West Indies vs South Africa T20 World Cup Highlights: Aiden Markram powers South Africa to nine-wicket win in Ahmedabad

South Africa's win over West Indies means that India remain alive in the T20 World Cup. The win means the Proteas remain in first place with four points, whereas West Indies are in second place with two points.

India are in third place with no points, whereas Zimbabwe are in fourth place, also with no points. A win over Zimbabwe tonight will mean that India's lat Super 8 match against West Indies on Sunday will be a virtual quarter-final. A win tonight will take India to two points, the same as West Indies.

Should India lose either of the matches, then it will be impossible for them to qualify for the semi-finals.

GAME OVER! Aiden Markram has powered South Africa to a nine-wicket win over West Indies in a crucial Super 8 Group 1 fixture for both teams. Aiden Markram finishes with an unbeaten 82 as the Proteas chase down 177 with 23 balls to spare. This also means that India's semi-final hopes remain alive.

Romario Shepherd continues. He begins with a no-ball, before Rickelton collects a boundary with a drive behind square.

It seemed like the Proteas would seal the match in this over, but this chase is now heading towards the 17th over.

South Africa 173/1 (16 overs; Target 177)

Jason Holder is back into the attack. South Africa are moments away from victory, which will mean a lot for Team India and their fans. Eight runs come off the 15th over. South Africa need 14 runs from 30 balls.

SA 163/1 (15 overs; Target 177)

Shamar Joseph has failed to take a wicket in the two overs he has bowled so far. In fact, it has been an unimpressive performance with the ball from the West Indies overall. Eight runs come off the 13th over. South Africa need 41 runs to win from 42 balls.

SA 136/1 (13 overs; Target 177)

It has been a walk in the park for South Africa, who have victory in sight. Roston Chase continues as he bowls the 12th over. He is punished by Ryan Rickelton who nails the pull shot up and over deep midwicket for a six. Eleven runs from the over.

SA 128/1 (12 overs; Target 177)

South Africa captain Aiden Markram scores a 27-ball half-century. This could well be a match-winning one, but the Proteas still have a job at hand. South Africa need 73 runs to win from 66 balls.

OUT! West Indies finally get the breakthrough as Roston Chase removes Quinton de Kock. But is this too late for the Caribbean side? Quinton de Kock is caught by Jason Holder who was fielding at long-on.

SA 104/1 (9 overs; Target 177)

Gudakesh Motie is into the attack as West Indies make a change in their bowling attack. However, that doesn't do much of a benefit for the Windies as 15 runs come off Motie's first over. South Africa are walking away here, and West Indies need quick wickets.

SA 84/0 (7 overs; Target 177)

An excellent powerplay for South Africa as 69 runs come during this phase. And the most important thing is that South Africa have not lost a wicket so far. Sixteen runs came off Shamar Joseph's first over, which could prove costly for the Caribbean side.

SA 69/0 (6 overs; Target 177)

Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock have brought up their 50-run partnership for the first wicket.

This is a very confident start from the Proteas, and West Indies will need to take a few quick wickets before it is too late. Eleven runs come from Matthew Forde's third over.

SA 53/0 (5 overs; Target 177)

West Indies miss a chance to dismiss Aiden Markram as Brandon King drops a catch that could have dismissed the South Africa skipper. It was a tough chance, but King put up a fantastic diving effort that fell short in the end.

SA 31/0 (3 overs; Target 177)

Right. Time for South Africa's run chase. Remember, a win for South Africa will be somewhat of a good news for India, who play Zimbabwe in Chennai later today.

Matthew Forde into the attack for West Indies first up, with Aiden Markram on strike. Markram begins with a boundary, cutting through cover point for four runs.

Quinton de Kock, too, collects a boundary as the Proteas are off to a tidy start. Eleven runs come from the first over of the chase.

SA 11/0 (1 over; Target 177)

INNINGS BREAK! Romario Shepherd registers his maiden T20I fimfty as he and Jason Holder take West Indies to 176/8 from 20 overs. Romario and Holder forged 89 runs for the eighth wicket. Lungi Ngidi (3/30) was the pick of the South Africa bowlers. The Proteas need 177 runs to win.

Marco Jansen bowls the 18th over of the match. Nothing much has gone right for Jansen today, and he is once again punished, as Jason Holder clears long-on boundary to slam a maximum.

West Indies have recovered steadily thanks to the ongoing 50-plus partnership between Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd. An expensive over from Jansen as 23 runs come off it. He finishes with figures of 0/50 from four overs.

WI 163/7 (18 overs)

Romario Shepherd slams another maximum for West Indies as he nails the pull shot, clearing the midwicket fence. Corbin Bosch is punished for a short-ball delivery by the West Indian big-hitter. West Indies will be looking to get to 150 now.

WI 129/7 (16 overs)

Lungi Ngidi continues. In the second ball of the over, Romario Shepherd uses his full power to slam a maximum over long-off. That six also brings up West Indies' 100 runs. A dozen runs come off the over.

WI 109/7 (14 overs)

Romario Shepherd cops a blow to his head, and is hit on the helmet. He had taken his eyes off the ball while looking to avoid from being hit.

It was a cross-seaming delivery which hit his shoulder before ricocheting onto his neck. He is briefly checked by the physio to get a mandatory conducted, and is good to continue moments later.

WI 97/7 (13 overs)

OUT! Corbin Bosch gets his second wicket as Matthew Forde is dismissed. Matthew Forde looks to go big agaib, but finds Ryan Rickelton in the deep.

WI 83/7 (10.4 overs)

OUT! Lungi Ngidi strikes again as he gets his third wicket. He removes Rovman Powell, who is caught by Dewald Brevis at cover. Powell was looking to slap through the covers but he found the fielder.

WI 72/6 (9 overs)

Things are not going right for West Indies, who have now lost half their side. Corbin Bosch gets his wicket as he removes Sherfane Rutherford, who went for a pull shot. Rutherford ended up getting a top-edge which flew to the hands of Quinton de Kock.

WI 60/5 (7 overs)

An excellent powerplay for South Africa after that early setback. West Indies are under pressure, and will need to pull up their socks with Sherfane Rutherford and Rovman Powell in the middle. Five runs from Marco Jansen's over.

Another economical over from Kagiso Rabada, as he goes for just four runs in his second over.

West Indies will want Sherfane Rutherford and Rovman Powell to build a strong partnership as they eye a steady recovery. West Indies seemed to be cruising at one stage, but they are at the moment far from safe in this match.

Lungi Ngidi joins the party as South Africa trouble West Indies early on in this match. West Indies had got off to a confident start, but now find themselves on the backfoot. Ngidi has removes Brandon King and Roston Chase in the same over.

OUT! West Indies, who got off to a strong start, are on the backseat. Kagiso Rabada has struck again, this time with the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer. He is caught by Keshav Maharaj at midwicket.

OUT! A change of bowling has worked for Souyth Africa as Kagiso Rabada removes West Indies skipper Shai Hope. He went for a big cut, but got a thick edge and onto the hands of wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.

Right. Time for LIVE action from Ahmedabad. South Africa introduce a spinner early on as Keshav Maharaj comes into the attack. Shai Hope, the West Indies skipper, is off to a flying start as he slams two sixes and one four. Seventeen runs from the over.

WI 17/0 (1 over)

Shai Hope - Oh, I just feel as though we've got to put runs on the board this time around again. Yeah, we probably would have bowled first as well, but again, we've got to put the bat in first. Yeah, one change. Roston Chase comes in for Akeal Hosein. (reason behind the change?) Oh, just opposition, obviously, conditions as well. Certainly not being dropped. He's (Akeal) been performing really well for us. It's just about, more so, being a tactical change and trying to see what's the best level for this particular opposition. (South Africa won the previous time these two teams met) We've just got to play our best cricket again today. They've been playing really good cricket. As a part of our team, make sure we keep that momentum going, especially here in this important game, and I'm sure the guys are ready for it.

Aiden Markram - We're going to bowl first, Bish. It looks like a pretty good wicket. We've played here one or two games before. It's slightly tacky, if anything, so hopefully that moisture sort of gets less and less throughout the game and we're able to chase the total later. (Is familiarity an advantage?) Yeah, look, we've been lucky. Lucky to play the few games here now. Each wicket has been quite different from the other. I mean, the game we played against India, it was completely different to this side of the square. So, like you mentioned, still being able to execute whatever the conditions give you, and the boys have been doing that nicely. So, another exciting opportunity for us again tonight against a good team, and we look forward to that. No, we've got the same team. (How's KG been going?) Yeah, good. Been leading from the front, as you know. It doesn't always reflect through numbers and performance, but behind closed doors when no one's watching, he's putting a lot of love into the team, giving a lot of info to the guys as to what works well, but he's played here now in the IPL as well, and yeah, he's just doing his thing, as KG does.

West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph

South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi

South African captain Aiden Markram has won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Proteas are going with the same team. On the other hand, West Indies captain Shai Hope made one change by bringing in Rosto Chase in place of Akeal Hosein.

West Indies and South Africa have both won one game each in the Super 8. While South Africa defeated India, West Indies got better of Zimbabwe. A win today will help either sides a step ahead towards the semifinals.

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