South Africa aim to level series in second T20I after resounding Windies win

Overview:

West Indies v South Africa, second T20I
National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada
27 June, 14:00 Local

The Proteas have an uphill climb ahead of them after the first game of the series. Bar Quinton de Kock (37) and Rassie van der Dussen (56 not out), none of the batsmen made an impact and were restricted to 160 which West Indies chased down in just 15 overs. And with four out of their six bowlers going for over 10 runs an over, South Africa might look to make a change or two for the second game.

West Indies, on the other hand, did not have to break a sweat to go 1-0 up in the series. The defending T20 World Cup champions seem all the more formidable with the return of Andre Russell to the side. Windies will want to get closer to sealing the series and test their bench strength ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year.

Remember the last time:

Change of formats has brought a change in fortune for the West Indies. After losing the Test series that ended 2-0 in South Africa's favour, the Windies bounced back with a dominant display in the first T20I.

Player of the Match Evin Lewis (71) was well supported by Andre Fletcher (30), Chris Gayle (32 not out) and Andre Russell (23 not out) as the Windies chased down 161 with five overs to spare. Dwayne Bravo (2/30) and Fabien Allen (2/18) were the picks of the bowlers as they helped restrict South Africa to a below-par score on a batting-friendly track.

What they said:

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma after first game: "As a team, we need to have hard discussions and come up with a better plan. We thought 160 was a decent score - probably below par - and like I said, we need to have those conversations. In the last ten overs [with the bat], we didn't capitalise as well as we should have. They obviously played quite well."

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard after first game:"For us, it's not about one individual but the entire team. Winning the game with overs to spare and wickets in hand is a start for us. We have a young team from a Test cricket point of view. These guys wouldn't have faced the likes of Rabada and Nortje. For us, we are a little bit familiar. We can't get too much ahead of ourselves. We'll try to get better."