West Indies vs South Africa, 1st T20I
West Indies vs South Africa, 1st T20I: match overview
West Indies and South Africa met in the 1st T20I of West Indies tour of South Africa, 2026 at Boland Park, Paarl on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Result: South Africa won by 9 wkts.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around West Indies tour of South Africa, 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, West Indies tour of South Africa, 2026
- Teams
- West Indies vs South Africa
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Boland Park, Paarl
- Date
- Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Start time
- 09:30 PM local (16:00 GMT)
- Status
- South Africa won by 9 wkts