The West Indies struggled at one stage against the dominating South African attack; however, lower-order batters Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder lit the stage with some remarkable run-scoring through the accelerating phases of the game.
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 losing team, on the other hand, would make way for India to come into the contest, which would not be a very good deal for any of the sides, especially West Indies, who have their final game scheduled against the Men in Blue.
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.
Moreover, Lungi Ngidi also struck twice in the very next over, and the West Indies had four of their in-form batters back into the pavilion by the end of the powerplay. While Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell and Matthew Forde also failed to produce anything special, the West Indies needed a miracle to survive the scare.
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
Jason Holder, the lanky all-rounder, had the best chance in his career to show all the experience he has got. Despite having played some significant, powerful innings in this competition, the role this time was something new for Holder.
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.
With Holder's 49 and Shepherd's 52*, the West Indies all-rounders took 93 runs in the final nine overs, and of that, 89 runs came in the 8th-wicket partnership between the two players. This went on to break the record for the most runs for the 8th wicket partnership.
Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in T20Is:
89 - Holder, Shepherd vs SA, 202680 - Mommsen, Sharif vs NED, 201575 - Amjad, Raoul vs CAM, 202375 - Madande, Masakadza vs BAN, 202474 - Dockrell / Hand vs AFG, 2022
? 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?
The West Indies have put on 176 runs, which seemed a bit less going by the standards of the Narendra Modi Stadium. However, South Africa defended a similar total with grace against India in the very last game; hence, the Windies would be keen on doing so.
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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