| South Africa started their 2010 tour of the West | | | | balls towards the end of the 16th over. The Proteas |
| Indies with a T20 International at Sir Vivian Richards | | | | lost five wickets for 16 runs; they moved from 111/2 |
| Stadium, Antigua. The "Proteas", as the South | | | | to 127/7. South Africa eventually posted a |
| Africans are known, had a disappointing World T20 in | | | | competitive score of 136/7 on a slow and low pitch. |
| the Caribbean just days earlier and were looking to | | | | Kieron Pollard was the pick of the West Indies |
| rebound. The hosts had a disappointing World T20 as | | | | bowlers with 2/22 off four overs. |
| well, but only dropped Wavell Hinds from the World | | | | Chris Gayle raised the West Indies score to 14 |
| T20 squad for this series. This match was the first of | | | | before Andre Fletcher fell to Ryan McLaren for |
| two T20 Internationals in the series. | | | | nought. Fourteen runs later, Chris Gayle fell to the |
| The West Indies won the toss and inserted the | | | | same bowler for 14. The score was on 48 when |
| South Africans. Loots Bosman and Graeme Smith | | | | Dwayne Bravo gifted his wicket away - out to a |
| opened the innings for the Proteas. Jerome Taylor, | | | | facile catch at long on. The West Indies lost two |
| who made his comeback during the World T20, took | | | | more wickets quickly; Deonarine was out for nought |
| the wicket of Bosman with the score on 15 at the | | | | while Sarwan was out for 13 (52/5). |
| start of the fourth over. Smith and Kallis then | | | | The game was slipping away from the home side. |
| erected a 73-run partnership in 54 balls. Smith | | | | Kieron Pollard tried to make a contest of it by hitting |
| departed for 37 off 31 balls, stumped off the bowling | | | | 27 off 17 balls, with two fours and a six. When |
| of Nikita Miller, although replays suggested that | | | | Pollard was out, the home team needed 49 runs |
| Smith's boot was grounded when the wicketkeeper | | | | from 26 balls. Darren Sammy struggled to get willow |
| removed the bails. | | | | on leather, with 17 off 28 balls - a good strike rate |
| Kieron Pollard dismissed Jacques Kallis for 53 off 45 | | | | by Test match standards alone. |