West Indies A secures victory over South Africa A by 1 wicket
The West Indies A Team held their nerves to defeat their South African counterparts by one wicket at Willowmoore Park in Benoni in the first of the teams’ three 4-day matches.
27th of November 2023

The West Indies A Team held their nerves to defeat their South African counterparts by one wicket at Willowmoore Park in Benoni in the first of the teams’ three 4-day matches.
The players who played for South Africa A:
– Neil Brand
– Tony de Zorzi
– Keegan Peterson
– David Bedingham
– Clyde Fortuin
– Dane Piedt
– Duanne Olivier
– Hardus Viljoen
– Mihlali Mpongwana
– Zubayr Hamza
– Tshepo Moreki
The playing XI of West Indies A:
– Joshua Da Silva
– Kavem Hodge
– Kevin Sinclair
– Shermon Lewis
– Jayden Seales
– Jair McAllister
– Kirk McKenzie
– Zachary McCaskie
– Tagenarine Chanderpaul
– Tevin Imlach
– Akeem Jordan
Toss update:
The toss was won by South Africa A and they elected to bat first.
The Umpires of the matches, namely:
– A Jacobs
– S Gasa
Batting of South Africa A:
Keegan Petersen, Tony de Zorzi and Clyde Fortuin scored half-centuries. Thus, South Africans declared on 287 for 9.
Bowling of West Indies A:
Jayden Seales and Akeem Jordan took three wickets each by giving away 23 and 61 runs, respectively.
West Indies A batting:
The Windies replied with an impressive 314 for nine declared, with Tage Chanderpaul hitting 78 and Kavem Hodge 73 to take a 27-run lead into the 2nd innings.
South Africa bowling:
Tshepo Moreki took three wickets at a rate of 56 runs.
Meanwhile, Hardus Viljoen and Dane Piedt managed to take two wickets each.
Second Inning-
South Africa A batting:
Despite an excellent 104 from opener Neil Broom, the South Africans were knocked over for 250.
West Indies A bowling:
Akeem Jordan picked up three wickets, while Shermon Lewis, Kevin Sinclair and Akeem Jordan managed to take two wickets each.
West Indies A batting:
Chasing 224 to win, the Windies lost nine wickets, but Sinclair kept his composure, scoring an unbeaten 80 to carry the WI A-Team over the line with one wicket to spare.
, Kirk McKenzie and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored 36 and 35 runs, respectively.
South Africa A bowling:
Mihlali Mpongwana managed to take three wickets by giving away 25 runs.
Dane Piedt and Hardus Viljoen took two wickets each at a score of 58 and 43 runs, respectively.
Meanwhile, Tshepo Moreki and Duanne Olivier sent one player each back to the pavilion.
All in all, West Indies A won by one wicket against South Africa A.
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