West Indies skipper blasts team ‘insanity’

South Africa capitalized on the misfiring power-hitters of the West Indies to claim a series-clinching 25-run victory in the final T20 International of their five-match contest at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada, AFP reported.

Defending a total of 168 for four, thanks to half-centuries from Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock, all the Proteas’ main bowlers made significant strikes to limit the defending World T20 champions to 143 for nine despite a typically flamboyant 52 from opening batsman Evin Lewis.

Captain Kieron Pollard was bitterly disappointed with his team’s failure yet again to chase down a moderate total.

“It looks as is we haven’t learnt much from these matches because we keep making the same mistakes, and that is the definition of insanity,” said the captain in the AFP report.

Next up for the home side is a five-match series against Australia, starting next Friday in St Lucia.

For South Africa, it was a first T20 International series triumph for almost two years.