West Indies tour of South Africa, Match 3

West Indies v South Africa

West Indies 114/3 10 ov
South Africa 118/6 10 ov, target 125 from 10

West Indies won by 6 runs (D/L)

Venue
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Date
Sat, 31 January 2026
Toss
South Africa won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Gudakesh Motie

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made South Africa 53% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

West Indies win

South Africa win

West Indies batSouth Africa chase 115

Turning point +9 to West Indies. 2.6, first innings: Lungi Ngidi to Shimron Hetmyer, 6 runs, 25/1. West Indies went from 42% to 51%.

Moved it most Keshav Maharaj −19.6 · Shai Hope +19.5 · Shimron Hetmyer +16.6 · Aiden Markram −8.7

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Shai Hopec C Bosch b KA Maharaj482534192.0+19.5
Johnson Charlesc JF Smith b L Ngidi03000.0−7.8
Shimron Hetmyernot out48*2216218.2+16.6
Rovman Powellc D Brevis b KT Maphaka13702185.7+1.2
Romario Shepherdnot out3*300100.0+0.4
Extras lb 22
Total 10 ov, 11.40 an over114/3

Did not bat Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein

Fall of wickets 5-1 (Charles, 1), 91-2 (Hope, 7.5), 104-3 (Powell, 9)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Lungi Ngidi201919.50600−5.3
George Linde20904.50600+5.1
Keshav Maharaj2038119.00200−19.6
Aiden Markram1018018.00100−8.5
Corbin Bosch201608.00300−1.1
Kwena Maphaka1012112.00400−0.4

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

The whole match on one screen: a row for every over, a square for every ball, coloured by how far it moved the match. Pick any ball, play it through, or click a name to follow one player.

The balls that decided it