South Africa vs West Indies HIGHLIGHTS 2nd T20: de Kock-Ryan shine as Proteas seal the series
South Africa vs West Indies 2nd T20 highlights: With the loss in Centurion, West Indies now have three straight T20I series losses to their name
South Africa vs West Indies 2nd T20 full scorecard
Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton stole the spotlight at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday as South Africa beat West Indies by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. This was West Indies’ third straight T20I series loss.
West Indies post imposing total despite middle-overs wobble
Earlier, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first. West Indies lost their first wicket in the second over when Marco Jansen dismissed skipper Shai Hope (4 runs off 7 balls). Shimron Hetmyer and Brandon King then took the South African bowlers head-on and stitched a quickfire half-century stand for the second wicket, taking the visitors to 68 for one at the end of the powerplay.
Hetmyer brought up his seventh T20I fifty in just 29 balls as West Indies crossed the 100-run mark in the 10th over. King (49 runs off 30 balls) missed out on a well-deserved half-century by one run after being dismissed by Kagiso Rabada, ending the 82-run second-wicket stand.
South Africa pulled things back briefly in the middle overs as Keshav Maharaj removed Rovman Powell (2 runs off 8 balls) and Hetmyer (75 runs off 42 balls) in the space of six balls.
However, Sherfane Rutherford (57 not out off 24 balls) and Romario Shepherd (17 not out off 10 balls) added an unbeaten 76-run stand for the fifth wicket to lift West Indies to 221 for 4 at the end of 20 overs.
De Kock, Rickelton launch counter-attack in chase
In reply, South Africa lost their first wicket early when Aiden Markram (15 runs off 12 balls) was dismissed by Alzarri Joseph. However, the hosts responded in style, with Quinton de Kock leading an aggressive counter-attack as South Africa raced to 70 for one in the powerplay.
De Kock brought up his 19th T20I half-century to keep the chase on track and soon found solid support from Ryan Rickelton at the other end. The duo stitched together a commanding century stand for the second wicket, firmly tilting the game in South Africa’s favour.
De Kock’s century seals the deal
De Kock went on to bring up his second T20I century, keeping West Indies under sustained pressure. He smashed 115 runs off just 33 balls before being dismissed by Akeal Hosein, having all but sealed the contest for the hosts.
Dewald Brevis (4 runs off 6 balls) failed to capitalise on the platform and was also dismissed by Hosein. Ryan Rickelton, however, remained unbeaten on 77 off 36 balls, while Jason Smith (6 not out off 3 balls) ensured there were no further hiccups as South Africa chased down the 222-run target with seven wickets and 15 balls to spare, completing a dominant win.
South Africa vs West Indies 2nd T20I full scorecards:
West Indies scorecard:
| West Indies (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Brandon King | c Stubbs b Rabada | 49 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 163.33 |
| Shai Hope (c)† | c †de Kock b Jansen | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Brevis b Maharaj | 75 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 178.57 |
| Rovman Powell | b Maharaj | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | not out | 57 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 237.5 |
| Romario Shepherd | not out | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 170 |
| Extras | (lb 8, nb 1, w 8) 17 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 11.05) 221/4 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 10 |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 9 |
| Anrich Nortje | 3 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 19.66 | 3 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 5 |
South Africa scorecard:
| South Africa (T: 222 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram (c) | c Hetmyer b Forde | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 125 |
| Quinton de Kock † | c King b Hosein | 115 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 234.69 |
| Ryan Rickelton | not out | 77 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 213.88 |
| Dewald Brevis | c Holder b Hosein | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Jason Smith | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | (nb 1, w 7) 8 | |||||
| Total | 17.3 Ov (RR: 12.85) 225/3 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Matthew Forde | 3.3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 9.71 | 6 |
| Jayden Seales | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Roston Chase | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 | 2 |
| Jason Holder | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 | 4 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.5 | 1 |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 | 5 |
South Africa vs West Indies 2nd T20: Playing 11
South Africa playing 11: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka
West Indies playing 11: Brandon King, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales
1:04 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa scorecard
| South Africa (T: 222 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram (c) | c Hetmyer b Forde | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 125 |
| Quinton de Kock † | c King b Hosein | 115 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 234.69 |
| Ryan Rickelton | not out | 77 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 213.88 |
| Dewald Brevis | c Holder b Hosein | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Jason Smith | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | (nb 1, w 7) 8 | |||||
| Total | 17.3 Ov (RR: 12.85) 225/3 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Matthew Forde | 3.3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 9.71 | 6 |
| Jayden Seales | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Roston Chase | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 | 2 |
| Jason Holder | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 | 4 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.5 | 1 |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
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1:02 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 225 for 3 after 17.3 overs
South Africa beat West Indies by 7 wickets
Matthew Forde comes back in the attack for West Indies
Ball 3: FOUR! Ryan Rickelton goes on the back foot to a slower short ball outside off and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence.
Ball 2: Ryan Rickelton cuts a slower off-cutter from back of a length square on the off-side and picks up two runs.
Ball 1: Jason Smith gets forward to a full delivery outside off and drives it down to sweeper cover for a single.
12:56 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 218 for 3 after 17 overs
South Africa need 4 runs to win in 18 balls
Akeal Hosein continues the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: Ryan Rickelton plays a watchful shot to a full delivery and can’t get a run.
Ball 5: Jason Smith gets forward to a tossed-up full ball on off and pushes it wide of cover for a single.
Ball 4: FOUR! Jason Smith looks to defend a good-length ball on off, gets a thick outside edge, and it runs away through the vacant slip region.
Ball 3: OUT! Dewald Brevis backs away and tries to loft a tossed-up delivery but mistimes it completely, and Jason Holder takes a reverse-cupped catch at long-on.
Ball 2: Ryan Rickelton goes onto the back foot and cuts a good-length ball outside off to sweeper cover for one.
Ball 1: Dewald Brevis rocks back to a flat good-length delivery outside off and pulls it down to long-on for a single.
12:51 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 211 for 2 after 16 overs
South Africa need 11 runs to win in 24 balls
Romario Shepherd comes back in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: Ryan Rickelton drives firmly to deep extra cover and comes back for two runs.
Ball 5: SIX! Ryan Rickelton waits on a slower ball on a good length around middle, goes onto the back foot and pulls it massively over deep backward square leg into the crowd.
Ball 4: SIX! Ryan Rickelton gets forward to a full delivery wide outside off and lofts it cleanly over wide long-off.
Ball 3: FOUR! Ryan Rickelton pulls a short-of-a-length ball outside off, and a fumble by the fielder at deep backward square leg allows the ball to run away to the boundary.
Ball 2: Dewald Brevis mistimes a slower off-cutter on a short-of-a-length outside off and flat-bats it to long-on for a single.
Ball 1: Dewald Brevis reaches out to a slower off-cutter wide outside off and flat-bats it straight to mid-off, no run.
12:46 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 192 for 2 after 15 overs
South Africa need 30 runs to win in 30 balls
Akeal Hosein continues the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: Dewald Brevis rocks back to a flat, good-length ball on off and punches it down to long-on for a single.
Ball 5: Ryan Rickelton goes on the back foot to a back-of-a-length delivery outside off and cuts it away to sweeper cover for one.
Ball 4: Dewald Brevis backs away to a flat ball on leg stump and cuts it wide of backward point, picking up a single.
Ball 3: OUT! Quinton de Kock charges down the track to a tossed-up delivery outside off, looks to loft it again but loses his bottom hand. The shot miscues straight to extra cover, where Brandon King takes a simple catch. De Kock departs to a standing ovation after a sensational knock.
Ball 2: SIX! Quinton de Kock gets right under a full, wide delivery, drops to one knee and slogsweeps it high and long over deep mid-wicket.
Ball 1: SIX! Quinton de Kock shows intent straight away, charging down to a good-length ball and swinging with the angle, sending it soaring over deep mid-wicket.
12:37 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 177 for 1 after 14 overs
South Africa need 45 runs to win in 36 balls
Jason Holder comes back in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: Rickelton goes on the back foot to pull the slower, short ball outside off, but it sneaks past the bat and through to the keeper — dot ball.
Ball 5: De Kock slashes an off-pace short-of-a-length delivery outside off down to deep backward point and settles for a single.
Ball 4: De Kock tries to ramp the short ball outside off, misses completely, and lets out a grunt of frustration.
Ball 3: De Kock looks to loft the slower full ball outside off, miscues it behind him. Holder gets a hand to it in his follow-through, but the ball deflects away and they scamper back for two.
Ball 2: SIX & HUNDRED! Full on the pads and de Kock is effortless — he flicks it off his hips, sending it sailing over deep backward square leg to bring up a magnificent century off just 43 balls.
Ball 1: Rickelton leans into a full ball on middle and leg and flicks it down to mid-on for a single.
Ball 1 (Wide): Holder fires it full down the leg side, Rickelton misses the flick and the umpire signals a wide.
12:30 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 166 for 1 after 13 overs
South Africa need 56 runs to win in 42 balls
Akeal Hosein continues the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: Rickelton reaches his half-century, easing the ball out to sweeper cover and jogging through for a single.
Ball 5: De Kock shuffles across to a good-length delivery outside off and taps it down to long-on for one.
Ball 4: Rickelton rocks back and cuts hard, but this time it goes straight to sweeper cover; just a single.
Ball 3: FOUR! Rickelton is in control here — back of a length outside off and he stays back to cut fiercely past sweeper cover, no chance in the deep.
Ball 2: FOUR! Another cut from Rickelton, short and wide again. Shamar Joseph should stop it at sweeper cover but fumbles badly and the ball trickles to the fence.
Ball 1: De Kock punches a good-length ball outside off in front of extra cover and picks up a comfortable single.
12:27 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 154 for 1 after 12 overs
South Africa need 68 runs to win in 48 balls
Jayden Seales comes back in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: FOUR! Rickelton drives on the up and finds the gap at deep extra cover for a boundary.
Ball 5: FOUR! Full and angling away outside off, Rickelton leans into the shot and opens the face, threading it wide of short third man for four.
Ball 4: De Kock gets a low full toss outside off and drives it straight to extra cover for a single.
Ball 4: WIDE. Seales sprays it well outside off and de Kock lets it go.
Ball 3: SIX! (Free hit) De Kock makes Seales pay, stepping forward and clubbing the slower off-cutter flat over deep mid-wicket into the crowd.
Ball 3: NO BALL. Full and down leg, de Kock flicks it off the toe end and collects two; it’s a front-foot no-ball and a free hit follows.
Ball 2: De Kock plays and misses at a short-of-length delivery angling away outside off, no run.
Ball 1: SIX! De Kock shows pure class, whipping a full ball on middle flat over deep backward square leg for a maximum.
12:19 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 129 for 1 after 11 overs
South Africa need 93 runs to win in 54 balls
Akeal Hosein comes in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: De Kock nudges a full delivery into the leg side and takes a single.
Ball 5: FOUR! De Kock rocks back and pulls it fine to backward square leg for a boundary.
Ball 4: De Kock goes on the back foot and punches a flat, good-length ball straight to backward point, no run.
Ball 3: Rickelton gets forward to a tossed-up delivery outside off and pushes it to cover-point for a single.
Ball 2: De Kock pulls a back-of-a-length ball on off but doesn’t middle it, bouncing it to deep square leg for one.
Ball 1: De Kock opens the face on a short-of-length ball outside off but cuts it straight to backward point, no run.
12:12 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 122 for 1 after 10 overs
South Africa need 100 runs to win in 60 balls
Roston Chase continues the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: De Kock pushes a full delivery down to long-off and takes a single.
Ball 5: Rickelton gets forward to a full ball outside leg stump and flicks it to long-on for one.
Ball 4: De Kock leans into a good-length ball on middle and leg, defending it into the vacant cover region for a single.
Ball 3: SIX! De Kock rocks back to a back-of-a-length ball on middle and leg and pulls it over deep backward square leg for six.
Ball 2: Rickelton flicks a tossed-up full ball outside leg stump through the mid-wicket gap and picks up a run.
Ball 1: SIX! Rickelton backs away to a full ball on middle, drops to one knee and lofts it flat over long-on for a maximum.
12:09 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 106 for 1 after 9 overs
South Africa need 116 runs to win in 66 balls
Jason Holder comes back in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: FOUR! De Kock opens the face on a short ball and guides it fine past third man to the boundary.
Ball 5: Rickelton drives a low full toss outside off with soft hands and collects a single to deep backward point.
Ball 4: Rickelton is hurried by a slower back-of-a-length delivery, the pull takes a thick inside edge and dribbles to mid-wicket, no run.
Ball 3: De Kock cuts a short-of-length ball square to sweeper cover and rotates the strike with a single.
Ball 2: Rickelton rocks back and punches a tight length ball to mid-off for one.
Ball 1: FOUR! Rickelton slashes hard at a short-of-length delivery outside off, a chance goes down at short third man and the ball runs away to the fence.
12:04 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 95 for 1 after 8 overs
South Africa need 127 runs to win in 72 balls
Roston Chase comes back in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: SIX! De Kock launches a full delivery over deep extra cover for a clean maximum.
Ball 5: Rickelton pushes a full ball down to long-off and takes a single.
Ball 4: Rickelton stays back to a good-length delivery and blocks it out, no run.
Ball 3: De Kock flicks a low full toss off the pads towards deep mid-wicket but only manages a single.
Ball 2: De Kock goes early into the pull on a good-length ball and toe-ends it straight back to the bowler, no run.
Ball 1: Rickelton cuts a back-of-a-length delivery to backward point and picks up a single.
12:01 AM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 86 for 1 after 7 overs
South Africa need 136 runs to win in 78 balls
Romario Shepherd comes in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: Rickelton taps a good-length delivery into the off side and jogs through for a single to mid-off.
Ball 5: Rickelton works this away to deep square leg and pushes hard to come back for two.
Ball 4: FOUR! Rickelton steps forward to a slower off-cutter full on middle and drills it firmly wide of mid-off for another boundary.
Ball 3: FOUR! Rickelton rocks back to a slower off-cutter on a back of a length and pulls it powerfully over square leg, beating the deep fielder.
Ball 2: De Kock leans into a full ball outside off and drives it square on the off side for a single.
Ball 1: FOUR! De Kock brings up his fifty in style, flicking a juicy low full toss on middle and leg away to the deep backward square-leg fence.
11:56 PM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 70 for 1 after 6 overs
South Africa need 152 runs to win in 84 balls
Jason Holder comes in the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: De Kock nudges a good-length ball into the deep mid-wicket region and picks up a comfortable single.
Ball 5: SIX! De Kock gets forward to a tight good-length delivery on middle and heaves it cleanly over deep mid-wicket for a powerful maximum.
Ball 4: De Kock goes on the back foot to a short, pacy delivery outside off, looks to pull but misses as the ball flies over the top edge, no run.
Ball 3: De Kock pulls a short-of-length ball on off, doesn’t middle it cleanly and has to settle for two with the deep fielder cutting it off.
Ball 2: FOUR! De Kock slashes hard at a short-of-length delivery outside off, the ball flying well wide of deep point and bouncing over the ropes.
Ball 1: De Kock gets forward to loft a length ball outside off, the thick outside edge flies towards deep point and he comes back for two after a fine diving stop.
11:52 PM
South Africa vs West Indies LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd T20I: South Africa 55 for 1 after 5 overs
South Africa need 167 runs to win in 90 balls
Forde continues the attack for West Indies
Ball 6: Rickelton plays out a back-of-a-length delivery safely, unable to pierce the field and it’s a dot to finish the over.
Ball 5: Rickelton gets forward to a full ball outside off and tries to loft it, gets it high off the toe-end and comes back for two despite a fine chase from Shepherd.
Ball 4: De Kock drives a fuller off-cutter outside off, the thick inside edge rolling away to the leg side for a single.
Ball 3: De Kock backs away to a back-of-a-length ball on middle and glides it fine; excellent work from Hetmyer in the deep restricts it to two.
Ball 2: SIX! De Kock makes room outside leg, gets under a length ball on middle and launches it straight back down the ground for a towering maximum.
Ball 1: De Kock backs away again but misses the pull as the short-of-length delivery thuds painfully into the groin, no run.
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First Published: Jan 29 2026 | 8:15 PM IST