WI vs SA 2024, WI vs SA 2nd Check Match Report, August 15 – 19, 2024

West Indies 97 for 7 (Holder 33*, Mulder 4-18, Burger 2-32) path South Africa 160 (Piedt 38*, Bedingham 28, Joseph 5-33, Seales 3-45) by 63 runs

Joseph was launched within the seventh over and began dangerously. He received considerable inswing after which had Markram to misjudge the size and depart the ball, solely to knock over the off stump. That was Joseph’s first wicket on his house floor. Two balls later, he had Temba Bavuma trapped within the crease as a barely shorter supply hit the South African captain low in entrance of the stumps to dismiss him for a second ball duck. South Africa went to the primary drinks break on 20 for 3.

David Bedingham hit the primary boundary off Joseph when he flayed him behind level for 4 however Tristan Stubbs had a a lot tougher time getting off the mark. He confronted 19 balls earlier than he received his first run. By then, he had survived an lbw enchantment off Joseph that was adjudged excessive and edged Seales simply wanting Holder at second slip. As his innings grew, Stubbs continued to maintain the slips in play and West Indies within the hunt. And he wasn’t the one one who gave West Indies a glimpse into the decrease order.

Bedingham flirted with hazard when, on 11, he hit Jomel Warrican over mid-on. Three fielders converged on the possibility however nobody may get there. Within the subsequent over, Stubbs, who had reached 26, was drawn ahead by Holder and edged to Warrican at slip however he fell over attempting to carry on. If Holder was irritated on the missed alternative, it didn’t final lengthy. In his subsequent over, Stubbs reached for an outswinger and was effectively caught by a leaping Kavem Hodge at third slip, 10 minutes earlier than the lunch break. South Africa had been 64 for 4 on the interval.

Joseph resumed after the break and was satisfied he had Bedingham out in his second over, with a ball that jagged in and beat the within edge. Kraig Braithwaite reviewed however replays confirmed he was not out on umpire’s name. 4 balls later, Joseph made certain there was little doubt when Bedingham drove at a full ball and was caught behind.

West Indies had been into the final recognised pair and separated them within the subsequent over with a peach from Seales that compelled Wiaan Mulder to play and located his exterior edge. Kyle Verreynne may have been out off the subsequent ball when he edged Sealed to gully however was dropped. Two balls later, Joseph beat Keshav Maharaj for tempo and bowled him, then Rabada was cleaned up by Seales and when Verreynne performed on off Joseph, West Indies may have a good time for every kind of causes.

Joseph accomplished his third Check five-for, and first at house after a troublesome tour of England, and celebrated by blowing kisses to the sparsely populated stands. South Africa had been 97 for 9, and in peril of being bowled out for his or her lowest rating towards West Indies: 116.

Nandre Burger and Dane Piedt added 63 for the ultimate wicket•AFP/Getty Photos

Piedt and Burger took South Africa previous 141 – their lowest Check rating in West Indies – because the second session was prolonged with West Indies looking for the ultimate wicket. It got here 17 minutes after the scheduled tea break when Burger missed a size ball from Motie and was given out lbw to provide West Indies’ premier spinner his first wicket of the collection.

Buoyed by the bonus runs, South Africa took to the sphere with wickets on their thoughts and believed they’d one off the third ball. Rabada beat Braithwaite’ inside-edge and hit him above the knee roll and Bavuma reviewed solely to see the ball lacking the stumps. However the watch for a breakthrough didn’t final lengthy. Left-armer Burger, in his third Check, set Mikyle Louis up with a collection of away-swingers after which landed one on an excellent size to beat the skin edge and bowl the West Indian opener.

With solely three seamers in South Africa’s XI, Burger was introduced again on at Rabada’s finish and struggled to get his line proper as he directed the ball down leg. Bavuma put a leg slip in place and Carty hit the subsequent ball straight to Keshav Maharaj at a shortish midwicket to go away West Indies 47 for five.

Issues may have gotten lots worse within the subsequent over when Holder was given out lbw off Mulder however reviewed efficiently as ball monitoring confirmed it to be lacking leg. Mulder received his fourth anyway, when Da Silva edged him to second slip. Holder took the struggle to South Africa, hit three fours in 4 balls and shared a 41-run stand with Motie, which may have ended the day on par. However Maharaj had the final say on the day when Motie missed a sweep and was given out lbw, to go away West Indies 63 runs behind with solely three first innings wickets in hand. Day two guarantees extra drama.