Ahmedabad | Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd lifted West Indies to a competitive 176 for 8 against South Africa in a crucial Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.

Opting to bowl, South Africa dished out a clinical bowling effort with the pace trio of Kagiso Rabada (2/22), Lungi Ngidi (3/30) and Corbin Bosch (2/31) sharing seven wickets.

But Holder and Shepherd smashed 89 off 57 balls for the eighth wicket to take them to a challenging score.

Brief Score:

West Indies: 176 for 8 in 20 overs (Jason Holder 49, Romario Shepherd 52; Kagiso Rabada 2/22, Lungi Ngidi 3/30 and Corbin Bosch 2/31).

Scoreboard of the T20 World cup Super 8 match between West Indies and South Africa here on Thursday.

West Indies Innings:

Brandon King c Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi 21

Shai Hope c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada 16

Shimron Hetmyer c Keshav Maharaj b Kagiso Rabada 2

Rovman Powell c Dewald Brevis b Lungi Ngidi 9

Roston Chase b Lungi Ngidi 2

Sherfane Rutherford c Quinton de Kock b Corbin Bosch 12

Jason Holder run out (Quinton de Kock/Corbin Bosch) 49

Matthew Forde c Ryan Rickelton b Corbin Bosch 11

Romario Shepherd not out 52

Gudakesh Motie not out 0

Extras: (W-2) 2

Total: (For 8 wkts, 20 Overs) 176

Fall of Wickets: 29-1, 31-2, 41-3, 43-4, 60-5, 71-6, 83-7, 172-8.

Bowler: Keshav Maharaj 4-0-43-0, Marco Jansen 4-0-50-0, Kagiso Rabada 4-0-22-2, Lungi Ngidi 4-0-30-3, Corbin Bosch 4-0-31-2.