{"id":20146,"date":"2024-06-04T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20146"},"modified":"2024-06-04T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:18:09","slug":"windies-triumph-over-south-africa-in-t20-series-set-sights-on-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/windies-triumph-over-south-africa-in-t20-series-set-sights-on-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Windies Triumph Over South Africa in T20 Series, Set Sights on World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Eric Collymore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West Indies dominated the T20 International series against South Africa, achieving a clean sweep with a convincing eight-wicket victory in the final match played on Sunday in Jamaica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This win strengthens their momentum heading into the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa, batting first, could only manage 163 runs for the loss of seven wickets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obed McCoy impressed with his bowling performance for the Windies, claiming three wickets for 39 runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gudakesh Motie and Shamar Joseph also contributed significantly, taking two wickets each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chasing a modest target, the West Indies openers, Brandon King and Johnson Charles, provided a solid foundation with a 92-run partnership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles, in particular, played a blistering knock of 69 runs off just 26 balls, including nine fours and five sixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King chipped in with 44 runs before departing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Mayers (36 not out) and Alick Athanaze (6 not out) ensured a comfortable victory for the Windies, reaching the target of 165 runs within 13.5 overs, losing only two wickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking after the match, Johnson Charles expressed satisfaction with his performance but emphasized the team&#8217;s focus on executing their plans effectively during the World Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the importance of adaptability for the squad&#8217;s success, stressing the need to adjust to various playing conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup kicks off on June 1st, with the West Indies entering the tournament with a morale-boosting series win under their belt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eric Collymore The West Indies dominated the T20 International series against South Africa, achieving a clean sweep with a convincing eight-wicket victory in the final match played on Sunday&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20148,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20146\/revisions\/20148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}