Windies hit back after Markram, De Zorzi dominance
Aiden Markram helped the Proteas make a strong start before the West Indies fought back on the first day of the second Test at the Wanderers.
Aiden Markram helped the Proteas make a strong start before the West Indies fought back on the first day of the second Test at the Wanderers.
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Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says his bowlers “ticked a lot of boxes” in the 87-run win over the West Indies in the first Test on Thursday but the batsmen need “to do better”.
Sixteen wickets fell in Centurion on Thursday as the Proteas took a 1-0 series lead.
Kagiso Rabada took 6-50 as the Proteas claimed an 87-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test in Centurion on Thursday.
The West Indies suffered an early blow after they were set 247 runs by the Proteas to win the first Test in Centurion on Wednesday.
Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje was at a loss to explain a second successive day of late batting collapses in Centurion on Wednesday.
The West Indies collapsed, then hit back dramatically before the close on the second day of the first Test against the Proteas in Centurion.
Eleven wickets fell in a drama-filled final session at Centurion on Wednesday.
South Africa were bowled out on the second morning of the first Test against the West Indies in Centurion on Wednesday.
Aiden Markram struck a century in Centurion before the West Indies bowlers fought back.
Aiden Markram hit a century on his return to Test cricket for the Proteas but the West Indies mounted a strong fightback.
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South Africa’s Test series against the West Indies, which starts in Centurion on Tuesday, could hardly be more low-key, but it has the potential to launch a new era for the team.
The SA Invitational XI’s bowlers dominated the final day of the warm-up match against the West Indies in Benoni.