West Indies v South Africa 1st Test
South Africa tour of West Indies - 2010 (2010) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 10 June 2010
South Africa won by 163 runs
South Africa won by 163 runs. Graeme Smith top-scored with 90 for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 5/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa tour of West Indies - 2010 (2010)
- Ground
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Dates
- 10 June 2010 to 13 June 2010
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 163 runs
- Player of the match
- Dale Steyn
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa), Shane Shillingford (West Indies), Nelon Pascal (West Indies)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Shane Shillingford and Nelon Pascal played their first Tests.
South Africa batted first and made 352 all out. Mark Boucher top-scored with 69 off 146 balls, and AB de Villiers made 68. Sulieman Benn took 5 for 120 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the sixth wicket between Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 272 across 5 Tests.
West Indies replied with 102 all out. Narsingh Deonarine top-scored with 29 off 78 balls. Dale Steyn took 5 for 29 for South Africa. From 71 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 4 runs, to 75 for 9. South Africa led by 250 on first innings.
South Africa made 206 for 4 declared in their second innings. Graeme Smith top-scored with 90 off 173 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 40. Sulieman Benn took 3 for 74 for West Indies.
Set 457 to win, West Indies made 293 all out. Chris Gayle top-scored with 73 off 106 balls, and Dwayne Bravo made 49. Dale Steyn took 3 for 65 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 163 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 352 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c Dwayne Bravo b Shane Shillingford | 23 | 82 |
| Alviro Petersen | lbw b Shane Shillingford | 31 | 93 |
| Hashim Amla | c Dwayne Bravo b Sulieman Benn | 2 | 9 |
| Jacques Kallis | lbw b Shane Shillingford | 28 | 65 |
| Paul Harris | c Shane Shillingford b Sulieman Benn | 10 | 24 |
| AB de Villiers | c Denesh Ramdin b Sulieman Benn | 68 | 145 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Travis Dowlin b Chris Gayle | 57 | 119 |
| Mark Boucher | c Nelon Pascal b Dwayne Bravo | 69 | 146 |
| Dale Steyn | st Denesh Ramdin b Sulieman Benn | 39 | 73 |
| Morne Morkel | b Sulieman Benn | 2 | 10 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | not out | 3 | 18 |
Extras 20 · Total 352 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Rampaul | 19 | 3 | 56 | 0 |
| Nelon Pascal | 11 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 16.4 | 6 | 33 | 1 |
| Sulieman Benn | 47 | 9 | 120 | 5 |
| Shane Shillingford | 35 | 4 | 96 | 3 |
| Chris Gayle | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Graeme Smith, 27.5 ov), 2-60 (Hashim Amla, 30.2 ov), 3-68 (Alviro Petersen, 31.4 ov), 4-91 (Paul Harris, 38.4 ov), 5-107 (Jacques Kallis, 47.5 ov), 6-229 (Ashwell Prince, 87.1 ov), 7-238 (AB de Villiers, 91.1 ov), 8-324 (Dale Steyn, 116.2 ov), 9-330 (Morne Morkel, 120.2 ov), 10-352 (Mark Boucher, 129.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (23) and Alviro Petersen (28) | 55 | 168 |
| second | Hashim Amla (2) and Alviro Petersen (3) | 5 | 15 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (4) and Alviro Petersen (0) | 8 | 8 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (13) and Paul Harris (10) | 23 | 42 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (11) and AB de Villiers (5) | 16 | 55 |
| sixth | Ashwell Prince (57) and AB de Villiers (59) | 122 | 238 |
| seventh | Mark Boucher (4) and AB de Villiers (4) | 9 | 24 |
| eighth | Mark Boucher (42) and Dale Steyn (39) | 86 | 154 |
| ninth | Mark Boucher (4) and Morne Morkel (2) | 6 | 24 |
| tenth | Mark Boucher (19) and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (3) | 22 | 56 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 102 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | b Morne Morkel | 6 | 31 |
| Travis Dowlin | c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel | 4 | 28 |
| Brendan Nash | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 1 | 3 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 26 | 85 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | b Dale Steyn | 29 | 78 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 1 | 4 |
| Denesh Ramdin | not out | 25 | 31 |
| Shane Shillingford | lbw b Dale Steyn | 0 | 1 |
| Sulieman Benn | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 5 |
| Ravi Rampaul | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 2 |
| Nelon Pascal | c Alviro Petersen b Jacques Kallis | 2 | 16 |
Extras 8 · Total 102 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 14 | 5 | 29 | 5 |
| Morne Morkel | 13 | 7 | 19 | 4 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Harris | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6.1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Travis Dowlin, 7.6 ov), 2-9 (Brendan Nash, 9.1 ov), 3-12 (Chris Gayle, 11.1 ov), 4-71 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 36.3 ov), 5-72 (Dwayne Bravo, 37.1 ov), 6-72 (Narsingh Deonarine, 38.5 ov), 7-72 (Shane Shillingford, 38.6 ov), 8-75 (Sulieman Benn, 40.4 ov), 9-75 (Ravi Rampaul, 40.6 ov), 10-102 (Nelon Pascal, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (2) and Travis Dowlin (4) | 7 | 48 |
| second | Chris Gayle (1) and Brendan Nash (1) | 2 | 7 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Chris Gayle (3) | 3 | 12 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (26) and Narsingh Deonarine (29) | 59 | 153 |
| fifth | Narsingh Deonarine (0) and Dwayne Bravo (1) | 1 | 4 |
| sixth | Narsingh Deonarine (0) and Denesh Ramdin (0) | 0 | 10 |
| seventh | Shane Shillingford (0) and Denesh Ramdin (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Sulieman Benn (0) and Denesh Ramdin (1) | 3 | 10 |
| ninth | Ravi Rampaul (0) and Denesh Ramdin (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Denesh Ramdin (24) and Nelon Pascal (2) | 27 | 37 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 206 FOR 4 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | b Sulieman Benn | 90 | 173 |
| Alviro Petersen | lbw b Sulieman Benn | 22 | 48 |
| Hashim Amla | c Narsingh Deonarine b Shane Shillingford | 5 | 20 |
| Jacques Kallis | lbw b Sulieman Benn | 40 | 67 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 19 | 43 |
| Ashwell Prince | not out | 16 | 25 |
Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Extras 14 · Total 206 for 4 declared
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Rampaul | 6 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Nelon Pascal | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Sulieman Benn | 24.5 | 3 | 74 | 3 |
| Shane Shillingford | 21 | 2 | 66 | 1 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (Alviro Petersen, 15.6 ov), 2-79 (Hashim Amla, 22.2 ov), 3-157 (Jacques Kallis, 45.5 ov), 4-178 (Graeme Smith, 55.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (32) and Alviro Petersen (22) | 56 | 98 |
| second | Hashim Amla (5) and Graeme Smith (15) | 23 | 38 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (40) and Graeme Smith (34) | 78 | 144 |
| fourth | Graeme Smith (9) and AB de Villiers (12) | 21 | 58 |
| fifth | Ashwell Prince (16) and AB de Villiers (7) | 28 | 38 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 293 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | lbw b Morne Morkel | 73 | 106 |
| Travis Dowlin | lbw b Morne Morkel | 1 | 3 |
| Brendan Nash | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 13 | 16 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 15 | 48 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | lbw b Dale Steyn | 23 | 61 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c Ashwell Prince b Paul Harris | 49 | 74 |
| Denesh Ramdin | c AB de Villiers b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 9 | 43 |
| Shane Shillingford | c Alviro Petersen b Paul Harris | 27 | 39 |
| Sulieman Benn | lbw b Alviro Petersen | 42 | 55 |
| Ravi Rampaul | not out | 18 | 27 |
| Nelon Pascal | b Dale Steyn | 10 | 11 |
Extras 13 · Total 293 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 15.3 | 1 | 65 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 12 | 3 | 49 | 2 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 13 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| Paul Harris | 26.3 | 3 | 91 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 11 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| Graeme Smith | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alviro Petersen | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Travis Dowlin, 1.1 ov), 2-39 (Brendan Nash, 6.4 ov), 3-94 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 25.4 ov), 4-114 (Chris Gayle, 34.2 ov), 5-152 (Narsingh Deonarine, 45.3 ov), 6-192 (Dwayne Bravo, 56.6 ov), 7-194 (Denesh Ramdin, 59.3 ov), 8-260 (Sulieman Benn, 73.5 ov), 9-264 (Shane Shillingford, 74.2 ov), 10-293 (Nelon Pascal, 80.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (1) and Travis Dowlin (1) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Chris Gayle (24) and Brendan Nash (13) | 37 | 33 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (15) and Chris Gayle (34) | 55 | 114 |
| fourth | Chris Gayle (14) and Narsingh Deonarine (6) | 20 | 52 |
| fifth | Narsingh Deonarine (17) and Dwayne Bravo (16) | 38 | 67 |
| sixth | Dwayne Bravo (33) and Denesh Ramdin (7) | 40 | 69 |
| seventh | Shane Shillingford (0) and Denesh Ramdin (2) | 2 | 15 |
| eighth | Sulieman Benn (42) and Shane Shillingford (23) | 66 | 86 |
| ninth | Shane Shillingford (4) and Ravi Rampaul (0) | 4 | 3 |
| tenth | Ravi Rampaul (18) and Nelon Pascal (10) | 29 | 37 |
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