18/06Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of West Indies at Gros Islet, Jun 18-21 2021
South Africa won by 158 runs
Player of the Match
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa
18/06Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of West Indies at Gros Islet, Jun 18-21 2021
South Africa won by 158 runs
Player of the Match
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa

So the first session comes to a belated close in St Lucia, but join us for the West Indies reply in the next one soon.

Sunny K: "I think West Indies should just try holding their wickets until 10 overs for Powell to justify the score card with 35/0 (10.0). That could help them sooner I suppose with some quick runs as they cannot stand against SA bowlers on this pitch. Just remove those 44 Extras, the situation speaks for itself.! "

James : "Not sure Ngidi taking the strike is Plan A."

12.53pm So that's it in South Africa's first innings then. And with that, it'll be lunch as well. The visitors would be satisfied with 298 on the board considering they were 37 for 3 at one stage, but they'll also be frustrated for having surrendered their last four wickets for 23, including that of de Kock for 96. He might look back and wonder what would have been had he let that widish ball from Mayers go to the keeper, but that won't help him now as Mayers continued his brilliant swing bowling to finish with 3 for 28, having dismissed both Elgar and de Kock.

Roach got 3 for 45 too, and West Indies will be having lunch with the satisfaction of having kept their opponents under 300, while also pondering that they should not have allowed them to get this far after those early blows.

112.4
W
Roach to Ngidi, OUT, chipped to short midwicket, and South Africa can't get to 300. This was pretty full on middle and leg, and Ngidi pushes at it pretty late. Darren Bravo, the substitute fielder, has to take half a hop before he can safely take that into his hands. And the fight from the final wicket pair ends, with Rabada unbeaten on 21

L Ngidi c sub (DM Bravo) b Roach 1 (21m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 8.33

112.3
0
Roach to Ngidi, no run, left alone, as this was bowled fuller but a bit wider of off
112.2
0
Roach to Ngidi, no run, fuller length outside off, and on that driving length. Angles away as he tries to drive, but is beaten on the outside edge
112.1
0
Roach to Ngidi, no run, Ngidi tries to defend this fuller ball on off, but withdraws in the end and lets that go

South Africa heading towards 300 here

END OF OVER:
112 | 10 Runs | SA: 298/9

  • Lungi Ngidi1 (8b)
  • Kagiso Rabada21 (23b)
  • Shannon Gabriel16-4-65-2
  • Kemar Roach21-6-45-2
111.6
1
Gabriel to Ngidi, 1 run, pushed off the front foot to the right of midwicket, as Gabriel bowls full on middle and off

Matt: "I'm glad to see a contest between bat and ball. In past visits, the wickets were always too flat... "

111.5
0
Gabriel to Ngidi, no run, tries to flick this good length ball on middle and off, which comes back in. But it hits his pad instead while trickling to the on side
111.4
1
Gabriel to Rabada, 1 run, backs away to crash that through midwicket, but gets it off the inside half of the bat instead toward fine leg. Another full length ball from Gabriel in the slot to be driven, and Rabada swung it through but not successful this time
111.3
4
Gabriel to Rabada, FOUR, pulls but gets a top edge over slips. Another boundary here. Gabriel goes short outside off, and Rabada pulls but gets a top edge to third man for four more

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West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16KOA PowellKC Brathwaite
2nd10KOA PowellSD Hope
3rd64KOA PowellKR Mayers
4th17KOA PowellJ Blackwood
5th0JO HolderJ Blackwood
6th0J BlackwoodJ Da Silva
7th40KAJ RoachJ Blackwood
8th11KAJ RoachJNT Seales
9th7ST GabrielJNT Seales