That's all from us folks! West Indies ease to a win and take the early series lead. They chase down 160 in 15 overs with Chris Gayle also contributing 32. And while the batsmen made merry, the win was also set up by Fabian Allen who ended with figures of 4-0-18-2.
Over to you, Kieron. © AFP
Hope you enjoyed this cracker. Until next them then ...
Lewis falls
Shamsi has netted the big fish and Lewis falls for 71 off 35. But you have to say it's pretty much game over for South Africa. West Indies need 37 from the last 49 balls.
WI 124 for 2
West Indies march on
No bowler has been able to escape Lewis. While he took apart Rabada, he also attacked Lungi Ngidi. The pacer leaked 31 runs from his first two overs before Lewis completed his half-century off 22 balls with a six against Ngidi. Anrich Nortje started well - giving away just 10 from his first two overs - while Shamsi managed to tie down Chris Gayle in the 10th.
The respite, however, wasn't too long. Hendricks came into the attack and was hit for two sixes by Gayle. Lewis hit one more to end the over as hosts cruised to 114 for 1 in 11 overs.
Run out!!
Ngidi gives SA their first break Direct hit from the pacer and Fletcher has to walk back for 30 off 20.
WI 85/1 in 7 overs
Powerplay done
What a start! 72 for no loss in 36 balls. Lewis and Fletcher are making this chase look far too easy. West Indies now need 88 off 84 to win the contest. Should be a breeze.
Innings break - South Africa finish with a fighting total but will have work hard to earn a win. De Kock gave a brisk start but the innings lacked momentum post his dismissal. Van der Dussen stays unbeaten on 56 to carry the side over the 160-run mark. What are you expecting? from the Wi batsmen now?
Allen gets second
Tried to slog sweep and the South Africa captain perishes. A slow innings from Bavuma as he made 22 off 20 and that all has impacted the momentum of the inning.
SA 104/3 in 13
10 overs done - SA 86/2
Scratch that. Players are back and we'll continue ...
Rain stops play ...
Big wicket
Andre Russell has managed to dismiss Quinton de Kock. Slower ball and de Kock has hit it to mid-on. He falls for 37 off 24 but was looking good for a lot more.
SA 62/2 in 7
Powerplay done - SA 53/1
And out ...
Hendricks falls to Fabian Allen. Bowled for 17 off 11. South Africa made a brisk start but needed their opening pair to click for long. West Indies bat deep and the visitors will need a big score.
SA 33 for 1
Solid start
After four runs from the first over, the South Africa openers have picked up the pace. Jason Holder gave away 11 in the second and now Sinclair goes for 17 in the third.
SA 32 for no loss after three
Alrighty then, Quinton de Kock and Rezza Hendricks out to open. Sinclair will start with the ball ...
TOSS - West Indies opt to field
West Indies: Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Obed McCoy, Kevin Sinclair.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi.
Hello and welcome to the live blog of the first T20I between West Indies and South Africa.
Before we get going, here's something from Telford Vice on the clash -
It's hurricane season in Grenada, but that rumbling you hear might not be the wind. It's the Windies. Or rather, the juggernaut squad West Indies have assembled for their five-match T20I series against South Africa that will be played there from Saturday.
No one on the planet has played more T20s than Kieron Pollard's total of 540. The closest is Dwayne Bravo, who has 477 caps in the format. Chris Gayle's 424 earns him a share of the third spot. Andre Russell is a lowly ninth on the list with 356 appearances in this flavour of the game. They're all in the home side's dressingroom. Scarier still, if you're South Africa, they haven't played in the same T20I XI for six years.
Here's another reason for the home side to be cheerful: the sole survivor in the T20I group from the side that suffered the rude awakening of being beaten 2-0 by the South Africans in the Test series in St Lucia is Jason Holder. In itself, that tells us a lot about the depth the West Indians have in this format.
South Africa will look at the equation differently, of course. Of the players who were in their unchanged XI for the Tests, only Dean Elgar, Keegan Petersen and Keshav Maharaj have gone home. As Temba Bavuma told an online press conference on Friday, "As much as it was a different format, a number of those guys are involved in the T20I stuff, so it's only natural that they will carry that confidence into this series."
Bavuma himself has been living in interesting times. Having missed the Tests with a hip strain and the second because of a dislocated finger, he has been passed fit to take charge for the first time since he was appointed South Africa's white-ball captain in March. His team are likely to need his calm presence on the field as they try to keep the lid on West Indies' heavy hitters.
Thus the series will be a test of where both teams are in their preparations for the T20I World Cup in October and November. Unconfirmed reports that the tournament will be moved from India to the UAE only add a layer of context to the rubber. If they prove to be true, West Indies and South Africa will be able to measure themselves in conditions that are closer to what they would face on the global stage than would be the case of the World Cup stays in India.
The past two days have been wet in Grenada, and a 67% chance of rain has been forecast for Saturday. But the weather doesn't often get in the way when the officials can whittle down the overs to a tiny number and still call it a contest.
A hurricane would change things, naturally. A hurricane from the skies above, that is - not one whipped up by the maroon marauders. That seems more likely, and would be just as awesome to see as the other kind.