Athanaze, rain deny South Africa in the first drawn Test of 2024
Maharaj, Rabada's heavy workloads could not force a result in a Test where 142 overs were lost across five days
07/08Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of West Indies at Port of Spain, Aug 7-11 2024
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
357 & 173/3d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
233 & 201/5 (56.2 ov)
Player of the Match
07/08Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of West Indies at Port of Spain, Aug 7-11 2024
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
357 & 173/3d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
233 & 201/5 (56.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
A Athanaze
92(116) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %79%
- Productive Shot
- sweep shot
- 17 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
T Bavuma
86(182) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %92%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 21 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
JA Warrican
- O22
- M2
- R69
- W4
- Eco3.13
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 2W | ||||
KA Maharaj
- O40
- M15
- R76
- W4
- Eco1.90
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
2-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
7,8,9,10,11 August 2024 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
West Indies 4, South Africa 4
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 357 (117.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Temba Bavuma86 (182)
- Tony de Zorzi78 (145)
- Jomel Warrican4/69 (22)
- Jayden Seales3/67 (24.4)
WEST INDIES 233 (91.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Jason Holder36 (61)
- Keacy Carty42 (81)
- Keshav Maharaj4/76 (40)
- Kagiso Rabada3/56 (18)
SOUTH AFRICA 173/3d (29 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Tristan Stubbs68 (50)
- Tony de Zorzi45 (60)
- Kemar Roach1/39 (6)
- Jomel Warrican2/57 (9)
WEST INDIES 201/5 (56.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Jason Holder*31 (76)
- Alick Athanaze92 (116)
- Keshav Maharaj4/88 (26.2)
- Kagiso Rabada1/38 (12)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @HemantBrar_
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Kraigg Brathwaite: Happy with our batting group. The guys were quite positive. So proud of the batting unit. We believed we could get those runs. It wasn't going to be easy. We need to keep going from strength to strength. The pitch are a bit slower in the Caribbean. For me, it's about adjusting when to go slow and when to accelerate. [On WI batting] It's all about belief and planning and bat as per the plan. Alick showed us that today. Hodge was good in England. Alick, his plan was to sweep and he stuck to it, even though he got out to a sweep.
Temba Bavuma: From our side, we tried out best to get a result in our favour. But the wicket didn't break up as much as we expected. In the end, it was a good, competitive game of cricket. We went in with an extra batter as a cushion. As batters, we will like to be a but more ruthless and convert those fifties into hundreds. We lost time because of the weather. With the bowling resources we had, we tried our best. Keshav and KG, supported by others. A little bit more time and things could have been different.
Keshav Maharaj: I pride myself on playing Test cricket. I always relish a chance to bowl and conditions suited me. I tried to keep repeating the process and keep things simple. [On Athanaze] I think it was just dragging the length. There was a rough outside off. Credit should go to him, he batted really well.
And it's Maharaj.
Who do you think will be the Player of the Match? Maharaj a top contender with eight wickets in the Test.
5.50pm And Bavuma says they have tried enough. Shakes hands with Holder and both teams agree to a draw. It's a draw after 28 successive result Tests. South Africa tried hard to force a result. In the morning, they batted at a brisk pace to set West Indies a target of 298. The rain meant West Indies had to bat out 63 overs. Maharaj had removed Brathwaite in the first over but Athanaze stitched important partnerships, first with Hodge and then with Holder, to keep West Indies safe. It's a pity he was not able to complete his maiden Test hundred, falling eight short of the mark. But thanks to his knock, West Indies were able to eke out a draw.
56.2
6
Maharaj to Holder, SIX, Maharaj bowls this full around off and Holder says let me clear my arms. Launches it for a straight six
Short mid-off and short mid-on in place too
56.1
0
Maharaj to Holder, no run, full around off. Blocked
Three slips, leg slip and silly mid-off.
END OF OVER:56 | (maiden) | WI: 195/5
- Joshua Da Silva2 (10b)
- Jason Holder25 (74b)
- Aiden Markram8-1-26-0
- Keshav Maharaj26-2-82-4
55.6
0
Markram to Da Silva, no run, length ball around off. Goes back and defends it towards short midwicket
55.5
0
Markram to Da Silva, no run, full around off. Defended with a big front-foot stride
55.4
0
Markram to Da Silva, no run, full outside off. Da Silva mistimes the drive back towards Markram
55.3
0
Markram to Da Silva, no run, length ball outside off. Moves across and defends it towards cover-point
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