South Africa v West Indies 3rd Test

West Indies tour of South Africa - 2014 (2014/15) · Newlands, Cape Town · 2 January 2015

South Africa won by 8 wickets

South Africa won by 8 wickets. AB de Villiers top-scored with 148 for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 4/78.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of South Africa - 2014 (2014/15)
Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
Dates: 2 January 2015 to 6 January 2015
Toss: West Indies, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: AB de Villiers
Captains: Denesh Ramdin (West Indies), Hashim Amla (South Africa)
Debut: Simon Harmer (South Africa)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and PR Reiffel
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. It was Simon Harmer's first Test.

West Indies batted first and made 329 all out. Jermaine Blackwood top-scored with 56 off 113 balls, and Leon Johnson made 54. Dale Steyn took 4 for 78 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 421 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 148 off 194 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 68. South Africa led by 92 on first innings.

West Indies made 215 all out in their second innings. Marlon Samuels top-scored with 74 off 150 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 50. Simon Harmer took 4 for 82 for South Africa. From 202 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 13 runs, to 215 for 10.

Set 124 to win, South Africa made 124 for 2. Dean Elgar top-scored with 60 not out off 103 balls.

South Africa won by 8 wickets.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 329 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Kraigg Brathwaite	c Dean Elgar b Dale Steyn	7	35
Devon Smith	b Simon Harmer	47	86
Leon Johnson	lbw b Simon Harmer	54	84
Marlon Samuels	c Faf du Plessis b Stiaan van Zyl	43	70
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	st AB de Villiers b Simon Harmer	9	48
Jermaine Blackwood	lbw b Dale Steyn	56	113
Denesh Ramdin	c & b Dale Steyn	53	103
Jason Holder	c Stiaan van Zyl b Dale Steyn	23	34
Jerome Taylor	c Dale Steyn b Morne Morkel	13	12
Sulieman Benn	c Temba Bavuma b Morne Morkel	5	11
Shannon Gabriel	not out	4	5

Extras 15 · Total 329 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	25	6	78	4
Vernon Philander	19	2	73	0
Morne Morkel	19.5	1	83	2
Simon Harmer	26	5	71	3
Stiaan van Zyl	8	2	13	1
Dean Elgar	2	0	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 13.2 ov), 2-80 (Devon Smith, 26.6 ov), 3-131 (Leon Johnson, 38.3 ov), 4-162 (Marlon Samuels, 51.1 ov), 5-172 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 56.1 ov), 6-266 (Denesh Ramdin, 85.2 ov), 7-299 (Jermaine Blackwood, 94.1 ov), 8-316 (Jason Holder, 96.3 ov), 9-319 (Jerome Taylor, 97.1 ov), 10-329 (Sulieman Benn, 99.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devon Smith (22) and Kraigg Brathwaite (7)	30	81
second	Devon Smith (25) and Leon Johnson (24)	50	82
third	Marlon Samuels (21) and Leon Johnson (30)	51	69
fourth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (7) and Marlon Samuels (22)	31	76
fifth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Jermaine Blackwood (7)	10	30
sixth	Denesh Ramdin (53) and Jermaine Blackwood (34)	94	176
seventh	Jason Holder (17) and Jermaine Blackwood (15)	33	53
eighth	Jerome Taylor (10) and Jason Holder (6)	17	14
ninth	Sulieman Benn (0) and Jerome Taylor (3)	3	4
tenth	Sulieman Benn (5) and Shannon Gabriel (4)	10	16

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 421 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alviro Petersen	run out (Jermaine Blackwood)	42	85
Dean Elgar	lbw b Jason Holder	8	30
Faf du Plessis	st Denesh Ramdin b Sulieman Benn	68	122
Hashim Amla	c Denesh Ramdin b Jason Holder	63	150
AB de Villiers	c Shannon Gabriel b Marlon Samuels	148	194
Temba Bavuma	b Shannon Gabriel	15	41
Stiaan van Zyl	lbw b Marlon Samuels	33	63
Vernon Philander	run out (Jason Holder, Sulieman Benn)	0	7
Simon Harmer	lbw b Jerome Taylor	10	48
Dale Steyn	run out (Leon Johnson)	0	1
Morne Morkel	not out	4	5

Extras 30 · Total 421 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Jerome Taylor	20	2	80	1
Shannon Gabriel	17	2	64	1
Jason Holder	24	4	87	2
Marlon Samuels	16.4	0	68	2
Sulieman Benn	45	9	115	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-48 (Dean Elgar, 11.5 ov), 2-104 (Alviro Petersen, 27.1 ov), 3-157 (Faf du Plessis, 49.1 ov), 4-254 (Hashim Amla, 75.1 ov), 5-288 (Temba Bavuma, 86.5 ov), 6-384 (Stiaan van Zyl, 108.2 ov), 7-385 (Vernon Philander, 109.4 ov), 8-404 (Simon Harmer, 119.5 ov), 9-408 (Dale Steyn, 120.4 ov), 10-421 (AB de Villiers, 122.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alviro Petersen (26) and Dean Elgar (8)	48	74
second	Alviro Petersen (16) and Faf du Plessis (38)	56	94
third	Hashim Amla (21) and Faf du Plessis (30)	53	132
fourth	Hashim Amla (42) and AB de Villiers (50)	97	159
fifth	AB de Villiers (18) and Temba Bavuma (15)	34	71
sixth	AB de Villiers (57) and Stiaan van Zyl (33)	96	130
seventh	AB de Villiers (1) and Vernon Philander (0)	1	7
eighth	AB de Villiers (9) and Simon Harmer (10)	19	61
ninth	AB de Villiers (4) and Dale Steyn (0)	4	5
tenth	AB de Villiers (9) and Morne Morkel (4)	13	12

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 215 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Kraigg Brathwaite	b Simon Harmer	16	45
Devon Smith	c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel	7	36
Leon Johnson	c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel	44	76
Marlon Samuels	c Dean Elgar b Simon Harmer	74	150
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	run out (Temba Bavuma)	50	113
Jermaine Blackwood	b Dale Steyn	13	26
Denesh Ramdin	c Simon Harmer b Dale Steyn	0	1
Jason Holder	c Hashim Amla b Simon Harmer	2	16
Jerome Taylor	c Dean Elgar b Simon Harmer	0	2
Sulieman Benn	c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn	0	4
Shannon Gabriel	not out	2	10

Extras 7 · Total 215 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	23.5	3	75	3
Vernon Philander	16	4	27	0
Morne Morkel	14	7	18	2
Simon Harmer	24	7	82	4
Stiaan van Zyl	2	0	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Devon Smith, 10.6 ov), 2-27 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 13.5 ov), 3-95 (Leon Johnson, 36.5 ov), 4-182 (Marlon Samuels, 64.5 ov), 5-202 (Jermaine Blackwood, 71.6 ov), 6-204 (Denesh Ramdin, 73.1 ov), 7-213 (Jason Holder, 76.3 ov), 8-213 (Jerome Taylor, 76.5 ov), 9-213 (Sulieman Benn, 77.4 ov), 10-215 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 79.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devon Smith (7) and Kraigg Brathwaite (15)	23	66
second	Leon Johnson (3) and Kraigg Brathwaite (1)	4	17
third	Marlon Samuels (26) and Leon Johnson (41)	68	138
fourth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (34) and Marlon Samuels (48)	87	168
fifth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (7) and Jermaine Blackwood (13)	20	43
sixth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Denesh Ramdin (0)	2	7
seventh	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (7) and Jason Holder (2)	9	20
eighth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Jerome Taylor (0)	0	2
ninth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Sulieman Benn (0)	0	5
tenth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Shannon Gabriel (2)	2	13

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 124 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Dean Elgar	not out	60	103
Alviro Petersen	b Sulieman Benn	0	7
Faf du Plessis	c Jermaine Blackwood b Sulieman Benn	14	69
Hashim Amla	not out	38	49

Did not bat: AB de Villiers, Temba Bavuma, Stiaan van Zyl, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Simon Harmer

Extras 12 · Total 124 for 2

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Jerome Taylor	7	3	20	0
Marlon Samuels	3.4	0	24	0
Sulieman Benn	17	8	24	2
Jason Holder	5	0	19	0
Shannon Gabriel	5	1	27	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Alviro Petersen, 2.3 ov), 2-51 (Faf du Plessis, 22.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alviro Petersen (0) and Dean Elgar (5)	9	15
second	Faf du Plessis (14) and Dean Elgar (27)	42	122
third	Hashim Amla (38) and Dean Elgar (28)	73	91

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