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1st Test, Gros Islet, Jun 10 - 14 2021
WI
SA

2nd Test, Gros Islet, Jun 18 - 22 2021
WI
SA

1st T20I, St George's, Jun 26 2021
WI
SA

2nd T20I, St George's, Jun 27 2021
WI
SA

3rd T20I, St George's, Jun 29 2021
WI
SA

4th T20I, St George's, Jul 1 2021
WI
SA

5th T20I, St George's, Jul 3 2021
WI
SA

South Africa squads:

Squads
Test: Dean Elgar (capt), Temba Bavuma (vice-capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Sarel Erwee, Beuran Hendricks, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Anrich Nortje, Keegan Peterson, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams, Prenelan Subrayen, Marco Jansen.

T20Is and ODIs: Temba Bavuma (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, George Linde, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj (only for Ireland), Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pren ... ts-1263381

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

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/andr ... es-1263403

Any chance for WI here given SA are in decline?

This could be the West Indies best chance of beating South Africa since that one-off Test in Barbados in the early 1990s. The decline of SA is reminiscent of the WI decline after the mid-1990s.

Test squad:

Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-capt), Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jahmar Hamilton, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-v ... rn-1265159

Shai Hope is back in the side!

WI 82-9. Oh no.

Hope equal top scorer.

West indies 97 all out

Ngidi 5-19
Nortje 4-34

Seales took a wicket in his first over. I'm thinking that was his first in Tests.

Ngidi got 5 wickets in 23 balls

South Africa 322 all out

De Kock 141*
Markram 60

Holder 4-75
Seales 3-75

This could be over very quickly.

QDK's first century in two years gives SA a first innings lead of 225.

Victory is inevitable after they get the Windies four down for just 82 runs by stumps

All over by lunch on the third day.

West Indies 162 all out.

Chase 62

Rabada 5-34
Nortje 3-46

An innings win.

Meanwhile, cricket was played in St Lucia.

South Africa 218-5 at stumps on the first day.

Elgar 77 played a captains innings.

South Africa 298 all out

De Kock 96
Elgar 77

Roach 3-45
Mayers 3-28