At 18 years and 137 days, Kwena Maphaka became the youngest man to make his international debut for the Proteas.
Aiden Markram of South Africa hits 6 and Nicholas Pooran of West Indies watch during the 1st T20i match between West Indies and South Africa at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on August 23, 2024. Picture: Randy Brooks / AFP.
West Indies put the visitors in to bat, in the first of the three match series, and made a strong start with the bowl. West Indies went on the attack from the outset with the opening pair of Alick Athanaze and Shai Hope putting on 84 from the opening wicket before Athinaze was removed in the eighth over, caught by keeper Markram off Ottneil Baartman.
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