West Indies won by 8 wickets with 37 balls to spare in the final T20I, completing a clean sweep of the 3-match series. The men in Maroon wrapped up their T20 World Cup preparations in the most impressive way.
Rassie van der Dussen’s well-composed knock guides South Africa to a decent total
After opting to bat first, South Africa didn’t get the start they wanted as their top orders failed to settle for a long time and were four down for just 50 runs in the 9th over. The stand-in skipper, van der Dussen, who looked sluggish in the previous game, steadied the ship along with Wiaan Mulder, as the duo glued 77 runs for the sixth wicket, with Mulder departing for 36 runs. 
The Protea skipper notched up his fifty but departed for 51 runs on the final ball of the penultimate over, while the debutant, Patrick Kruger, contributed an unbeaten 16 runs, helping the visitors post 163/7 in 20 overs.
Obed McCoy, who has been added to the World Cup squad instead of injured Jason Holder, shone with the ball for the hosts, bagging 3 wickets for 39 runs. Shamar Joseph and Gudakesh Motie contributed with a couple of wickets each.
Johnson Charles finds his rhythm
Brandon King and Johnson Charles went berserk from the word go in pursuit of 163 runs, as the opening duo smashed the Protea bowlers for fun. Charles, who struggled to score runs in the first two games, found his rhythm and amassed 69 runs off just 26 balls, including 9 fours and 5 sixes. On the other hand, King looked in sublime touch again but fell just 6 runs shy of his fifty. However, the opening duo took the game far from the visitors, forging a 92-run partnership in just 6.4 overs.
Kyle Mayers contributed with an unbeaten 36 runs off 23 balls, helping the hosts win by 8 wickets with more than 6 overs to spare.
Gerald Coetzee and Nqaba Peter were the bowlers who shared a wicket apiece for the Proteas.
Johnson Charles was named Player of the Match for his electrifying innings, while Gudakesh Motie earned the Player of the Series award for his consistent performance across all three matches, taking 8 wickets in total.
The preparation series ahead of the World Cup will boost the confidence of the co-hosts of this mega-event. The stand-in skipper, Brandon King, highlighted the positive outlook for Windies Cricket in the post-match presentation “It’s going to be great; these are good signs. Not having a full squad, but we still beat South Africa 3-0,” he said.
