South Africa vs West Indies, 1st T20I, West Indies tour of South Africa, 2026 - Player Highlights

Maharaj to Hetmyer, 1 run, cuts the short ball square on the off-side and keeps strike with a single. 16 off the over.

Maharaj to Hetmyer, 2 runs, slower on off, Hetmyer knocks it to the right of long-on and backs it up with excellent running between the wickets

Maharaj to Hetmyer, SIX, Hetmyer is taking on his positive match up here. He uses his feet, although the ball was wide he decided to swat it away on the leg-side and got the desired connection to clear the fence over mid-wicket

Maharaj to Hetmyer, no run, short outside off, Hetmyer cuts and picks out the fielder at cover

Maharaj to Hetmyer, SIX, my word! That is some hit from Shimron Hetmyer. Comes down the track, gets under the full ball and marmalizes it for a 102-metre maximum over mid-wicket

Maharaj to Powell, 1 run, quicker on off, punched off the back foot to the right of long-on

Maharaj to Hetmyer, FOUR, waltzes down the pitch, meets the ball on a fuller length and clubs it back over the bowler's head for a one-bounce boundary. That should give Hetmyer plenty of confidence...

Maharaj to Roston Chase, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and darts it full outside off, Chase reaches out for the drive and slices it off the thick top-edge that drops wide of the backtracking point fielder

Maharaj to Hetmyer, 1 run, sliding away outside off from a shorter length, Hetmyer cuts it off the back foot to the right of sweeper cover

Maharaj to Roston Chase, 1 run, backs away and cuts the quicker delivery to the left of sweeper cover

Maharaj to Roston Chase, 2 runs, chips the full delivery off the thick inside half and drags it to the left of the man at long-on. Shouts of "catch it", but it was always going to fall short of the fielder there...

Maharaj to Roston Chase, no run, full and sliding down the leg-side, did that hit the pad? Maybe. Chase went for the flick and missed...

Maharaj to Forde, SIX, ends the powerplay with a six does Matthew Forde! Comes charging out of his crease, gets close to the delivery and lifts it neatly back over the bowler's head. The timing was good enough to clear the ropes...

Maharaj to Roston Chase, 1 run, full and slow on off, Chase jams it into the leg-side and rushes through for a quick single

Maharaj to Rutherford, out Bowled!! Maharaj has two. Remember, he has not bowled a single over in the powerplay of the SA20 league. Keeps the ball tight on off stump and gets it to drift and spin with extra bounce. Rutherford was stuck in the crease and tried to poke it away with his top hand. The ball snaked back in and took the inside edge before going on to hit the bails. Rutherford b Maharaj 6(6) [4s-1]

Maharaj to Forde, 1 run, shimmies down the wicket and whips the full delivery all along the ground through mid-wicket

Maharaj to Rutherford, 1 run, stabbed away to backward point and there was a slight bit of hesitation between the duo. The fielders picks it up cleanly and hits the stumps direct at the bowling end. Thankfully for the West Indies, Rutherford managed to slide it in with a big stride at the last moment...

Maharaj to Rutherford, no run, Maharaj was confident, he had a quick word with the keeper and convinced Markram to go for the review. It was on a length and hit Rutherford plumb in front of middle stump. If only it had pitched in line with the stumps. If only...

Maharaj to Forde, no run, full on the stumps, Forde prods across and blocks it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Charles, out Bowled!! Knocks him over. Slider that skids on from a fullish length to hit the middle and off stump. Charles went low looking to sweep and missed it completely. The ball arrived a tad later than expected and beat him on the under edge. Charles b Maharaj 13(9) [4s-1 6s-1]

Maharaj to Charles, no run, yorker length outside off, Charles squeezes it ionto the off-side

Maharaj to Charles, FOUR, quicker and a shade outside off, Charles makes room and slashes it in the gap between the fielder at backward point and cover. Superb placement...

Maharaj to Charles, SIX, sinks to one knee, picks the full delivery from middle stump and sweeps it flat for a 63-metre maximum over square leg

Maharaj to Charles, no run, full on off, Charles squeezes the drive to the right of mid-on