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WI v SA: South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi celebrates with Heinrich Klaasen after dismissing West Indies’ Brandon King (AP).
Heinrich Klaasen hit a 54-ball century as South Africa beat West Indies by four wickets in the third and final ODI.
Heinrich Klaasen hit a 54-ball century as South Africa beat West Indies by four wickets in the third and final one-day international on Tuesday.
Chasing West Indies’ total of 260, South Africa were in trouble at 87 for four, but Klaasen went for his shots and the home team chased down the target with 20.3 overs to spare.
The series was tied 1-1 after the first match was washed out due to rain.
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“We try to play in the conditions not the conditions and the conditions were fantastic,” Klaasen said.
Klaasen scored an unbeaten 119 off 61 balls in Potchefstroom, hitting 15 fours and five sixes. He shared a 38-ball 55-run partnership with David Miller (17) and a match-winning sixth-wicket partnership of 103 off 62 balls with Marco Jansen (43).
“It was a good wicket and it was one of my better innings,” said Klaasen after scoring his second ODI century and the fourth fastest for South Africa behind Mark Boucher’s one off AB de Villiers.
De Villiers set a world record with a 31-ball century against the West Indies in Johannesburg in 2014/15.
Alzarri Joseph shook South Africa early in his innings by taking the first two wickets with aggressive, short-pitched bowling.
He took three for 50 but the rest of the West Indies bowlers took heavy punishment.
Klaasen was particularly critical of spin bowlers Akil Hossein, who took two wickets for 49 runs in seven overs, and Yannick Kariya, who conceded 49 runs in 3.3 overs.
West Indies were bowled out for 260 after Aiden Markram, who was captaining South Africa, was sent off with a hamstring injury.
Brandon King scored 72 runs in 72 balls in an innings studded with 11 fours and a six.
But apart from Nicholas Pooran, who scored 39, and Jason Holder, who scored 36, the rest of the West Indian batsmen failed.
West Indies captain Shai Hope said, “We batted well in many parts, but we certainly didn’t do well with the ball.”
The series did not count for the World Cup Super League, but Markram said Tuesday’s result was important ahead of two matches against the Netherlands at the end of the month, which South Africa must win if they are to automatically qualify for the World Cup. hope to qualify.
“It’s good to get momentum going in those games,” Markram said.
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