South Africa v West Indies 2nd Test
West Indies tour of South Africa - 2014 (2014/15) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 26 December 2014
Match drawn
Match drawn. Dean Elgar top-scored with 121 for South Africa. Morne Morkel took 4/69.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of South Africa - 2014 (2014/15)
- Ground
- St George's Park, Gqeberha
- Dates
- 26 December 2014 to 30 December 2014
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Kraigg Brathwaite
- Captains
- Hashim Amla (South Africa), Denesh Ramdin (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Kenroy Peters (West Indies)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. Temba Bavuma and Kenroy Peters played their first Tests.
South Africa batted first and made 417 for 8 declared. Dean Elgar top-scored with 121 off 239 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 103. The innings was built on a 179-run stand for the second wicket between Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at St George's Park, 346 across 7 Tests.
West Indies replied with 275 for 9. Kraigg Brathwaite top-scored with 106 off 186 balls, and Marlon Samuels made 101. Morne Morkel took 4 for 69 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 176-run stand for the third wicket between Marlon Samuels and Kraigg Brathwaite, 64% of the total. From 260 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 15 runs, to 275 for 9. South Africa led by 142 on first innings.
Match drawn.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 417 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Denesh Ramdin b Kenroy Peters | 121 | 239 |
| Alviro Petersen | c Leon Johnson b Shannon Gabriel | 17 | 35 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Denesh Ramdin b Jerome Taylor | 103 | 230 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw b Jason Holder | 33 | 63 |
| AB de Villiers | b Jerome Taylor | 10 | 25 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Denesh Ramdin b Shannon Gabriel | 10 | 35 |
| Stiaan van Zyl | c Denesh Ramdin b Kenroy Peters | 29 | 49 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 13 | 36 |
| Dale Steyn | c Jason Holder b Sulieman Benn | 58 | 28 |
Did not bat: Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
Extras 23 · Total 417 for 8 declared
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Taylor | 30 | 7 | 114 | 2 |
| Kenroy Peters | 20 | 7 | 69 | 2 |
| Jason Holder | 22 | 7 | 43 | 1 |
| Shannon Gabriel | 21 | 0 | 80 | 2 |
| Sulieman Benn | 28 | 4 | 102 | 1 |
| Marlon Samuels | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-47 (Alviro Petersen, 11.5 ov), 2-226 (Dean Elgar, 74.1 ov), 3-274 (Faf du Plessis, 88.2 ov), 4-300 (Hashim Amla, 97.1 ov), 5-304 (AB de Villiers, 98.2 ov), 6-325 (Temba Bavuma, 108.4 ov), 7-348 (Stiaan van Zyl, 113.6 ov), 8-417 (Dale Steyn, 121.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alviro Petersen (17) and Dean Elgar (20) | 47 | 73 |
| second | Faf du Plessis (73) and Dean Elgar (101) | 179 | 378 |
| third | Hashim Amla (17) and Faf du Plessis (30) | 48 | 86 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (16) and AB de Villiers (10) | 26 | 53 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (0) and Temba Bavuma (4) | 4 | 7 |
| sixth | Stiaan van Zyl (10) and Temba Bavuma (6) | 21 | 62 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (3) and Stiaan van Zyl (19) | 23 | 33 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (10) and Dale Steyn (58) | 69 | 48 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 275 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraigg Brathwaite | c Alviro Petersen b Morne Morkel | 106 | 186 |
| Devon Smith | c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel | 22 | 46 |
| Leon Johnson | c Faf du Plessis b Morne Morkel | 0 | 1 |
| Marlon Samuels | lbw b Vernon Philander | 101 | 160 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | b Imran Tahir | 7 | 29 |
| Denesh Ramdin | lbw b Imran Tahir | 20 | 24 |
| Jason Holder | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 1 | 2 |
| Jerome Taylor | not out | 10 | 13 |
| Sulieman Benn | c Alviro Petersen b Imran Tahir | 4 | 10 |
| Kenroy Peters | run out (Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers) | 0 | 3 |
Did not bat: Shannon Gabriel
Extras 4 · Total 275 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 14 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 18 | 4 | 41 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 20 | 2 | 69 | 4 |
| Imran Tahir | 26 | 2 | 108 | 3 |
| Dean Elgar | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Devon Smith, 16.5 ov), 2-55 (Leon Johnson, 16.6 ov), 3-231 (Marlon Samuels, 64.6 ov), 4-233 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 65.3 ov), 5-260 (Denesh Ramdin, 74.1 ov), 6-261 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 74.3 ov), 7-265 (Jason Holder, 75.1 ov), 8-270 (Sulieman Benn, 76.6 ov), 9-275 (Kenroy Peters, 78.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Devon Smith (22) and Kraigg Brathwaite (33) | 55 | 101 |
| second | Leon Johnson (0) and Kraigg Brathwaite (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Marlon Samuels (101) and Kraigg Brathwaite (71) | 176 | 288 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Kraigg Brathwaite (2) | 2 | 3 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (7) and Denesh Ramdin (20) | 27 | 52 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Jason Holder (1) | 1 | 2 |
| seventh | Jerome Taylor (4) and Jason Holder (0) | 4 | 4 |
| eighth | Sulieman Benn (4) and Jerome Taylor (1) | 5 | 11 |
| ninth | Kenroy Peters (0) and Jerome Taylor (5) | 5 | 12 |
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