 balls.
Aside from during that partnership between Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder, these two teams have operated on different plains today.
Image source, CricvizAnother run-laden over leaves South Africa needing just 22 runs off 36 balls.
They are absolutely cruising to victory at the Narendra Modi Stadium - and in doing so they will continue their unbeaten run at the T20 World Cup!
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Roston Chase has not worked today. South Africa have pretty much ran away with this game.
South Africa have decided they want an early dinner tonight!
Between them, Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton wallop three sixes into the stands to punish West Indies bowler Roston Chase.
One of them carried for 92 metres!
Ryan Rickelton utilises a reverse sweep to find the boundary rope at deep backward square leg four his third four of this innings.
South Africa now just need 41 runs off the final seven overs.
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
South Africa need to find a boundary every over and then get a few singles.
West Indies need to look out for their net run-rate - they won't want to get walked over here.
Image source, Getty ImagesAiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton close out Roston Chase's third over of the innings with three singles.
A total of 11 runs came from it. South Africa are well and truly on their way to chasing these runs down.
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That is a brilliant shot from Ryan Rickelton. These players have so much ability to rock backwards and just whack the ball.
South Africa are showing intent to win this as quickly as possible.
Ryan Rickelton dispatches his first six of the innings. He knocks one into the stands at deep mid-wicket.
The fans must be ducking and diving all over the place with the amount of shots flying into the stands right now!
South Africa are 125-1.
South Africa are just steadying things out now. It's something they can afford to do after cruising to 117 runs for just one loss.
Just a single boundary comes off Jason Holder's latest over, with Ryan Rickelton edging one to the deep backward point boundary.
Tatendu Taibu
Former Zimbabwe captain
Ryan Rickelton is a lovely talent, he has a lovely strike of the cricket ball. Aiden Markram needs to make sure he stays there alongside him.
South Africa are cleverly sticking with the left-hand right-hand combination.
Roston Chase keeps things tight and tidy in his second over with the ball in hand. He concedes just five runs off his six balls.
South Africa are at a more than healthy place at the halfway stage though. They know they don't need to take any major risks.
They require just 68 runs from the final 60 balls now.
There's no margin for error against Quinton de Kock! Drop it short and you're travelling the distance.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King,caught de Kock, bowled Ngidi King, caught de Kock, bowled Ngidi | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 190.91 |
Hope,caught de Kock, bowled Rabada Hope, caught de Kock, bowled Rabada | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 266.67 |
Hetmyer,caught Maharaj, bowled Rabada Hetmyer, caught Maharaj, bowled Rabada | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 |
Powell,caught Brevis, bowled Ngidi Powell, caught Brevis, bowled Ngidi | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 81.82 |
Chase,bowled Ngidi Chase, bowled Ngidi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Rutherford,caught de Kock, bowled Bosch Rutherford, caught de Kock, bowled Bosch | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 120.00 |
Holder,run out de Kock Holder, run out de Kock | 49 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 158.06 |
Forde,caught Rickelton, bowled Bosch Forde, caught Rickelton, bowled Bosch | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 122.22 |
Shepherd,not out Shepherd, not out | 52 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 140.54 |
Motie,not out Motie, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 2 | |||||||
Total,176 for 8 20.0 overs Total,176 for 8 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maharaj | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10.75 |
Jansen | 4.0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12.50 |
Rabada | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.50 |
Ngidi | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.50 |
Bosch | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
29 for 1(2.2 overs) | Hope |
31 for 2(2.5 overs) | Hetmyer |
41 for 3(3.4 overs) | King |
43 for 4(3.6 overs) | Chase |
60 for 5(6.3 overs) | Rutherford |
71 for 6(8.2 overs) | Powell |
83 for 7(10.2 overs) | Forde |
172 for 8(19.5 overs) | Holder |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Markram,not out Markram, not out | 82 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 81 | 178.26 |
de Kock,caught Holder, bowled Chase de Kock, caught Holder, bowled Chase | 47 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 195.83 |
Rickelton,not out Rickelton, not out | 45 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 160.71 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 | |||||||
Total,177 for 1 16.1 overs Total,177 for 1 16.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forde | 3.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10.00 |
Shepherd | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11.00 |
Holder | 3.1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9.78 |
Joseph | 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12.00 |
Motie | 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12.00 |
Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
95 for 1(7.6 overs) | de Kock |