T20 World Cup: South Africa's Aiden Markram hits fastest fifty

T20 World Cup: South Africa’s number 4 batsman Aiden Markram smashed fifty in just 25 balls to help Proteas beat defending champions West Indies in their second game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. Markram scored 26 runs in 51 balls with the help of four huge sixes and two boundaries.

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Aiden Markram, Dwaine Pretorius shine as South Africa thrash West Indies by 8 wickets to claim 1st win of T20 WC 2021#T20WorldCup #SAvWI #SouthAfrica #WestIndies pic.twitter.com/Q7yKQ89I6S

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T20 World Cup: South Africa’s Aiden Markram hits fastest fifty of T20 World Cup 2021 to guide Proteas to victory over West Indies

South Africa chased the target of 144 with eight balls to spare as Markram and Van der Dussen played the innings of 51* and 43* respectively. Chasing 144, excellent work in the field by Russell provided exactly the start West Indies had hoped for as Temba Bavuma walked back in the first over. Hendricks and Van der Dussen then forged a 50-run stand for the second wicket as South Africa consolidate their position in the chase.

Most runs for South Africa after first 15 T20I innings:-

517 – Aiden Markram
459 – Jacques Kallis
446 – Graeme Smith
443 – Rassie van der Dussen
426 – Faf du Plessis
387 – Reeza Hendricks#T20WorldCup #SAvWI

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Hosein then dismissed Hendricks to give a vital breakthrough to WI but the duo of Van der Dussen and Markram stitched another 50-run partnership and held SA’s innings in good shape. The pair then cruised South Africa to victory and handed defending champions their second successive defeat in the tournament.

A superb, unbeaten half-century from Aiden Markram guides South Africa home to their first win of the T20 World Cup 👏🇿🇦 #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/Te9Ijiw43f

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T20 World Cup: South Africa’s Aiden Markram hits fastest fifty of T20 World Cup 2021 to guide Proteas to victory over West Indies

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West Indies Innings 143/8 (20 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Lendl Simmons	b K Rabada	16	35	0	0	45.71
Evin Lewis	c K Rabada b KA Maharaj	56	35	3	6	160.00
Nicholas Pooran (WK)	c DA Miller b KA Maharaj	12	7	2	0	171.43
Chris Gayle	c H Klaasen b Dwaine Pretorius	12	12	0	1	100.00
Kieron Pollard (C)	c HE van der Dussen b Dwaine Pretorius	26	20	2	1	130.00
Andre Russell	b A Nortje	5	4	1	0	125.00
Shimron Hetmyer	runout (H Klaasen / DA Miller)	1	2	0	0	50.00
Dwayne Bravo	Not out	8	5	1	0	160.00
Hayden Walsh	c RR Hendricks b Dwaine Pretorius	0	1	0	0	0.00
Akeal Hosein	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extra	7 (b 0, w 4, nb 1, lb 2)
Total	143/8 (20)
Yet To Bat	R Rampaul

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Aiden Markram	3	1	22	0	7.33
Kagiso Rabada	4	0	27	1	6.75
Anrich Nortje	4	0	14	1	3.50
Keshav Maharaj	4	0	24	2	6.00
Tabraiz Shamsi	3	0	37	0	12.33
Dwaine Pretorius	2	0	17	3	8.50

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
Evin Lewis	1-73	10.3
Nicholas Pooran	2-87	12.2
Lendl Simmons	3-89	13.2
CH Gayle	4-121	17.1
AD Russell	5-132	18.2
Shimron Hetmyer	6-133	18.4
Kieron Pollard	7-137	19.2
Hayden Walsh	8-137	19.3

South Africa Innings 144/2 (18.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Temba Bavuma (C)	runout (AD Russell)	2	3	0	0	66.67
Reeza Hendricks	c Shimron Hetmyer b AJ Hosein	39	30	4	1	130.00
Rassie van der Dussen	Not out	43	51	3	0	84.31
Aiden Markram	Not out	51	26	2	4	196.15
Extra	9 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 1)
Total	144/2 (18.2)
Yet To Bat	H Klaasen, DA Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, A Nortje, T Shamsi