TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) — No overs were lost when rain delayed the toss. The West Indies eventually won the toss and chose to bowl, with an eye on the threat of further rain.
South Africa began cautiously in humid conditions and the first boundary of its innings didn’t come until the fourth over, hit by Ryan Rickelton from the bowling of Matthew Forde. The first six of the innings came from the next ball.
The rain returned and forced the players from the field for 70 minutes, leaving South Africa on the back foot when it resumed. Reeza Hendricks was out three balls after the resumption, but that brought Stubbs to the crease, and he did his best to blast South Africa to a competitive total.
Stubbs hit 6, 4, 6 from consecutive balls in the 11th over bowled by Obed McCoy and 4, 6, 4 in the final over bowled by Forde. He was out with two balls left in the innings.
Pooran then blasted the West Indies into a winning position with his brilliant 13-ball cameo. He finished with a strike rate of 269.
Hope hit four sixes in his innings and Hetmeyer hit four fours and a six as the West Indies completed a comprehensive win.
The West Indies beat South Africa 3-0 in a Twenty20 series prior to this year’s T20 World Cup, which it co-hosted with the United States, and now has swept South Africa again. But in between, South Africa eliminated the West Indies from the World Cup.
“It was a tough one today. Obviously, it was stop-start with the rain, which hurt us quite a bit,” South Africa captain Aiden Markram said. “Conditions changed quite a bit throughout the game as well.
“I think we got the tougher of the conditions. That being said, I think there are several areas we can improve on as a team to play better cricket in tough conditions.”
