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SOUTH AFRICAN INVITATION XI 125 (36.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Aviwe Mgijima35 (64)
- Clyde Fortuin34 (70)
- Jerome Taylor2/12 (5)
- Sheldon Cottrell5/16 (6.1)
WEST INDIANS 508 (115.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Devon Smith174 (277)
- Marlon Samuels203 (176)
- Aviwe Mgijima2/49 (17)
- Tabraiz Shamsi3/106 (26.1)
SOUTH AFRICAN INVITATION XI 17/0 (6.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Dominic Hendricks*8 (18)
- Gihahn Cloete*9 (20)
- Jerome Taylor0/9 (3.2)
- Sheldon Cottrell0/8 (3)
Match State: Delay - Day 2 - bad light Match State: Stumps - Day 2
END OF OVER:6 | 4 Runs | SAInv: 17/0
- Gihahn Cloete9 (20b)
- Dominic Hendricks8 (16b)
- Sheldon Cottrell3-1-8-0
- Jerome Taylor3-0-9-0
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWeak, divided West Indies face daunting challenge
Without Gayle, Bravo and Narine, West Indies will struggle against the No. 1 Test side on its home turf
Samuels focused on Smith's Test preparations
Marlon Samuels said that his focus on the second day of the tour game against South Africa Invitational XI was to help Devon Smith reach his hundred and ensure the opener was ready for the first Test against South Africa
Samuels, Devon Smith pile on runs
West Indians enjoyed all but 6.2 overs of the day at the crease, with Marlon Samuels smashing a double-century and Devon Smith scoring 174
Cottrell five-for sets up dominant day
Sheldon Cottrell's five-wicket haul and an unbroken 182-run stand between Devon Smith and Marlon Samuels left West Indians in a dominant position after the first day of their tour game against the South African Invitation XI