WI vs SA: It is time for a high-profile T20 action to get underway. West Indies will be hosting South Africa for a home series including three T20 internationals. Both teams have had locked horns a number of times before this and produced some thrilling encounters.
South Africa defeated West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2024 super 8 which kicked them out of the tournament. So, the Carribbean side have a strong point to take revenge. But South Africa have a slight edge between the two teams in the head-to-head contest.
So, who will have an upper hand? In this article, we will talk about the head-to-head record, most runs, and most wickets in the WI vs SA T20I history.
WI vs SA: West Indies vs South Africa: Head to Head Records in T20I
The very first meeting between these two teams was registered in the 2007 T20 World Cup 2024, which was a high-scoring venue. Since then, these two teams have played a total of 23 matches until now in the shorter format. South Africa are marginally ahead as they have won 12 games as compared to 11 wins for West Indies.
| Total Matches | 23 |
| South Africa Won | 12 |
| West Indies Won | 11 |
| No Result | 0 |
| Tie | 0 |
| Highest Total | 259/4 in 18.4 overs by SA on 26 Mar 2023 |
| Lowest Total | 119/7 by SA on 20 May 2010 |
| Biggest Win (Runs) | SA beat WI by 69 Runs on 14 Jan 2015 |
| Smallest win (Runs) | SA beat WI by 1 run on 20 May 2010 |
| Smallest win (wicket) | WI best SA by 3 wickets on 25 Mar 2016 |
| Biggest win (wickets) | SA beat WI by 8 wickets on 11 Sep 2007 |
WI vs SA: Most Runs
Veteran keeper Quinton De Kock is leading the most runs chart in the WI vs SA T20Is. He is followed by Reeza Hendricks and Chris Gayle. De Kock is one run short of 500 runs. So, let’s check out the top five run-scorers in the T20I between the these teams.
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 2016-2024 | 13 | 499 | 100 | 38.38 | 148.51 | 1 | 3 |
| Reeza Hendricks (SA) | 2015-2024 | 14 | 470 | 87 | 33.57 | 162.06 | – | 3 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 2007-2021 | 12 | 375 | 117 | 34.09 | 173.61 | 1 | 2 |
| Aiden Markram (SA) | 2021-2024 | 8 | 269 | 70 | 53.80 | 153.71 | – | 2 |
| Johnson Charles (WI) | 2016-2024 | 7 | 255 | 118 | 36.42 | 187.50 | 1 | 1 |
WI vs SA: Most Wickets
Three out of the top five bowlers are West Indian. DJ Bravo has taken most wickets with 15. Obed McCoy is the only bowler who will play in the coming WI vs SA series, who is in the top five. So here are the top five wicket-takers between West Indies and South Africa in T20Is.
| Player | Span | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | 4 | 5 |
| DJ Bravo (WI) | 2007-2021 | 16 | 15 | 4/19 | 25.53 | 7.71 | 1 | – |
| Obed McCoy (WI) | 2021-2024 | 9 | 14 | 4/22 | 17.28 | 8.02 | 1 | – |
| Jerome Taylor (WI) | 2007-2010 | 5 | 12 | 3/6 | 7.91 | 5.27 | – | – |
| Kagiso Rabada (SA) | 2015-2024 | 11 | 12 | 3/37 | 31.08 | 9.40 | – | – |
| Tabraiz Shamsi (SA) | 2021-2024 | 9 | 11 | 3/27 | 18.54 | 6.58 | – | – |
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