Having put to bat first, the West Indies' opening batsman, Brandon King, scored 21 runs in 11 balls, including five boundaries. Skipper Shai Hope departed after scoring 16 runs in six balls, with the help of a boundary and two maximums (Pic: X/@ICC)

Shimron Hetmyer was dismissed for two runs in three balls. Rovman Powell accumulated nine runs in 11 balls, including a boundary. Roston Chase scored two runs in two balls. Sherfane Rutherford also scored 12 runs in 10 balls, including a maximum. Matthew Forde registered 11 runs in nine balls, with the help of a boundary and a maximum (Pic: X/@ICC)

Later, Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd delivered crucial knocks. Facing 31 balls, Holder missed his well-deserved half-century by just one run. His knock of 49 runs, including four boundaries and three maximums. Shepherd scored an unbeaten 52 runs off 37 deliveries, laced with three boundaries and four maximums. Gudakesh Motie stayed unbeaten without facing any balls. With this, the West Indies posted a total of 176 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs (Pic: X/@windiescricket)

South Africa's Lungi Ngidi claimed three wickets for 30 runs in four overs. Kagiso Rabada and Corbin Bosch bagged two wickets each. Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against the Caribbeans (Pic: X/@ProteasMenCSA)

It will be interesting to see if South Africa's Dewald Brevis manages to deliver a big knock in Ahmedabad against the West Indies (Pic: X/@ProteasMenCSA)