South Africa v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies in South Africa - 2023 (2022/23) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 28 February 2023
South Africa won by 87 runs
South Africa won by 87 runs. Aiden Markram top-scored with 115 for South Africa. Kagiso Rabada took 6/50.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies in South Africa - 2023 (2022/23)
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Dates
- 28 February 2023 to 2 March 2023
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 87 runs
- Player of the match
- Aiden Markram
- Captains
- Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Tony de Zorzi (South Africa), Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and M Erasmus
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Tony de Zorzi and Gerald Coetzee played their first Tests.
South Africa batted first and made 342 all out. Aiden Markram top-scored with 115 off 174 balls, and Dean Elgar made 71. Alzarri Joseph took 5 for 81 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the first wicket between Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram, 41% of the total.
West Indies replied with 212 all out. Raymon Reifer top-scored with 62 off 143 balls. Anrich Nortje took 5 for 36 for South Africa. From 169 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 190 for 8. South Africa led by 130 on first innings.
South Africa made 116 all out in their second innings. Aiden Markram top-scored with 47 off 58 balls. Kemar Roach took 5 for 47 for West Indies. From 31 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, to 57 for 5.
Set 247 to win, West Indies made 159 all out. Jermaine Blackwood top-scored with 79 off 93 balls. Kagiso Rabada took 6 for 50 for South Africa. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 20 for 4.
South Africa won by 87 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Jermaine Blackwood b Alzarri Joseph | 71 | 118 |
| Aiden Markram | b Alzarri Joseph | 115 | 174 |
| Tony de Zorzi | run out (Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Joshua Da Silva) | 28 | 69 |
| Temba Bavuma | lbw b Alzarri Joseph | 0 | 2 |
| Keegan Petersen | lbw b Kyle Mayers | 14 | 50 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Alzarri Joseph b Shannon Gabriel | 20 | 22 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | lbw b Kemar Roach | 3 | 13 |
| Marco Jansen | not out | 23 | 43 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Jermaine Blackwood b Jason Holder | 8 | 15 |
| Gerald Coetzee | c Jason Holder b Alzarri Joseph | 17 | 12 |
| Anrich Nortje | c Tagenarine Chanderpaul b Alzarri Joseph | 14 | 11 |
Extras 29 · Total 342 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Roach | 17 | 1 | 71 | 1 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 18.3 | 0 | 81 | 5 |
| Kyle Mayers | 10 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Shannon Gabriel | 12 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Jason Holder | 14 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| Roston Chase | 14 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-141 (Dean Elgar, 35.3 ov), 2-221 (Tony de Zorzi, 56.3 ov), 3-221 (Temba Bavuma, 56.5 ov), 4-236 (Aiden Markram, 60.4 ov), 5-262 (Heinrich Klaasen, 66.5 ov), 6-271 (Senuran Muthusamy, 69.6 ov), 7-290 (Keegan Petersen, 76.1 ov), 8-300 (Kagiso Rabada, 79.4 ov), 9-326 (Gerald Coetzee, 84.1 ov), 10-342 (Anrich Nortje, 86.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (71) and Aiden Markram (60) | 141 | 219 |
| second | Aiden Markram (45) and Tony de Zorzi (26) | 80 | 127 |
| third | Temba Bavuma (0) and Aiden Markram (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Keegan Petersen (1) and Aiden Markram (10) | 15 | 23 |
| fifth | Heinrich Klaasen (20) and Keegan Petersen (6) | 26 | 37 |
| sixth | Keegan Petersen (2) and Senuran Muthusamy (3) | 9 | 19 |
| seventh | Keegan Petersen (5) and Marco Jansen (13) | 19 | 38 |
| eighth | Kagiso Rabada (8) and Marco Jansen (1) | 10 | 22 |
| ninth | Gerald Coetzee (17) and Marco Jansen (8) | 26 | 27 |
| tenth | Anrich Nortje (14) and Marco Jansen (1) | 16 | 14 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 212 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraigg Brathwaite | b Kagiso Rabada | 11 | 25 |
| Tagenarine Chanderpaul | c Senuran Muthusamy b Gerald Coetzee | 22 | 48 |
| Raymon Reifer | c Heinrich Klaasen b Marco Jansen | 62 | 143 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | c Heinrich Klaasen b Anrich Nortje | 37 | 73 |
| Roston Chase | c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada | 22 | 56 |
| Kyle Mayers | c Marco Jansen b Anrich Nortje | 18 | 22 |
| Joshua Da Silva | c Marco Jansen b Anrich Nortje | 4 | 7 |
| Jason Holder | c Aiden Markram b Anrich Nortje | 0 | 3 |
| Alzarri Joseph | c Marco Jansen b Anrich Nortje | 4 | 5 |
| Kemar Roach | not out | 4 | 19 |
| Shannon Gabriel | lbw b Gerald Coetzee | 7 | 16 |
Extras 21 · Total 212 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 16 | 4 | 44 | 2 |
| Marco Jansen | 17 | 3 | 64 | 1 |
| Anrich Nortje | 16 | 5 | 36 | 5 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 12 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 6.4 ov), 2-58 (Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 16.4 ov), 3-122 (Jermaine Blackwood, 38.3 ov), 4-169 (Raymon Reifer, 56.6 ov), 5-169 (Roston Chase, 57.1 ov), 6-179 (Joshua Da Silva, 59.1 ov), 7-179 (Jason Holder, 59.4 ov), 8-190 (Alzarri Joseph, 61.4 ov), 9-201 (Kyle Mayers, 63.5 ov), 10-212 (Shannon Gabriel, 68.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kraigg Brathwaite (11) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (7) | 22 | 40 |
| second | Raymon Reifer (19) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (15) | 36 | 61 |
| third | Jermaine Blackwood (37) and Raymon Reifer (23) | 64 | 132 |
| fourth | Roston Chase (22) and Raymon Reifer (20) | 47 | 111 |
| fifth | Kyle Mayers (0) and Roston Chase (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Kyle Mayers (6) and Joshua Da Silva (4) | 10 | 12 |
| seventh | Kyle Mayers (0) and Jason Holder (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Kyle Mayers (6) and Alzarri Joseph (4) | 11 | 13 |
| ninth | Kemar Roach (0) and Kyle Mayers (6) | 11 | 13 |
| tenth | Kemar Roach (4) and Shannon Gabriel (7) | 11 | 31 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 116 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Joshua Da Silva b Kemar Roach | 47 | 58 |
| Dean Elgar | c Raymon Reifer b Alzarri Joseph | 1 | 8 |
| Tony de Zorzi | c Joshua Da Silva b Kemar Roach | 0 | 1 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Joshua Da Silva b Alzarri Joseph | 0 | 1 |
| Keegan Petersen | lbw b Jason Holder | 7 | 8 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Joshua Da Silva b Jason Holder | 5 | 8 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | c Joshua Da Silva b Shannon Gabriel | 4 | 36 |
| Marco Jansen | b Kemar Roach | 6 | 9 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 10 | 23 |
| Gerald Coetzee | c Joshua Da Silva b Kemar Roach | 20 | 15 |
| Anrich Nortje | c Joshua Da Silva b Kemar Roach | 4 | 7 |
Extras 12 · Total 116 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Roach | 10 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 8 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Jason Holder | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Shannon Gabriel | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Dean Elgar, 3.6 ov), 2-33 (Tony de Zorzi, 4.6 ov), 3-34 (Temba Bavuma, 5.3 ov), 4-49 (Keegan Petersen, 8.1 ov), 5-57 (Heinrich Klaasen, 10.2 ov), 6-69 (Aiden Markram, 17.1 ov), 7-76 (Marco Jansen, 19.3 ov), 8-80 (Senuran Muthusamy, 22.2 ov), 9-109 (Gerald Coetzee, 25.6 ov), 10-116 (Anrich Nortje, 27.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (1) and Aiden Markram (25) | 31 | 25 |
| second | Aiden Markram (1) and Tony de Zorzi (0) | 2 | 7 |
| third | Temba Bavuma (0) and Aiden Markram (1) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Keegan Petersen (7) and Aiden Markram (8) | 15 | 16 |
| fifth | Heinrich Klaasen (5) and Aiden Markram (3) | 8 | 13 |
| sixth | Senuran Muthusamy (3) and Aiden Markram (9) | 12 | 41 |
| seventh | Senuran Muthusamy (0) and Marco Jansen (6) | 7 | 15 |
| eighth | Senuran Muthusamy (1) and Kagiso Rabada (3) | 4 | 17 |
| ninth | Kagiso Rabada (5) and Gerald Coetzee (20) | 29 | 24 |
| tenth | Anrich Nortje (4) and Kagiso Rabada (2) | 7 | 13 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 159 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraigg Brathwaite | c Heinrich Klaasen b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 3 |
| Tagenarine Chanderpaul | c Anrich Nortje b Marco Jansen | 10 | 31 |
| Raymon Reifer | c Heinrich Klaasen b Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 19 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | c Aiden Markram b Kagiso Rabada | 79 | 93 |
| Roston Chase | b Marco Jansen | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Mayers | c Dean Elgar b Gerald Coetzee | 0 | 15 |
| Joshua Da Silva | c Keegan Petersen b Kagiso Rabada | 17 | 30 |
| Jason Holder | c Heinrich Klaasen b Kagiso Rabada | 18 | 20 |
| Alzarri Joseph | c Kagiso Rabada b Anrich Nortje | 4 | 12 |
| Kemar Roach | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 18 |
| Shannon Gabriel | not out | 1 | 5 |
Extras 10 · Total 159 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 15 | 3 | 50 | 6 |
| Anrich Nortje | 13 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Marco Jansen | 7 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 0.3 ov), 2-12 (Raymon Reifer, 6.6 ov), 3-20 (Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 9.3 ov), 4-20 (Roston Chase, 9.4 ov), 5-33 (Kyle Mayers, 14.2 ov), 6-91 (Joshua Da Silva, 24.6 ov), 7-128 (Jason Holder, 32.1 ov), 8-139 (Alzarri Joseph, 35.2 ov), 9-157 (Jermaine Blackwood, 40.1 ov), 10-159 (Kemar Roach, 40.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kraigg Brathwaite (0) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (0) | 0 | 3 |
| second | Raymon Reifer (8) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (4) | 12 | 39 |
| third | Jermaine Blackwood (2) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (6) | 8 | 15 |
| fourth | Roston Chase (0) and Jermaine Blackwood (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Kyle Mayers (0) and Jermaine Blackwood (13) | 13 | 28 |
| sixth | Jermaine Blackwood (36) and Joshua Da Silva (17) | 58 | 64 |
| seventh | Jason Holder (18) and Jermaine Blackwood (17) | 37 | 43 |
| eighth | Jermaine Blackwood (7) and Alzarri Joseph (4) | 11 | 19 |
| ninth | Kemar Roach (12) and Jermaine Blackwood (4) | 18 | 29 |
| tenth | Kemar Roach (0) and Shannon Gabriel (1) | 2 | 6 |
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