ESPNcricinfo
West Indies threatened to turn the tables on South Africa by rolling them over for 116 on the third morning at SuperSport Park, but their own batters collapsed in similarly spectacular fashion, chasing 247. Kagiso Rabada was chiefly responsible for that collapse, bagging 6 for 50 to dismiss them for 159 and seal South Africa’s victory inside three days on a track that offered variable bounce.
Jermaine Blackwood’s thrilling counterattack – 79 off 93 balls – raised West Indies’ hopes, but Rabada found a little extra kick off the pitch to take him out and ensure the new era under captain Temba Bavuma and coach Shukri Conrad began with a victory in Centurion, where the South Africa women’s team that reached the T20 World Cup final five days ago was also in attendance.
Summarized scores: South Africa 342 (Markram 115, Elgar 71, Joseph 5-81) and 116 (Markram 47, Roach 5-47) beat West Indies 212 (Reifer 62, Nortje 5-36) and 159 (Blackwood 79, Rabada 6-50) by 87 runs