Pooran punishes Proteas as Windies win by seven wickets

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Pooran punishes Proteas as Windies win by seven wickets

Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 ****** to ease the West Indies to a seven-wicket Twenty20 win over South ******* as the home side took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

After being sent in to bat, South *******, without several of their regular players who were rested, posted 7-174 in their 20 overs in Trinidad on Friday.

But it never looked enough as the West Indies’ top-three batters crashed the ball to all parts of the ground at the Brian Lara Stadium to reach their target with 13 ****** to spare.

The destructive Pooran launched seven sixes to go with two fours as he finished off the innings in style.

But the platform was ***** by a 84-run opening stand between Alick Athanaze (40 from 30 ******) and Shai Hope (51 from 36 ******) before both were dismissed by South ******** seamer Ottneil Baartman (2-30).

South ******* handed a debut to fast bowler Kwena Maphaka, who at the 18 years and 137 days is the youngest to play in a T20 International for his country.

He grabbed his first wicket when he dismissed West Indies captain Rovman Powell (7), caught at cover.

The tourists slumped to 5-42 in their innings before a 71-run sixth wicket partnership between Tristan Stubbs (76 from 42 ******) and Patrick Kruger (44 from 32 ******) took them to a respectable total.

Seamer Matthew Forde was the pick of the home bowlers with 3-27, while Shamar Joseph returned figures of 2-40.

The second match in the series will be at the same venue on Sunday.

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