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The Grade Cricketer

South Africa hammer Windies, still undefeated | SA v WI | T20 World Cup

The Grade Cricketer

RARE

Comedy, Sports, Cricket

4.7518 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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SA book themselves into a semi.

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0:00.0

Well, what a wild game of cricket that was. South Africa, are they the new best team in the

0:05.0

world? West Indies, you know what? You've got one more big dance coming up on the weekend.

0:10.3

Thanks to Budweiser, this is an extraordinary game of cricket.

0:25.7

The West Indies were 7 for 83, 83 for 7 after 10 and a half overs.

0:31.9

They made 170, and South Africa would have chased down 4.50.

0:37.4

It was flat. It was flat.

0:38.7

It was flat.

0:40.4

And the saffers go six from six here, largely based in Embedbad, is it?

0:48.0

They go to Delhi now.

0:49.4

I mean, are they, they're dog walking everyone.

0:53.1

It's a serious team.

0:55.4

It is a serious team. I mean this this vaunted Wendy's attack

0:57.5

with a little bit of left arm spin

1:00.0

a little bit of while and go seem up doing his job

1:02.7

they had nothing to offer after

1:05.8

Holder and Ramario Shepard rescued them basically

1:10.1

much in the same way New Zealand kind of did against Sri Lanka. New Zealand were rescued by Santner and Cole McConkey. And we know about Colman. We know about Colton, don't even three. And Holder and Shepard do it, and you think, okay, Wendy's are back in it. No, they're not. Not by a long shot. This was a 350 deck. That's right. So, yeah, South Africa absolutely bossed it. West Indies made 176 for 8 in the end, thanks to Ramario Shepard and Jason Hull. They put on nearly 100 in that last stand before they closed the innings. And then South Africa chased down 177, one down after 16.1-over, thanks to Aidan Markram,

1:46.1

stunning, 82 or 46 and Rickleton 45 of 28,

1:50.4

Quentin the Cock, QDK, 47 or 24, so it was never enough.

1:54.1

But thank you to Budweiser.

1:56.5

They are putting this podcast in the hands of fans.

1:59.7

And so let's hear what some of the punters out there are talking about. People were very excited for what they perceive to be the grand final, the World Cup finals already loading with South Africa and India, included in it. Well, Ashtip said that. Yeah, so I guess... I'm forward to seeing them there. Script written. I guess we're all just wasting our time until we get to that game. But the first one here, has South Africa frame-mogged India at their own World Cup? I just, I mean... They're looking good, South Africa. Yeah, but like, do you like their pathway so far? Like, is it, you know, we know with World Cups, you can be too good too early, like the Parramatta Eels in 2001. Yeah, that's what I mean? Yeah. Eels O one is a watch because they're record-breaking wins and then, yeah, you run into a red-hot Andrew Johns, you know, in the final. I know that's what the people have ended about are talking about. I mean, I just wonder if South Africa have been a bit too good. What I'm enjoying is seeing Fafuplec, grinning like a Cheshire cat with a gold chain on in the studios of Crick Info. He's having a good time, you know? How much of a watch is South African cricket at the moment? Do you know what I mean? I know exactly what you mean. I mean, world test champions as it stands, I don't know, that implies that that's going to change, but they're the world test champions. They are odds on here. They're clearly the best team at the World Cup so far, T20 World Cup, and an ODI World Cup next year in-home climbs. I mean, I know there's a WTC before him, but like, are we talking about unifying the

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