In flies Steyn after drinks. He finds the edge of Sammy but the ball goes wide of second slip for a single. Ramdin has a prod at one later in the over but there is no nick as De Kock gathers.

Henry Ellison:, external We are watching the disintegration of a West Indian cricketing heritage before our very eyes. Very hard to watch

There could be hope for the associate nations yet. The number of teams taking part in the 2019 World Cup hasn't been finalised yet according to the International Cricket Council. The ICC have been criticised for plans to reduce the number of teams involved in England in four years' time to 10 from 14. But ICC chief executive David Richardson has had this to say to AFP...

"I've learnt never to say never to anything. I'm sure the format of the next World Cup will be debated after this one has finished. I'm pleased with the performances of the qualifiers so far, but the bigger tests are still to come. The question is what do you want the World Cup to be? Do you want it to be a jamboree of world cricket or the pinnacle of the one-day game?"

The pace dips as Tahir continues, but the threat remains. It is another good over from the leggy, who goes for just the one run. The required run-rate rises again. You have to feel sorry for these batsmen, it is an impossible situation.

Back come Steyn and quickly finds his rhythm. He concedes an early single to Sammy before firing a rapid delivery past the outside edge of Ramdin, who is then pinned at the striker's end. The required run-rate for West Indies? Just a cheeky 9.94.

Barry Richards
Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Tahir is a confidence bowler, but if you haven't got confidence when you've got 400 on the board, when will you have it?"

Tahir continues and almost sneaks a sneaky, skiddy delivery through Sammy's defence with his first ball. Sammy gets off the mark from the next ball with a prod through cover. Two more singles take the West Indies to 60, just the 349 runs short of their target.

In comes Darren Sammy. Good luck son, you're going to need it. And the rest. Ramdin is on strike, though, and he produces a lovely cut shot to clatter a short Morkel ball to the boundary. Morkel responds by cutting one right through the shoddy defence of the Windies keeper. I've just seen replays of the Simmons wicket and he got a huge inside edge. Why no review?! Madness!

We're looking at potential record defeats now. After Ramdin gets off the mark with a single, Simmons fails to see out the over out as he is trapped in front by Tahir.

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Ian Bishop
Ex-West Indies pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"It was an excellent catch in truth. Smith will feel that he should have gone a lot straighter but his bottom hand closed the face of the bat, and Miller, with his athleticism, did the rest."

The West Indies are crumbling. Smith takes leg-spinner Imran Tahir on first ball and launches him down the ground, but after he doesn't quite catch it, Miller does with a well-taken diving catch.

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Carter is gone as he pulls a short ball from Morkel for the diving De Villiers to claim after moving from mid-on. It is a dismissal tinged with controversy, though, as replays of the ball before show that Morkel overstepped by a large margin. The wicket ball should have been a free hit.

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West Indies 72-7 (20 overs)

Not out batsmen: Ramdin 8, Holder 7

Fall of wickets: 12-1 (Gayle 3), 16-2 (Samuels 0), 52-3 (Carter 10), 52-4 (Smith 31), 53-5 (Simmons 0), 63-6 (Sammy 5), 63-7 (Russell 0)

Bowling figures: Steyn 6-0-17-0, Abbott 5-0-21-2, Morkel 4-0-16-1, Tahir 4-1-5-4

South Africa won toss

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Smith got a duck against Zimbabwe but he is playing himself back into some form here. He smashes another one straight for four off Abbott and then pushes one to mid-on for a single.

Smith keeps up his positive approach by plating his front foot and lifting a decent ball from Morkel over mid-on for four. A flick to short fine leg brings the West Indies batsman another run. Carter flashes at the last ball but misses.

An over of what could have beens for Abbott, who goes for six. The West Indies pair are swinging hard at the ball but the next wicket appears to be pending.

Oh Imran Tahir, how have you dropped that?! Smith spoons a drive to him at mid-on off Abbott but the spinner spills it after diving forward. It was an easy chance. To rub salt into Abbott's wound, Smith then inside edges one past his own stumps and down to the boundary for four.

Morne Morkel comes on to give Steyn a rest. His first ball is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single by Smith, who is then nearly run out when going for a quick run later in the over. A clean hit from the throw and Smith was gone.

Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Melbourne

"The pocket of West Indian fans in the Bill O'Riley stand gasping in shock as both their opening batsman depart and with them most likely their chances of chasing down the mammoth target.

"The tournament drummers are banging their drums with some vigour as the DJ tries to hype up the crowd with some SecondCity - 'I wanna feel'.

"It certainly amped up the South African fans, now dotted around the entire lower echelons of the SCG, who are continuing to enjoy themselves, as they sense a big victory after the disappointment in Melbourne last Sunday."

BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on Twitter:, external "Don't believe I've seen that AB innings. 162* from 66. 96 runs from last 5 overs. Holder goes for 75 from his last 3."