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

Holder to Markram, FOUR, pulls this in the gap wide of mid-wicket and that is enough to nail it. South Africa win by 9 wickets and go 1-0 up in the series.

Holder to Markram, SIX, walks down the pitch and slaps it flat back over the bowler's head for a 85-metre maximum. The ability to generate that much power - take a bow, Aiden Markram!

Holder to Markram, 1 run, yorker length on leg stump, clipped away to the right of deep mid-wicket

Holder to Markram, 2 runs, good length just outside off, Markram works it into the gap wide of mid-wicket and hustles across to complete the second

Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, full on off, Markram biffs the drive to the left of long-on

Shepherd to Markram, 2 runs, short and wide of off, Markram cuts and gets it wide of the diving fielder at backward point to his right

Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, full on leg stump, Markram whips it off the cue end to the right of deep mid-wicket

Shepherd to Markram, no run, loopy low full toss just outside off, Markram gets it off the cue end onto his boot

Holder to Markram, 1 run, whips the full delivery off his pads square on eth leg-side

Holder to Markram, FOUR, allows the slower full ball to dip and opened the bat face really late to slice it in the gap between backward point and short third. That is a shot of some quality from Aiden Markram

Holder to Markram, 1 run, short on the stumps, Markram swivels and heaves the pull to the right of deep mid-wicket

Jayden Seales to Markram, 1 run, brings up the 50-run stand with a flat-bat drive to deep cover. Rickelton wanted a second, but Markram was never interested in it...

Shepherd to Markram, FOUR, slips a low full toss on the pads and Markram has neatly tickled that in the gap between the keeper and short fine

Shepherd to Markram, wide, slower short ball goes well down the leg-side as Markram lets it go

Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, advances and heaves the length delivery off the thick inside half to the right of deep square leg

Shepherd to Markram, no run, off cutter just outside off, Markram cuts and finds the man at backward point

Jayden Seales to Markram, 1 run, slower length delivery on the stumps, Markram backs away and stabs wide of short third man for a quick single

Jayden Seales to Markram, FOUR, no problems with timing as far as Aiden Markram is concerned! He meets the short ball with a spanking drive along the ground in the gap through extra cover

Jayden Seales to Markram, 1 run, full and wide of off, Markram slaps it off the cue end to the left of sweeper cover

Roston Chase to Markram, 1 run, full on the stumps, Markram toe-ends the drive to the right of long-on

Akeal Hosein to Markram, 2 runs, flatter outside off, Markram punches wide of long-off and brings up his 11th fifty in T20I cricket. Raises his bat to the dug-out and gets a handshake from his partner as well...

Akeal Hosein to Markram, 1 run, short outside off, Markram slaps it to the right of Holder at long-off

Akeal Hosein to Markram, 1 run, fuller on off, Markram drives it off the cue end to the right of long-on

Akeal Hosein to Markram, SIX, launched! That was a fraction short and Markram was onto it in a flash. Clears his front leg and muscles the pull many-a-mile into the mid-wicket orbit

Roston Chase to Markram, 1 run, full and just outside off, flicked away into the mid-wicket region

Roston Chase to Markram, 1 run, flat outside off, Markram chips the loft down to long-off

Holder to Markram, 1 run, slower ball bumper outside off, Markram looks to swat and gets it off the toe end towards long-on

Holder to Markram, no run, slower short of length delivery outside off, Markram chops it off the thick inside edge to the right of the keeper

Holder to Markram, 1 run, 129ks pitched up outside off, Markram shows the full face of the bat and drives it down to long-off

Roston Chase to Markram, 1 run, sits on the back foot and cuts this to the left of sweeper cover

Akeal Hosein to Markram, 2 runs, quick and short outside off, Markram pulls off the toe end to the right of long-on and comes hustling back to complete the second

Akeal Hosein to Markram, 1 run, full on leg stump, a gentle flick into the mid-wicket pocket

Akeal Hosein to Markram, 1 run, Markram jumps on the back foot and cuts the short ball to the left of sweeper cover

Shepherd to Markram, 1 run, full on leg stump, Markram flicks it to the left of deep mid-wicket

Shepherd to Markram, wide, slower ball bumper sprayed down the leg-side, Markram wanted to help it down to fine leg, but was beaten due to lack of pace

Shepherd to Markram, 2 runs, slower length ball on leg stump, Markram flicks it off his pads to the right of deep backward square leg. Easy two...

Holder to Markram, 1 run, this is not true. It cannot be. Akeal Hosein has dropped the easiest catch of his career. How? Only he would know. Markram toe-ended the loft high into the night sky and almost started walking towards the pavilion. Akeal got under the ball, took it with both hands and just he tried to gain control, the ball slipped off his palms and fell onto the ground. Strange! And does not sit well with the kind of standards he set for himself in the field...

Holder to Markram, SIX, Markram is seeing them really well tonight! He picks the 129ks full ball off his toes and whips it nonchalantly over mid-wicket for a 65-metre maximum

Akeal Hosein to Markram, FOUR, mistimed, but hit the gap did Aiden Markram. Jumped back to pull, but the length wasn't quite short. He got it off the thick inside half and dragged it in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket

Akeal Hosein to Markram, no run, fired in on the stumps, Markram knocks it to the right of the diving fielder at short cover

Akeal Hosein to Markram, 1 run, short on off, Markram goes on the back foot and punches it down the ground to the left of long-off

Akeal Hosein to Markram, wide, darted down the leg-side, Markram doesn't bother with it

Jayden Seales to Markram, FOUR, Markram and his drives! Such a wonderful sight to watch. 126ks fraction fuller outside off, Markram drives on the up and plays that with a high elbow to get the ball dancing away in the gap to the right of cover

Jayden Seales to Markram, no run, good length outside off at 137ks, Markram tucks it to the right of mid-wicket

Jayden Seales to Markram, no run, back of a length on off, Markram punches and finds the fielder at cover

Forde to Markram, FOUR, third boundary of the over! Excellent start this for Aiden Markram and South Africa. Fraction fuller at 129ks wide of off, Markram holds his shape on the drive and times it well enough to get it racing in the gap wide of mid-off to his left

Forde to Markram, no run, 132ks good length on off, Markram sits back and dinks it into the leg-side

Forde to Markram, FOUR, never bowl that full to Aiden Markram. He is such a good driver of a cricket ball. Slower ball overpitched outside off and Markram blazes the drive all along the ground through extra cover

Forde to Markram, no run, good length just outside off at 126ks, Markram punches it to the right of the man at mid-off

Forde to Markram, FOUR, pitched up wide of off stump, Markram leans into the drive and slams it hard all along the ground in the gap to the left of cover