The third and final one day internationals between South Africa and West Indies takes place in Potchefstroom on Tuesday and the Proteas come into the game 1-0 down.
South Africa won both matches in the test series at the start of this tour with victory margins of 87 runs and 284 runs but after the first ODI was completely washed out they found themselves on the wrong end of a surprise result in East London on Saturday.
West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first in the second ODI and they posted a very healthy 335/8 in their 50 overs. Skipper Shai Hope was unbeaten on 128 and Rovman Powell was second top scorer on 46 whilst for the Proteas Gerald Coetzee was the pick of the bowlers with 3/57.
South Africa put on 76 for the first wicket in the chase with de Kock the first to go for a quickfire 48. Bavuma went on to make 144 but no other Proteas batsmen made it into the 30's and at 287 all out in 41.4 overs South Africa went down by 48 runs. Akeal Hosein (3/59 from 10 overs ) and Alzarri Joseph (3/53 from 8.4) were the best performers in the West Indies bowling unit.
West Indies hit 13 maximums to South Africa's 12 and Shai Hope was named Man of the Match as we move on to Potch for final ODI.
This was how the sides lined up in East London in the second ODI
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Shai Hope (c & wk), Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Yannic Cariah, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph
Head to Head
Overall the teams have met 64 times with South Africa winning 44 to West Indies 16 with 1 tie and 3 no results
The Venue – Potchefstroom
Over the course of the last decade just 2 ODI's have been staged in Potch. In 2015 the Proteas lost to New Zealand by 8 wickets and in March 2022 South Africa beat Australia by 6 wickets, chasing down 255 for victory in 45.3 overs.
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The Betting
At the time of writing South Africa are 0.33/1 to win the match and West Indies are 2/1
South Africa are 5/4 to hit the most sixes with the draw at 6/1 and West Indies are 17/20
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
West Indies left some terrible ODI form behind them to take the series lead but remain very much the underdogs for this final match before we head into the T20's.
I'm looking for half centuries from players from each side. De Zorzi gets the vote for the Proteas and Nicholas Pooran, on a good day, is more than capable for the West Indies.
Bets: To score a 50, de Zorzi? Yes) at 5/2 with Betway
To score a 50, Pooran? Yes) at 26/10 with Betway
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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