West Indies and South Africa, both teams arrived undefeated at the Narendra Modi Stadium for the third group match in the Super-8 contest for Group A. The winning team will walk straight into the semi-finals on this occasion.
The West Indies struggled with the bat, as wickets kept falling from the very first half of the powerplay. After having smashed in the first two overs of the game, West Indies lost two of their biggest wickets to Kagiso Rabada in the third over of the powerplay.
Having lost 7 wickets for 83 runs, West Indies were only halfway through and still had a long way to go. Shepherd arrived with a heavy bat and put on a breathtaking partnership with Jason Holder. Together they put on 89 runs before Holder was dismissed in the second-to-last delivery of the 20th over of the innings.
Holder-Shepherd enlist new T20I batting record
Alongside Romario Shepherd, he played a balanced role, while Shepherd punched the seamers all around the park whenever they missed out on their line or length. Holder finally accelerated against Marco Jansen in the 18th over of the game, where he scored 23 runs.
Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in T20Is:
? HISTORY AT NARENDRA MODI STADIUM ?- Highest 8th wicket partnership ever in T20 WC history: Holder & Romario ? pic.twitter.com/C0GiT0zXdk
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 26, 2026Will the West Indies be able to defend the 177-run target?
However, the West Indies failed to tighten the screws early, and as a result of this, Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock gave South Africa a start that had set the platform for a comfortable win for the Proteas. West Indies did not have the start to see through the innings, especially with Markram being unbeatable to their bowlers.
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