26/12Result
2nd Test, West Indies tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Dec 26-30 2014
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Kraigg Brathwaite
Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies
26/12Result
2nd Test, West Indies tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Dec 26-30 2014
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Kraigg Brathwaite
Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies

Best performances - Batsmen

D Elgar
D Elgar
121(239) 18x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 39 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
13 18 12 5 35 18 9 11
KC Brathwaite
KC Brathwaite
106(186) 12x4 - 0x6
Control %93%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 33 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
12 1 24 6 27 10 16 10

Best performances - Bowlers

M Morkel
M Morkel
O20
M2
R69
W4
Eco3.45
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir
O26
M2
R108
W3
Eco4.15
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Partnerships

  • SA - 1st
  • WI - 1st

South Africa - 1st - Innings

47
AN Petersen17 (35)
D Elgar20 (38)
179
F du Plessis73 (177)
D Elgar101 (201)
48
HM Amla17 (33)
F du Plessis30 (53)
26
HM Amla16 (30)
AB de Villiers10 (23)
4
AB de Villiers0 (2)
T Bavuma4 (5)
21
S van Zyl10 (32)
T Bavuma6 (30)
23
VD Philander3 (16)
S van Zyl19 (17)
69
VD Philander10 (20)
DW Steyn58 (28)

West Indies - 1st - Innings

55
DS Smith22 (46)
KC Brathwaite33 (55)
0
LR Johnson0 (1)
KC Brathwaite0 (0)
176
MN Samuels101 (160)
KC Brathwaite71 (128)
2
S Chanderpaul0 (0)
KC Brathwaite2 (3)
27
S Chanderpaul7 (28)
D Ramdin20 (24)
1
S Chanderpaul0 (1)
JO Holder1 (1)
4
JE Taylor4 (3)
JO Holder0 (1)
5
SJ Benn4 (10)
JE Taylor1 (1)
5
KK Peters0 (3)
JE Taylor5 (9)

Match Coverage

All Match News

  • Test drawn after fifth-day washout

    A waterlogged outfield and persistent rain ruled out any chance of play on the fifth day of the Port Elizabeth Test, which ended in a draw with only 201 overs having been possible over five days

  • South Africa brush off West Indies' gains

    With barely 200 overs bowled in the Test, both teams were left to assess their own performances with each deciding they had plenty to be pleased about

  • Gritty Brathwaite passes stern test

    Only 16 matches into his Test career, Kraigg Brathwaite negotiated the conditions in Port Elizabeth, South Africa's bowling attack and the clouds with class and composure

  • 'We can still win' - Morkel

    Morne Morkel said that if South Africa batted quickly on the final morning, it would be difficult for West Indies to survive 50-60 overs

  • West Indies collapse after big stand

    Centuries from Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels steered West Indies past the follow-on mark before a familiar collapse revived the possibility, albeit slight, of a South Africa win

Sweet, but Sour

3

Number of times that a team has been bowled out for less than 300 after two batsmen have posted centuries

Historic Stand

64

Years since an overseas pair shared a higher partnership in Port Elizabeth than the 176 runs posted by Samuels and Brathwaite

A Third Wicket Record

176

The partnership between Samuels and Brathwaite, the highest third wicket partnership for West Indies against South Africa

Twin Tons

4

Instances of two West Indians making hundreds in the same inns in South Africa (Durban, Cape Town, Centurion and Port Elizabeth)

Brathwaite's 2014

5

Fifty-plus scores for Kraigg Brathwaite in 2014 - the most by a West Indies opener in the last five calendar years.

Opening stat

8

Number of fifty-plus opening partnerships by West Indies in 2014 - the most by any team

Express!

26

Balls taken by Dale Steyn for his fifty - the joint-fourth fastest in Tests and the second fastest for South Africa

St. Faf's Park

2

Number of first-innings centuries by Faf du Plessis. Both have come at Port Elizabeth. He now averages 79.75 at the venue.

Elgar in elite company

3

Number of South African openers who've made Test centuries in Port Elizabeth - Elgar, Herschelle Gibbs and Barry Richards

Most favoured venue

47

Percentage of his total Test runs that Dean Elgar has made at Port Elizabeth - 323 out of 685

Inseparable

4

Number of century partnerships in Tests between Dean Elgar and Faf du Plessis. Elgar doesn't have hundred stands with any other player in Tests

Nervous 40s?

34

Number of deliveries it took Dean Elgar to get to his fifty from the 40s. He had only 4 scoring shots in those 34 balls.