Captain Kieron Pollard impressed with bat and ball as West Indies defeated South Africa by 21 runs to stage the five-match Twenty20 sequence at 2-2 on Thursday.
After being despatched in to bat on the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada, the house aspect posted 167 for six of their 20 overs, earlier than limiting South Africa to 146 for 9 in reply.
Pollard produced a late onslaught to smash 51 from 25 balls, together with 5 sixes, to spice up the West Indies complete after they’d once more been slowed by South Africa’s twin spin risk of left-armers Tabraiz Shamsi (2-13 in 4 overs) and George Linde (2-16 in 4 overs).
Opener Lendl Simmons had given the house aspect a quick begin by belting 47 runs from 34 balls however as has been the case within the earlier three video games, they had been stifled by the spin pair, who’ve taken a mixed 11 wickets at a miserly economic system fee of 5.55 per over within the sequence.
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That was till Pollard and Fabian Allen, who scored 19, attacked the seamers within the dying overs and placed on 66 in 27 balls in an unbeaten seventh-wicket partnership.
Quinton de Kock scored 60 from 43 balls within the vacationers’ reply, however had little help as West Indies’ change of tempo from their seamers was glorious.
Pollard (1-24) was compelled to bowl 4 overs after spinner Allen injured his shoulder attempting to cease a boundary, and set the tone for the remainder of the assault, with Dwayne Bravo (4-19) utilizing all his guile and tips for career-best figures.
The sequence decider might be performed on the identical venue on Saturday.
