West Indies defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in the first T20 match, Nicholas Pooran wreaked havoc on South Africa, finished the game in 26 balls!

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West Indies have badly defeated South Africa in the first match of the 3-match T20 series. In this match held in Trinidad, South Africa batted first and set a target of 177 runs. West Indies chased it with 13 balls to spare. Nicholas Pooran was the biggest hero of this victory. He was also adjudged the Player of the Match. In this match, Pooran thrashed the South African bowlers fiercely. He played a stormy innings of 65 runs in 26 balls at a strike rate of 250 and made the match one-sided. During this, he also hit a lot of fours and sixes.

Puran’s storm
South Africa scored 176 runs while batting first. West Indies openers Alick Athanaze and Shay Hope, who came out to chase it, scored 84 runs in 8 overs. When Athanaze was dismissed after scoring 40 runs in 30 balls, the team had to score 93 runs in 12 overs to win. After this, wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran came to bat and wreaked havoc on the South African bowlers. As soon as he came, he started raining sixes and scored 65 runs in just 26 balls. Pooran hit 7 sixes and 2 fours in this explosive innings. With this, he has also become the batsman who has hit the most boundaries for West Indies.

In this innings of 65 runs, Pooran scored 56 runs from boundaries. He also hit 4 consecutive sixes in 1 over of South African fast bowler Nandre Burger. Aiden Markram’s team fell in front of this uproar of Pooran. At the same time, Shai Hope played an innings of 51 runs in 36 balls. In this way, West Indies won this match by 7 wickets with 13 balls to spare.

West Indies’ dominance
West Indies’ dominance was seen in this match from the beginning. Captain Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa, who came to bat first, did not have a good start. West Indies bowlers created a sensation by taking 4 wickets in the powerplay itself. Half the team returned to the pavilion at a score of 42 in 8 overs. However, after this Tristian Stubbs and Patrick Kruger took charge of the innings. Stubbs played an innings of 76 runs in 42 balls, while Kruger scored 44 runs in 32 balls. In this way, South Africa managed to score 176 runs, but this score fell short in front of Pooran’s storm.