28/02Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of South Africa at Centurion, Feb 28-Mar 2 2023
South Africa won by 87 runs
Player of the Match
Aiden Markram
Aiden MarkramSouth Africa
28/02Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of South Africa at Centurion, Feb 28-Mar 2 2023
South Africa won by 87 runs
Player of the Match
Aiden Markram
Aiden MarkramSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
28 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SA: 116/10

  • Kagiso Rabada10 (23b)
  • Kemar Roach10-0-47-5
  • Shannon Gabriel3-0-26-1

11.50am What an action-packed session this has been and we are not done yet. West Indies openers will be out to face one over before lunch. The target for the visitors is 247! Five-wicket haul for Roach, who was superb all morning. Jason Holder got things going with the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen before Roach got into the attack. He sent back Aiden Markram with a peach of an outswinger and got movement all morning. South Africa have been rolled over for 116, and West Indies have a chance. We will be back in just a bit for the chase.

Sahil Sharma: "116, hmmmm just 1 short of my prediction, Windies to roll over at 119 tonight itself!"

Andy C: "Da Silva 7 catches in the innings is joint highest in Tests with Wasim Bari, Bob Taylor, Ian Smith and Ridley Jacobs" Indeed

27.6
W
Roach to Nortje, OUT, Big, big appeal from Roach for caught behind, but not given! Oh, he is down on his haunches. There was a noise, as the ball shapes past Nortje's bat. And there is a spike! Length on off, he gets a feather of an edge and Roach has five! This is the 11th five-wicket haul for the seamer.

A Nortje c †Da Silva b Roach 4 (14m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

27.5
1
Roach to Rabada, 1 run, On a length outside off, he taps it to deep point for a run
27.4
0
Roach to Rabada, no run, Big swing and a miss! Back of a length ball just outside off, he was looking to spank it way over deep midwicket, nowhere close to it
27.3
0
Roach to Rabada, no run, Back of a length ball just outside off, he looked to defend and is beaten again as the ball comes in
27.2
0
Roach to Rabada, no run, Backs away looking to thrash that length ball through covers. Was nowhere close to it and the ball just misses the off pole.
27.1
0
Roach to Rabada, no run, Back of a length ball that shapes away from the batter, who pokes at it and is beaten.

END OF OVER:
27 | 6 Runs | SA: 115/9

  • Anrich Nortje4 (6b)
  • Kagiso Rabada9 (18b)
  • Shannon Gabriel3-0-26-1
  • Kemar Roach9-0-46-4

Sahil Sharma: "Roach to get a 5-fer and SA 117 all out!"

26.6
0
Gabriel to Nortje, no run, Loud appeal for lbw as Gabriel gets that to shape back into the batter sharply! Height? Going down leg? Not given on field. West Indies review. Ooh, that looks close. Ball-tracker confirms that would have just clipping the top of leg stump. The on-field umpire's decision stands.
26.5
4
Gabriel to Nortje, FOUR, Oh, he's picked the bones out of it! To full, in Nortje's arc, who gets his front foot out and slams the cover drive. Hold the pose, Anrich!
26.4
0
Gabriel to Nortje, no run, Cuts him in half and Nortje is lucky that went over the stumps! Length ball tailing into the batter, who is legside of it and gets no bat on it.

Andy C: "Roach now level with Joel Garner on 259 wickets, joint fifth in the WI all time list"

26.3
0
Gabriel to Nortje, no run, Low full toss that driven nicely to extra cover.
26.3
1nb
Gabriel to Nortje, 1 no ball, Fires this quick, 147kph on the pads of Nortje, who misses the flicks and is rapped on the pads. Was going down leg, though. Gabriel oversteps again!
26.2
0
Gabriel to Nortje, no run, Length ball but down leg, Da Silva moves to his left and collects

Schalk : "Coetzee's wicket should read c "James". Great assist. "

26.1
1
Gabriel to Rabada, 1 run, Back of a length ball that shapes away from the batter, who gets a thick edge that flies through the vacant gully region to deep point.

Nortje now

END OF OVER:
26 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 109/9

  • Kagiso Rabada8 (17b)
  • Kemar Roach9-0-46-4
  • Shannon Gabriel2-0-20-1
25.6
W
Roach to Coetzee, OUT, There's another one and Roach gets his third wicket of the morning! Banged in short again, he dances down the track again, looking to thrash it away. But the ball gets big on him and he can only get a thick edge to Da Silva.

G Coetzee c †Da Silva b Roach 20 (22m 15b 2x4 1x6) SR: 133.33

25.5
1
Roach to Rabada, 1 run, Skier and it drops safe again! Banged in short and into the body of Rabada. He loses his shape completely, as the ball hits the splice, but it falls in no man's land around the mid-off region.

James: "Every little bit of runs helps the cause! Go Coetzee! "

25.4
1
Roach to Coetzee, 1 run, Back of a length ball on off, he clubs it to long on.
25.3
2lb
Roach to Coetzee, 2 leg byes, Slower length ball but down leg. He misses the flick but the ball hits his pads past Da Silva.
25.2
1
Roach to Rabada, 1 run, Length ball outside off, he pushes it to deep cover. Got that off the bottom of his blade did Rabada.

bob: "@ 24.4 - angry mob rouses itself... oh, baseball, baSEball. angry mob settles back down. " Hah!

25.1
1
Roach to Coetzee, 1 run, On a length coming into the batter, who stays leg side of it and taps it past point for a run.

VD: "How about Coetzee scoring his first fifty?"

END OF OVER:
25 | 15 Runs | SA: 103/8

  • Gerald Coetzee18 (11b)
  • Kagiso Rabada6 (15b)
  • Shannon Gabriel2-0-20-1
  • Kemar Roach8-0-42-3

Romil: "The new DRS infographic, on the scorecard, is informative as well as intuitive to use! " Cheers!

24.6
1
Gabriel to Coetzee, 1 run, Low full toss outside leg and with Coetzee backing away, he can only plonk it to long on.
24.5
4
Gabriel to Coetzee, FOUR, Has another crack at it and sends it soaring over covers! On a length on off, he clears his front leg and smacks it up and over.
24.4
6
Gabriel to Coetzee, SIX, That is a shot-and-a-half! Length delivery on middle, he backs away, clears his front foot and absolutely swats it straight over the bowler's head. Baseball style!
24.3
1
Gabriel to Rabada, 1 run, Backs away, gives himself room and drills the length ball to deep point for a run.
24.3
1nb
Gabriel to Rabada, 1 no ball, Banged in short, he ducks under. Gabriel has over-stepped as well.

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West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0KC BrathwaiteT Chanderpaul
2nd12RA ReiferT Chanderpaul
3rd8J BlackwoodT Chanderpaul
4th0RL ChaseJ Blackwood
5th13KR MayersJ Blackwood
6th58J BlackwoodJ Da Silva
7th37JO HolderJ Blackwood
8th11J BlackwoodAS Joseph
9th18KAJ RoachJ Blackwood
10th2KAJ RoachST Gabriel