South Africa vs West Indies, ICC World T20: Past encounters

South Africa will take on West Indies in the 27th game of the ICC World T20 2016  at Nagpur on Friday. South Africa have had an upper hand in nine Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) games so far, winning six and losing three. They’ve met on couple of occasions in World T20 and South Africa have emerged victorious on both the occasions. But the game at Nagpur will hold a lot of importance for both the teams as South Africa will eye for another win and keep their hunt for the semi-finals alive whereas West Indies will look to seal a win and reserve a berth in the semi-finals. Live Cricket Scorecard: West Indies vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2016, Match 27 at Nagpur

1.  ICC World T20 2007, Group Match at Johannesburg: This was the inaugural game of the first edition of the ICC World T20 back in 2007 where hosts South Africa locked horns with West Indies at Johannesburg. Batting first, West Indies posted a massive total of 205 in 20 overs on the board. Chris Gayle stood tall and smashed a scintillating century to guide his side to a gigantic total. In reply, South African batsmen came out all guns blazing and looked right on the money. Herschelle Gibbs engineered the run chase with his unbeaten 90 runs knock and was equally supported by Justin Kemp. South Africa stunned everyone as they won the contest y eight wickets with 14 deliveries to spare as they successfully chased down the target inside 18 overs. Barring Fidel Edwards every West Indian bowler witnessed the wrath of South African batsmen.

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Brief Scores:

West Indies 205 for six in 20 Overs (Chris Gayle 117, Devon Smith 35; Johan van der Wath 2 for 33, Vernon Philander 2 for 35) lost to South Africa 208 for 2 in 17.4 Overs (Herschelle Gibbs 90, Justin Kemp 46; Fidel Edwards 1 for 21, Ravi Rampaul 1 for 52) by eight wickets.

2.  ICC World T20 2009, Group Match at London:  This was the second and last time when South Africa met West Indies in a World T20 fixture. Batting first, South Africa managed a huge total of 183 runs in their 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets. Herschelle Gibbs smashed a quick fifty while Jacques Kallis made a substantial contribution of 45. Jerome Taylor chipped in with three wickets and was pick of the bowlers. West Indies got off to a rocky start as they kept losing with the new ball and eventually fell short by 20 runs. Lendl Simmons played a lone hand of 77 and kept his side in the hunt but lacked support from the other end. Wayne Parnell bowled sensationally for his four wickets for 13 runs while Dale Steyn and Roelof van der Merwe accounted for couple of wickets each.

Brief Scores:

South Africa 183 for seven in 20 Overs (Herschelle Gibbs 55, Jacques Kallis 45; Jerome Taylor 3 for 30, Fidel Edwards 1 for 34) beat West Indies 163 for 9 in 20 Overs (Lendl Simmons 77, Dwayne Bravo 19; Wayne Parnell 4 for 13, Dale Steyn 2 for 30) by 20 runs.

South Africa vs West Indies in World T20I: Stat Nugget

Overall head-to-head

Played: 9, South Africa: 6, West Indies: 3

Most Runs in World T20

Herschelle Gibbs (SA): 145 runs in 2 matches

Graeme Smith (SA): 59 runs in 2 matches

Chris Gayle (WI): 122 runs in 2 matches

Lendl Simmons (WI): 77 runs in 1 match

Most Wickets in World T20

Wayne Parnell (SA): 4 wickets in 1 match

Jerome Taylor (WI): 3 wickets in 1 match 

Best Bowling in World T20

Wayne Parnell (SA): 4-0-13-4 at London in 2009

Jerome Taylor (WI): 4-0-30-3 at London in 2009 

This article first appeared in Criclife

(Suraj Choudhari is a reporter with Criclife and CricketCountry. He is an avid follower of the game, and plays the sport at club level. He has a radical understanding about the subtle nuances and intricacies of cricket, and tries to express it through paper and pen)