South Africa vs West Indies T20I series 2022-23
3rd T20I:
Third and last but deciding T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between South Africa and West Indies is going to be played at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on March 28th 2023.
South Africa vs West Indies History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the fifth bilateral series between the teams. The home team won twice and the foreign team won once. One (1) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series in the span of 13 years, from 2010 to present, where South Africa won 2 times and West Indies won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 1 series (twice) in 2010 and in 2021.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 2 series from 2007-08 to 2014-15.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 series in 20134-15.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 series (twice) in 2007-08 and in 2014-15.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WLWD -.
Matches:
The teams completed 18 meetings, in the shortest format of cricket, till date. South Africa won 11 times, whereas West Indies won 7 times.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 4 matches from 2008 to 2015.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 4 matches from 2008 to 2015.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 matches (twice) from 2015 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2021.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 matches (twice) from 2015 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2021.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WLWWL.
South African Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the third bilateral series between the teams. The home side is still looking for the first series win, whereas the opponent won once. One (1) series resulted in a tie.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 1 series in span of 8 years, from 2014-15 to present, where the host never won, yet and the other team won once.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 1 series in 2007-08.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 series in 2014-15.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 series from 2007-08 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are LD – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 8 battles against each other in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The home team won 4 times and the visiting team won 4 times, too.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 1 match (4 times) in 2007, in 2008, in 2015 and in 2023.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 1 match (4 times) in 2007, in 2008, in 2015 and in 2023.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 matches from 2015 to 2015.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 matches from 2015 to 2015.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WLWLL.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the third rank (South Africa (255)) and seventh rank (West Indies (237)) teams. The host is 18 points ahead of the visitors.
South Africa:
The team played 167 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 96 times including a (1) win in a tied match and lost 68 times. 3 matches were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa are LWWDW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are WLLLW.
West Indies:
The team completed 178 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 74 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied outing and lost 94 times including a (1) defeat in a tied outing. 10 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies are LLLWL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies are LWLWL.
The Second Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the home side then the home team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the other team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the host will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of tie result, the home team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas the other team will also neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Johannesburg shows the weather would be partly cloudy till the late evening then mostly clear for an hour and then pretty clear till the end of the outing. There will be almost no chance of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 2%. The temperature would be between 16 to 18 Celsius. The wind would be between 8 – 17 km/h. The speed of wind would decrease gradually and the temperature would fluctuate throughout the engagement.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 8 times in 31 played games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 2 times and lost 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLLW.
The teams never won any game after choosing to bat first after winning the toss since 2007.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 11 times and lost 12 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLLW.
The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2020.
The teams never won any match after choosing to field first after winning the toss since 2016.
The first batting team won the match 14 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 17 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWWW.
Overall, 13 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 18 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLLL.
The teams have never won a battle after winning the toss since 2016.
South Africa:
Particularly, for South Africa, the team won the toss 13 times in 23 played games. The team won 7 times and lost 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLLW.
The team never won an engagement after winning the toss since 2016.
The team never won an outing after choosing to field first after winning the toss since 2016.
The side never won an encounter after choosing to bat first after winning the toss since 2006.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWWLL.
The team never lost any engagement after being sent to the bat after losing the toss since 2016.
The team never lost any battle after being sent to the field after losing the toss, till date.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 147 runs (according to run rate) in 2007, and the highest successful chase was 232 runs in 2015.
The first innings lowest total was 113 runs in 2017 whereas the highest total was 260 runs in 2007. For the second innings, the lowest total was 83 runs (according to run rate) in 2007 whereas the highest was 236 runs (4 balls to spare) in 2015.
The batting average of the first innings is 25.48 and 25.27 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other thrice at the venue. The home side won twice and lost once.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies at the venue are LWW – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
South Africa:
South Africa has a very good record, as the team won 14 times and lost 9 times out of the 23 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are WLLWW.
West Indies:
West Indies has a horrendous record, as the team won once and lost thrice in 4 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are WLLL -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
South Africa:
The side comes with B. Fortuin in place of T. Shamsi, A. Nortje in place of M. Jansen and L. Ngidi in place of S. Magala.
South Africa Eleven: Q. de Kock, R. Hendricks, R. Rossouw, A. Markram, D. Miller, H. Klaasen, W. Parnell, B. Fortuin, K. Rabada, A. Notrje, L. Ngidi
West Indies:
The side comes R. Chase in place of A. Hosein and A. Joseph in place of O. Smith.
West Indies Eleven: K. Mayers, B. King, J. Charles, N. Pooran, R. Powell, R. Reifer, R. Shepherd, R. Chase, J. Holder, A. Joseph, S. Cottrell
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: The images were taken from google search. *Notes: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rovman-powell-820351
