Hit the ball first, Hope hit five fourths and seven sixths in a 115-ball round of his amazing 128* game to score the West Indies 335/8 in their 50 rounds.
captain South Africa Temba Bavuma hit a career best of 144 from 118 balls in the home team’s response, but they were beaten 287 in 41.4 rounds in an attempt to keep up with the required running pace.
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The first match at the same venue ended without a ball being thrown on Thursday. The final match of the three-game series will be played at the Potchefstroom on Tuesday.
“I think it’s (the pitch) very difficult to start with,” Hope said at the post-match rollout. “Once you’re in, you have to play big. You have to play the situation. Credit has to go to the batting partners to make it easy for me.”
The West Indies started their rounds quickly on a good hit and tried to maintain momentum as Hope found willing partners in Poor Nicholas (39) and Rovman Powell (forty six).
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South Africa awards ODI debut to four players, hitters Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi And tristan stubbsand tailors Gerald Coetzeeand the following match proved the pitchers’ choice with a score of 3-57.
The home side were on target from the start as Quinton de Kock (48 from 26 balls) and Bavuma threw the bowling ball, but in his absence none of the following players could match his quality. he.
Bavuma was the ninth to be eliminated and with him came South Africa’s chance.
“If we limit them to about 300 people, because we had an early goal (they could have won),” Bavuma said. “There is no other place to learn, this is valuable experience.”
(With input from agencies)
