Irfan Pathan heaped praise on South Africa after they made light work of the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, February 26. Aiden Markram led from the front with his second 80-plus score in the ongoing T20 World Cup as South Africa stretched their winning streak to six matches.

Markram won the toss in the afternoon fixture and opted to bowl first. They restricted the West Indies to 176/8 in their 20 overs before getting to the target with nine wickets and 23 balls to spare.

Pathan, who is a T20 World Cup winner himself, lauded South Africa's game awareness, explaining how they have correctly decided what to do after winning the toss in their last two games in the Super 8.

"No one has read conditions better than South Africa at this World Cup. Night game vs India, Batted first on black soil. Afternoon game today, Won the toss and chose to chase on red soil, backing the bounce. That is solid game awareness, and elite game IQ," the former India all-rounder wrote on his official 'X' (formerly Twitter) handle.