T20 World Cup: South Africa look to sort out batting issues against West Indies

South Africa`s Quinton De Kock (L) and his teammate Wiaan Mulder attend a practice session ahead of the ICC men`s Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between South Africa and West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Pic/AFP

Smarting from opening game losses, a good batting display will be high on the agenda for South Africa and defending champions West Indies when the two teams lock horns in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.

While South Africa were handed a five-wicket defeat by Australia, West Indies sank to six-wicket loss against England on Saturday.

It will be imperative that both sides improve upon their batting as they seek to register their first points in the group. Put in to bat, both sides struggled to put runs on the board.

West Indies were skittled for just 55 runs while the Proteas were a touch better, managing 118 in 20 overs thanks to Aiden Makram's 36-ball 40. South Africa will head into the clash with the psychology advantage, having inflicted a series defeat on the West Indies at home earlier this year.

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