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Narine, Pollard lead West Indies to win over South Africa in opening match of tri-series

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Mystery spinner Sunil Narine took 6-27 and Kieron Pollard followed with a run-a-ball 67 as the West Indies beat South Africa by four wickets in the opening match of the one-day international cricket tri-series here Friday at the National Stadium at Providence. Narine, returning to international cricket for the first time since being barred due to an illegal action last November, achieved a career-best haul and helped restrict South Africa to 188 off 46.5 overs after the visitors had won the toss. ALSO READ: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as 'The Greatest,' dies at 74 Left-hander Rilee Rossouw led the Proteas with 61 off 83 deliveries. Power hitter Pollard then smacked six sixes and two fours as his top-score dominated a tricky chase as the hosts got home at 191-6 with two overs to spare. Left-armer Aaron Phangiso snared 3-40 and leg-spinner Imran Tahir grabbed 2-41. South Africa's spinners put West Indies under early pressure as Tahir grabbed the wickets of openers Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles with googlies and Phangiso added the prize scalp of Marlon Samuels. When JP Duminy removed Denesh Ramdin, the hosts were in strife at 76-4 in the 26th over. But Pollard, in the one-day wilderness since the aborted tour of India in October 2014, revived the hosts with a knock that turned the tide. The 29-year-old smacked three of his first five deliveries over the boundary, to reach 100 sixes in his career, and batted with calm assurance in guiding his team home. Pollard dominated a fifth wicket stand of 74 off 78 balls with Darren Bravo, who contributed 31 off 69. Bravo was out lbw to Phangiso with 39 runs still needed but Pollard saw his side home with captain Jason Holder hitting the winning runs. Earlier, South Africa, were given a solid platform by openers Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla, who added 52 inside the first 10 overs. ALSO READ: Modi leaves on five-nation tour - Here's PM's packed schedule But de Kock (30) under-edged Carlos Brathwaite onto his stumps and, at the same score, Narine made his first intervention by claiming Amla lbw for 20. Rossouw and captain AB de Villiers (31) rebuilt carefully, notching just one boundary in a third wicket stand of 78 in 20 overs. The West Indies kept the pressure on when paceman Jerome Taylor made a critical breakthrough by snaring a fantastic return catch to remove de Villiers at 130-3. The 28-year-old Narine returned to claim Rossouw to a fine slip catch from Brathwaite and South Africa collapsed emphatically to lose their last seven wickets for 28 runs. The tri-nations series also includes world champions Australia, who feature in the second match of the tournament against the West Indies at the same venue on Sunday.
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