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WHAT A MATCH, WHAT A SERIES THIS HAS BEEN. We are going down to the wire as the West Indies win by 21 runs.

Arjun: The West Indies have again proved that they are the Kings of the format. They might struggle in the longer formats but boy they know how to play this format. It all started with an elegant strokeplay batting of Simmons, but the visitors kept plucking wickets on the other end. The Proteas showcased that this pitch belongs to the spinners as Shamsi and Linde shared four wickets between them and just gave 29 runs in their eight overs. When the Windies are down and out, at 101 for 6 in 15.3, Pollard got a partner in Allen and they took the host team over to 167-6, courtesy of cracking 51 off 25 balls from Keiron Pollard.

Arjun: The chase started with the Universe Boss getting Hendricks off stumping on his very first ball. West Indies, too, started breaking the South African batting with spin, but the Windies’ front-line spinner, Allen got his shoulder dislocated in the fifth over itself, without bowling a single ball. It looked that the Men in Maroon are in for another one to lose. However, Pollard and his troop stepped in with a never-to-do spirit. The maroon brigade then attacked with an all-pace attack to make the Proteas choke in the chase.

Arjun: Just on the next ball, after Allen’s injury, McCoy picked the opposition skipper. The Men in Maroon kept mixing the lines and lengths and made it tougher by varying the pace. Then, Markram stepped in to help QDK in the middle, but the former got out after getting a good start of 20 runs. Captain KP kept on inspiring his boys with some tactical bowling changes and equally sharp field placements, and the pressure of run-rate did the rest. vd Dussen and Miller both surrendered in the middle phase, leaving de Kock alone in the middle. The left-handed opener kept scoring odd boundaries and knocking the ball around the park, but lost the fight to DJ Bravo on 60, that too on a lose full-toss.

Arjun: It was like a cattle of cards after Quinton, both Shamsi and Ngidi faced one ball each before they got dismissed by Bravo. And DJ ended the game with career-best figures of 4 for 19. While the pair of Rabada and Nortje persisted till the very end as the West Indies clinched a win by 21 runs. With the series now level at 2-2, bring on the decider, bring on the last T20I match of this well-fought series.

Time for presentation now.

Temba Bavuma | Losing Captain: I think looking at our bowling performances, we didn't hit the right straps. 60 odd runs in the last 4 put us on the back foot. Our spinners came to the fore and set it up for us. But at the death, we won't like to put up a display like this. Shamsi has been brilliant. George has been good. The conditions have suited the slower bowlers. Momentum was on their side but we still had to do our job as batters. QDK was the lone ranger. All to play for as it is 2-2.

Player of the Match goes to the West Indies skipper.

Keiron Pollard | Winning Captain, POTM: In a game like this, you have to come out and win. Tried to give myself a chance and be there at the end. We speak about batting down till the end. The batters will continue rotating the strike. We were right into the game. We needed a few wickets in the PP. Chris picking up that wicket helped. Bravo and McCoy have been doing well for us. A total team effort. Dwayne has been phenomenal. The chatter around these guys is very disappointing. He has nothing to prove to anyone. We all want to do well for the Caribbean.

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