Opener Evin Lewis smashed 71 from 35 balls as West Indies cruised to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa with 30 balls to spare in the first Twenty20 International at the National Cricket Stadium in St George’s, Grenada on Saturday. After being sent into bat, South Africa managed a below-par 160 for six in their 20 overs on a good batting wicket, and the home side reached their target with ease to go 1-0 up in the five-match series.
West Indies have assembled their stars with T20 World Cup on sight.
West Indies T20I squad: Kieron Pollard (capt), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jnr.