West Indies beat South Africa to reach semis

NAGPUR: West Indies maintained their winning streak defeating South Africa by three wickets in the Super Ten Group One match of the World Twenty20 here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Friday night.

Chasing an easy target of 123, they completed their third consecutive victory, with two balls remaining, to qualify for playing the semi-finals.

Their main scorers were Marlon Samuels (44) and Johnson Charles (32) while no other batsman could make any significant contribution.

For South Africa, leg-spinner Imran Tahir was the most successful bowler with two for 13. He grabbed both wickets on successive deliveries.

Earlier, South Africa were restricted to 122 runs for eight wickets after sent into bat by West Indies captain Darren Sammy.

South Africa batsmen could not resist against the South African bowlers as only four batsmen got into the double-figures.

Opener Quinton de Kock top scored with a solid 47, hitting three fours and a six. He was followed by David Wiese, who scored a fine innings of 28.

Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell claimed two wickets each for West Indies.