The West Indies have only triumphed once in their previous four men’s Twenty20 International matches against South Africa at home (L3); that one victory came on July 1, 2021, by a margin of 21 runs.
In the two men’s T20I bilateral series that South Africa has played against the West Indies, the Proteas have emerged victorious in all of them, with the most recent series ending in a 3-2 victory in 2021.
West Indies have lost 99 men’s T20Is, which is tied with Bangladesh for the most losses of any team in the history of the competition. They will be trying to avoid being the first team to lose 100 matches in the competition’s history.
The Proteas have only won more men’s T20Is (12) against England than they have against the West Indies (L8). South Africa has won 11 men’s T20Is.
In men’s T20Is since the start of 2023, the West Indies have an 88.6% catch success percentage; only England (91.4%) has a higher rate among teams having all players during the same time frame. South Africa ranks worst on this list with a 73.8% catch efficiency rate.
Since the beginning of 2023, South Africa has scored the most runs from boundaries (78%), more than any other full-member team. West Indies are second on the list, having scored 77% of their runs from boundaries during this part of the game.
Since the start of 2023, Reeza Hendricks has contributed 25% of South Africa’s runs in men’s T20Is, which is the second-best rate of any player (min. 5 innings) from a Test-playing nation (Phil Salt, 29% for England).
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