South Africa’s Quinton p Kock fell four runs short of consecutive decades but the vacationers took responsibility for the second and last Test against West Indies at the end of the next day’s play in Saint Lucia on Saturday.
SCORECARDDe Kock chased a wide delivery from seamer Kyle Mayers (3-28) and has been caught at gully to get 96, with scored an unbeaten 141 from the first Test, as South Africa were bowled out to 298 within their first innings.
West Indies fought in their response and were ignored 149 at the close of drama because innings top-scorer Jermaine Blackwood (49) expired moving in search of their half-century, leaving the hosts monitoring by 149 runs.
The Southern African bowlers shared the wickets using seamers Wiaan Mulder (3-1), Kagiso Rabada (2-24) and Lungi Ngidi (2-27) — making use of this valuable track, whereas left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (2-47) also thrown in, for example, scalp of Blackwood who skied an shipping to Dean Elgar in mid-off.
West Indies were bowled out for 97 and 162 from the first Test and the ones frailties were apparent as they fought with the standard of the South African seam quartet to a wicket that’s providing help to the bowlers.
Their first innings got off to the worst possible start when captain Kraigg Brathwaite was captured first ball farther down the legside from wicketkeeper De Kock away Rabada, and just Shai Hope (43) and Blackwood revealed any type of software in the crease then.
South Africa won the first Test at exactly the identical place by an innings and 63 runs and are planning to get a primary away-series triumph in four decades.
2nd Exam: De Kock, pacers Place SA Before Windies on Day Two
