South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2024

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The South African cricket team toured the West Indies twice; first in May 2024 to play three T20I matches, and second in August 2024 to play two Tests and three T20I matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/cwi-confirms-action-packed-2024-home-schedule-for-west-indies-men/ |title=CWI confirms Action Packed 2024 Home Schedule for West Indies Men |access-date=10 May 2024|work=Windies Cricket}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-to-host-south-africa-england-and-bangladesh-in-2024-1433328 |title=West Indies to host South Africa, England and Bangladesh in 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024 |work=ESPNCricinfo}} The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/cricket/cricket-windies/item/146735-west-indies-to-host-south-africa-england-and-bangladesh-in-busy-year-of-cricket |title=West Indies to host South Africa, England and Bangladesh in busy year of cricket |access-date=11 May 2024|work=Sportsmax}} The first part of the T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/cricket-west-indies-unveil-action-packed-home-fixtures-for-men-s-team |title=Cricket West Indies unveil action-packed home fixtures for men’s team |access-date=11 May 2024 |work=International Cricket Council}}{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/proteas-mens-squad-named-for-2024-t20-world-cup/ |title=Proteas men’s squad named for 2024 T20 World Cup |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=12 May 2024}}

Squads

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!Tests{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-sa-test-series-kemar-roach-returns-alzarri-joseph-rested-by-west-indies-1445785 |title=Roach returns, Alzarri rested for West Indies' home Tests against South Africa |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 August 2024}}

!{{nobr|T20Is (II)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/key-all-rounders-absent-as-west-indies-name-t20i-squad-for-south-africa-series |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=18 August 2024 |title=Key all-rounders absent as West Indies name T20I squad for South Africa series}}

!{{nobr|T20Is (I)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/news-rassie-van-der-dussen-lead-south-africa-t20i-series-west-indies | work=Sportskeeda |access-date=19 May 2024| title=Rassie van der Dussen to lead South Africa in T20I series against West Indies}}

!Tests{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/proteas-mens-squad-announced-for-test-series-against-west-indies/ |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=8 July 2024 |title=Proteas men's squad announced for Test series against West Indies}}

!{{nobr|T20Is (II)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-sa-kwena-maphaka-jason-smith-called-up-by-south-africa-for-t20is-1447367 |title=South Africa call up Under-19 World Cup star Maphaka for West Indies T20Is |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 August 2024}}

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On 25 July 2024, Gerald Coetzee was ruled out of the Test series with a side-strain on his left side,{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-sa-2024-injured-gerald-coetzee-out-of-west-indies-tests-1444459 |title=Injured Gerald Coetzee out of West Indies Tests |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 July 2024}} Migael Pretorius was named as his replacement.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/131148/coetzee-ruled-out-west-indies-tour-pretorious-named-replacement |title=Coetzee ruled out West Indies tour, Pretorious named replacement |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=25 July 2024}} On 23 August 2024, Lungi Ngidi was ruled out of the second T20I series with a right calf injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-sa-2024-t20i-series-west-indies-bowl-in-rainy-tarouba-maphaka-debuts-for-south-africa-1448529 |title=Pooran and Forde lead West Indies' demolition of South Africa |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 August 2024}}

T20I series (May 2024)

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2024

| team1_image = WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg

| team1_name = West Indies

| team2_image = Flag of South Africa.svg

| team2_name = South Africa

| from_date = 23

| to_date = 26 May 2024

| team1_captain = Brandon King

| team2_captain = Rassie van der Dussen

| no_of_twenty20s = 3

| team1_twenty20s_won = 3

| team2_twenty20s_won = 0

| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Brandon King (159)

| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Reeza Hendricks (127)

| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Gudakesh Motie (8)

| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Andile Phehlukwayo (5)

| player_of_twenty20_series = Gudakesh Motie (WI)

}}

=1st T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 May 2024

| time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score1 = 175/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Brandon King 79 (45)

| wickets1 = Ottniel Baartman 3/26 (4 overs)

| score2 = 147 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Reeza Hendricks 87 (51)

| wickets2 = Gudakesh Motie 3/25 (4 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 28 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433362.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sabina Park, Kingston

| umpires = Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Joel Wilson (WI)

| motm = Brandon King (WI)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Shamar Joseph (WI), Ottniel Baartman and Ryan Rickelton (SA) all made their T20I debut.

}}

=2nd T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 25 May 2024

| time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score1 = 207/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Roston Chase 67* (38)

| wickets1 = Nqaba Peter 2/32 (4 overs)

| score2 = 191/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Quinton de Kock 41 (17)

| wickets2 = Gudakesh Motie 3/22 (4 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 16 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433363.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sabina Park, Kingston

| umpires = Nigel Duguid (WI) and Joel Wilson (WI)

| motm = Roston Chase (WI)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Nqaba Peter (SA) made his T20I debut.

}}

=3rd T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 26 May 2024

| time = 14:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score1 = 163/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rassie van der Dussen 51 (31)

| wickets1 = Obed McCoy 3/39 (4 overs)

| score2 = 165/2 (13.5 overs)

| runs2 = Johnson Charles 69 (26)

| wickets2 = Nqaba Peter 1/27 (2 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433364.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sabina Park, Kingston

| umpires = Patrick Gustard (WI) and Leslie Reifer (WI)

| motm = Johnson Charles (WI)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Alick Athanaze (WI) and Patrick Kruger (SA) both made their T20I debut.

}}

Tour match

=4-day warm-up match=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 31 July – 3 August 2024

| team1 = West Indies Championship XI {{cricon|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 397 (117.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Shamar Springer 131 (212)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Dane Piedt 3/41 (16.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 408/9d (119 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Aiden Markram 82* (107)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Shamar Springer 1/13 (6 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 46/4 (27 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Tagenarine Chanderpaul 14 (51)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Lungi Ngidi 3/8 (4 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1442129.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando

| umpires = Zahid Bassarath (WI) and Deighton Butler (WI)

| motm =

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

Test series

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2024

| team1_image = WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg

| team1_name = West Indies

| team2_image = Flag of South Africa.svg

| team2_name = South Africa

| from_date = 7

| to_date = 19 August 2024

| team1_captain = Kraigg Brathwaite

| team2_captain = Temba Bavuma

| no_of_tests = 2

| team1_tests_won = 0

| team2_tests_won = 1

|team1_tests_most_runs = Jason Holder (121)

|team2_tests_most_runs = Tony de Zorzi (163)

|team1_tests_most_wickets = Jayden Seales (12)

|team2_tests_most_wickets = Keshav Maharaj (13)

|player_of_test_series = Keshav Maharaj (SA)

}}

=1st Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 7–11 August 2024

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 357 (117.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Temba Bavuma 86 (182)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jomel Warrican 4/69 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 233 (91.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Keacy Carty 42 (81)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Keshav Maharaj 4/76 (40 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 173/3d (29 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Tristan Stubbs 68 (50)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jomel Warrican 2/57 (9 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 201/5 (56.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Alick Athanaze 92 (116)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Keshav Maharaj 4/88 (26.2 overs)

| result = Match drawn

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433365.html Scorecard]

| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

| motm = Keshav Maharaj (SA)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Keacy Carty (WI) made his Test debut.

  • World Test Championship points: South Africa 4, West Indies 4.

}}

=2nd Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 15–17 August 2024

| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 160 (54 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Dane Piedt 38* (60)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Shamar Joseph 5/33 (14 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 144 (42.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Jason Holder 54* (88)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Wiaan Mulder 4/32 (9 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 246 (80.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Kyle Verreynne 59 (78)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jayden Seales 6/61 (18.4 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 222 (66.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Gudakesh Motie 45 (59)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Keshav Maharaj 3/37 (11.2 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 40 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433366.html Scorecard]

| venue = Providence Stadium, Providence

| umpires = Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)

| motm = Wiaan Mulder (SA)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = World Test Championship points: South Africa 12, West Indies 0

}}

T20I series (August 2024)

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2024

| team1_image = WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg

| team1_name = West Indies

| team2_image = Flag of South Africa.svg

| team2_name = South Africa

| from_date = 23

| to_date = 27 August 2024

| team1_captain = Rovman PowellRoston Chase captained West Indies in the 3rd T20I.

| team2_captain = Aiden Markram

| no_of_twenty20s = 3

| team1_twenty20s_won = 3

| team2_twenty20s_won = 0

| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Shai Hope (134)

| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Tristan Stubbs (144)

| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Romario Shepherd (6)

| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Ottniel Baartman (4)

| player_of_twenty20_series = Shai Hope (WI)

}}

=1st T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 August 2024

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score1 = 174/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Tristan Stubbs 76 (42)

| wickets1 = Matthew Forde 3/27 (4 overs)

| score2 = 176/3 (17.5 overs)

| runs2 = Nicholas Pooran 65* (26)

| wickets2 = Ottneil Baartman 2/30 (4 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433367.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando

| umpires = Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Patrick Gustard (WI)

| motm = Nicholas Pooran (WI)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Kwena Maphaka (SA) made his T20I debut.

}}

=2nd T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 25 August 2024

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score1 = 179/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shai Hope 41 (22)

| wickets1 = Lizaad Williams 3/36 (4 overs)

| score2 = 149 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Reeza Hendricks 44 (18)

| wickets2 = Romario Shepherd 3/15 (4 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 30 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433368.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando

| umpires = Nigel Duguid (WI) and Leslie Reifer (WI)

| motm = Romario Shepherd (WI)

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=3rd T20I=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 27 August 2024

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score1 = 108/4 (13 overs)

| runs1 = Tristan Stubbs 40 (15)

| wickets1 = Romario Shepherd 2/14 (2 overs)

| score2 = 116/2 (9.2 overs)

| runs2 = Shai Hope 42* (24)

| wickets2 = Bjorn Fortuin 1/8 (1 over)

| result = West Indies won by 8 wickets (DLS method)

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1433369.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando

| umpires = Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Leslie Reifer (WI)

| motm = Romario Shepherd (WI)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.

| notes = Jason Smith (SA) made his T20I debut.

  • West Indies were set a revised target of 116 runs from 13 overs due to rain.

}}

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