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Two sides in transition and with inexperienced faces galore in their ranks clash in the opening Test of the two-match series at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet.

Overview:

West Indies v South Africa, first Test
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
10-14 June, 10:00 local

The hosts led by Kraigg Brathwaite will hope to clinch a famous series victory, being unbeaten in their previous four Test matches. Much will be at stake for the visitors too, as they embark on a tough rebuilding job under the leadership of newly-appointed Test skipper, Dean Elgar.

Both the sides will fancy their bowling units as the stronger suit, with some terrific pacers in their armoury. Despite missing Shannon Gabriel, the likes of Kemar Roach, Alzarri Jospeh, and Jason Holder will provide the firepower in the Windies bowling unit. Young pacer Jayden Seales could also be handed his Test debut. Skipper Brathwaite, Roston Chase, Shai Hope, and Jermaine Blackwood will form the backbone of the West Indian batting order.

For the Proteas, they will back the pace trident of Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Lungi Ngidi to make a dent in the West Indies batting order. There will be a lot of pressure on Elgar, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, and Quinton de Kock to do the bulk of the scoring.

Rememer the last time:

The two teams last battled it out in a Test series in 2015 in South Africa. The hosts comfortably emerged as victors with a 2-0 margin in the three-match series. They won the opening Test in Centurion by an innings and 220 runs and the third Test in Cape Town by eight wickets. The second Test in Port Elizabeth ended in a draw.

What they said:

Jason Holder (West Indies all-rounder): "I am just trying to find ways to move on and transition back to just being a regular player. For me now, it's about showing a bit more of my character, and being a lot more… I would say outspoken. I am relatively outspoken, but just expressing myself a little bit more and having fun."

Dean Elgar (South Africa captain): "Now that we are in a new chapter, we need to play more cricket and better cricket. We are conscious that over the last period we haven't been very consistent. Our skill level hasn't been where it should be. We need to get back to a bit more of a consistent nature of cricket; a bit more of a South African way."

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West Indies have won the toss and opted to bat

South Africa XI: 1 Aiden Markram, 2 Dean Elgar (cap), 3 Keegan Petersen, 4 Rassie van der Dussen, 5 Kyle Verreynne, 6 Quinton de Kock (wk), 7 Wiaan Mulder, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Anrich Nortje

West Indies XI: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), 2 Shai Hope, 3 Nkrumah Bonner, 4 Kyle Mayers, 5 Jermaine Blackwood, 6 Roston Chase, 7 Joshua Da Silva (wk), 8 Jason Holder, 9 Rahkeem Cornwall, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Jayden Seales
 
Kyle Verreynne and Keegan Petersen to debut for South Africa.

Jayden Seales to debut for West Indies.
 
It will be a good series. Hopefully, we get to watch good pitches.
 
Nortje knocks Shai Hope's off stump out the ground with a beauty.

Windies 24/1 after 12 overs.
 
Nortje and Ngidi all over the Windies batsmen.
 
A couple more strikes from Rabada and Nortje and Windies are in big trouble now.

46/4 after 27 overs.
 
Horrible session for West Indies as they limp to 48/4 from 27 overs.

Impressive stuff from Nortje 3 for 8 from 6 overs.
 
Saj said:
Can't find it.

Strange as West Indies home series are usually on Sky.
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BT bought the rights recently.

Not sure why Kraigg chose to bat first. St Lucia has good pace and bounce so tailor made for SAF's dangerous pace trio.
 
shockingly poor stuff from W.I

I hope they are this bad when pakistan tour.
 
Looks like Nortje has overtaken Rabada as a leading bowler for South Africa.
 
WI 97
RSA 0/1 (0.5)
Day 1: 2nd Session - South Africa trail by 97 runs

South Africa trying to match WI!
 
South Africa 30/1
Markram 10*, Petersen 19*
Tea, Day 1

Trail West Indies by 67 runs.

Awful day thus far for the Windies.
 
Jayden Seales with his maiden test wicket removing Keegan Petersen, good breakthrough after tea for the West Indies. Their first-innings score is depressingly low though.
 
The pitch has good pace and bounce, the West Indies need to dismiss South Africa under 150 to have any chance of being competitive.

Markram looking very assured at the crease for now.
 
Seales moving the ball in sharply to the right-handers, getting a hint of late away swing as well. He's certainly talented, but wish that the West Indies don't waste his talent like they have with Alzarri Joseph or Keemo Paul.
 
Nkrumah Bonner officially substituted due to concussion:

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – West Indies batsman Nkrumah Bonner has been ruled out of the remainder of the first Betway Test match against South Africa after sustaining a concussion. He has been replaced by left-handed batsman Kieran Powell. The right-handed Bonner was struck on the helmet whilst batting in the West Indies first innings on Thursday and passed the on-field concussion assessment. He subsequently underwent further medical assessments under the CWI concussion protocols when he came off the field.
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Brilliant to hear Fazeer Mohammed back in the commentary box on television.

South Africa steadily getting close to overhauling the West Indies' paltry score. Markram would be disappointed if he doesn't consolidate and score a century from here.
 
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Markram is a quality opener. He should be scoring centuries more often.
 
And another. Jayden Seales grabbing this opportunity with both hands.
 
Markram is a very good player of pace and bounce and has improved Vs spin too from where he started. I see a 45+ averaging opening batting prospect in him.
 
South Africa finished day one in St Lucia in the ascendancy after bowling the hosts out in 41 overs.

The Proteas reached stumps on the opening day of the Test series at 128/4, leading the West Indies’ first innings total of 97 by 31 runs.

Rassie van der Dussen (34) and Quinton de Kock (4) will resume play on day two looking to build on the platform laid by Aiden Markram (60).

The West Indies' silver lining for the day was the impressive performance of Jayden Seales (3/34), who took three wickets on his first day as a Test cricketer.

Asked to bowl first, South Africa’s attack took the invitation with open hands as Lungi Ngidi took 5/19, Anrich Nortje 4/35 and Kagiso Rabada 1/24.

West Indies looked to be on course for a solid start, getting through the first 10 overs with the batting order intact, but the introduction of Nortje painted immediate danger signs.

The express quick had drawn an inside edge from Shai Hope in the 10th over of the match that the newly recalled batter was lucky to survive. In his next over, Nortje got his man, bowling Hope for 15.

Nortje thought he had struck again with his very next dismissal as South Africa called for a review on a short ball to Nkrumah Bonner that had landed in the hands of short leg. DRS confirmed Bonner had not edged the delivery; the brute of a bouncer cannoning into the badge of his helmet uninterrupted.

While he cleared the initial concussion test, Bonner failed a follow-up examination after he was dismissed by Rabada for 10 and substituted for Kieran Powell.

Bonner was the third man out for the West Indies after captain Kraigg Brathwaite (15) perished to Nortje, shouldering arms to a ball that did just enough to take his off-stump.

From 45/3 things got ugly for the Caribbean outfit. Bonner was soon followed back to the pavilion by Kyle Mayers (1) and Jermaine Blackwood (1) as Nortje took his haul for the day to four wickets.

From there, Ngidi took over, claiming all five of the remaining wickets. In the 31st over, he struck twice, with Roston Chase (8) and Joshua da Silva (0) both edging to the cordon. The latter was caught spectacularly by Wiaan Mulder, who had to dive forward at third slip to complete the catch.

Rahkeem Cornwall played his shots, scoring at better than a run-a-ball, but paid the price for one slog too many as he skied Ngidi to backward point and fell for 13.

Kemar Roach (1) came and went and with his fifth wicket, Ngidi ended the West Indies’ innings, having Jason Holder caught at second slip for 20.

The total of 97, 13 of which came from sundries, is the West Indies’ lowest ever against South Africa.

The West Indies would have hoped for a similar collapse from South Africa when Kemar Roach had Dean Elgar (0) caught at third slip in the first over but they would finish the day already in a deficit.

However, with Seales shining, they have reason to hope.

Bowling his first over as a Test cricketer, Seales struck with his sixth delivery, drawing an outside edge from fellow debutant Keegan Petersen (19).

Seales thought he had another when van der Dussen was given out lbw for five but the South African successfully overturned the call on DRS, with ball-tracking showing the delivering going down the legside.

Seales, who impressed throughout the day, opened the door for the West Indies before stumps with a double strike.

The 19-year-old quick drew an outside edge from the well-set Markram (60) to end a 79-run stand before getting the better of fellow debutant Kyle Verreynne (6).

He will be looking to round out a five-for on debut on day two.
 
Has temba bavuma been dropped from test side? Good decision if true.
Or is he injured?
 
Quinton de Kock 44* - looking very confident - SA looking good to win this game already!

WI 97
RSA 205/5 (72) CRR: 2.81
Day 2: 1st Session - South Africa lead by 108 runs
 
WI 97
RSA 205/5 (72) CRR: 2.81
Day 2: Lunch Break - South Africa lead by 108 runs
 
Windies toiling hard but already under the pump.

South Africa 257/8.
 
Sensational knock from de Kock, surely that's the Test match won now for SAF unless WI produce a herculean batting display.
 
Insane level of hitting really. He basically put Windies out of the game already on Day 2.
 
82 for 4 Windies.

Staring down the barrel.
 
South Africa are in firm control of the first Test against the West Indies after a brilliant century from Quinton de Kock.

South Africa were bowled out for 322 in their first innings by tea on day two of the Test after dismissing the West Indies for 97 on Thursday.

The West Indies finished the day at 82/4, still trailing by 143 after Kagiso Rabada (2/18) and Anrich Nortje (2/34) made early inroads.

South Africa’s 225-run first innings lead was largely secured thanks to an unbeaten 141 from de Kock, whose innings started with the Proteas in danger of allowing a big first innings lead to escape them.

The wicket-keeper-batter came out to bat late on the opening day with South Africa 119/4 following a timely double-strike from Jayden Seales (3/75). He finished the day on four, having already shown signs of his touch with a delectable push to mid-on for three.

He started day two by crunching Kemar Roach (2/64) for four through point and helped himself to another boundary at the end of the day’s opening over with a smack through mid-off.

Alongside Rassie van der Dussen he took South Africa’s lead past 50, helping himself to another two boundaries in the third and final over of Roach’s initial spell. He had raced to 22 off 24 by that point but the introduction of Roston Chase’s (0/14) off-spin coincided with a slowing of the run rate and de Kock’s first scare of the innings.

On 23, he was given out lbw against the spinner but wisely reviewed, with DRS confirming it had struck his glove before his pad.

Having weathered the early storm of boundaries from the South Africans, the West Indies hit back through Jason Holder (4/75), drawing an edge from van der Dussen (46) that was caught sharply by Shai Hope at gully.

That was the lone wicket of the session for the West Indies, with South Africa reaching the first interval with a lead of 108 and a streaky Wiaan Mulder on 21.

Mulder’s luck ran out after the break, perishing caught behind for 25 to Holder, leaving de Kock to bat with the tail. He raised his half-century in the company of Keshav Maharaj (0) who duly bid his farewells, caught brilliantly at bat-pad off the bowling of Rahkeem Cornwall (1/61).

When Rabada fell for four to Roach, South Africa were 233/8, with an already sizable lead but a less than stellar total on the cards.

It was from here that de Kock launched his attack. On 63 off 117 at that point, de Kock put the sword to debutant Seales, smashing 17 runs in a single over, including one four and two sixes across four deliveries.

With a boundary down the ground off Kyle Mayers (0/28) he moved in the nineties and in the all-rounder's next over he pulled him for four and then launched him for six over square leg to bring up his century. It was the South African’s sixth Test ton and his first since October 2019.

He smashed two sixes off a Cornwall over to continue the momentum and then helped himself to 11 runs in the space of three deliveries from Holder as South Africa’s lead swelled past 200 before the dismissal of Nortje. The No.10 had contributed seven runs in a 79-run stand, but more importantly survived 29 deliveries before perishing to Holder.

Holder wrapped up the South African innings when he removed Lungi Ngidi but not before de Kock helped himself to one more six, finishing his knock with seven in total alongside 12 fours.

The West Indies’ hopes of clawing their way back into the contest were dealt significant blows in the final session of the day as Rabada trapped Kraigg Brathwaite (7) and Kieran Powell (14) in front before Nortje had Shai Hope (12) and Kyle Mayers (12) caught in the cordon.

Roston Chase (21) and Jermaine Blackwood (10) will resume play on day three with the West Indies needing to climb a mountain to get back into the contest.
 
Chase battling away with a 50.

Windies still 100 behind with 5 wickets left.
 
Done and dusted in less than 2.5 days, clinical performance by South Africa, much needed win this.
 
Really poor performance by WI, they made SA look too good here.

On the other hand SA was clinical.
 
SA badly needed this. The venue switch from slow, low spin friendly Trinidad to the bouncier St Lucia works in their favour.

Not sure how WI bounce back from this unless the pitch is much more subdued next time.
 
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Kagiso Rabada’s first five-wicket haul in three years has helped South Africa to a convincing innings and 63 run win over the West Indies in the first Test.

The Proteas wrapped up victory before the lunch break on day three in St Lucia, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

It was a welcome return to form in Test cricket for the South Africans, who registered their first victory away from home in the format since 2017 to climb to sixth on the ICC World Test Championship standings.

Fittingly, it was a result that saw key players end their own lean spells as well. In the West Indies’ first innings of 97, Lungi Ngidi claimed his first five-wicket haul since taking six wickets on debut against India in 2018.

In South Africa’s first innings total of 322, Player of the Match Quinton de Kock scored an unbeaten 141, notching his first Test ton since 2019.

And in the match’s final chapter, where the West Indies were knocked over for 162, Rabada (5/34) collected his first Test five-for since March 2018.

“You measure the highest accolades in cricket by scoring hundreds and taking five-fors and ten-fors,” Rabada said. “It's something you always strive to do. Unfortunately, it hasn't happened for me in recent years but I'm glad that's happened today.

“The only thing you can judge yourself on is being consistent in your preparation. It's like scoring a hundred. Who wouldn't be happy with scoring a hundred? I am really glad with the performance I put in.”

The pace spearhead had put the wheels in motion for an innings victory during the final session on day two, accounting for both West Indies openers before Anrich Nortje (3/46) chimed in to leave the hosts four down by stumps.

The West Indies’ hopes of an easier day were put to rest early as Jermaine Blackwood was tormented by Lungi Ngidi (0/31) before perishing to Rabada.

Ngidi had celebrated the dismissal of Blackwood in the fourth over of the day only for the batter to wisely call for DRS, which confirmed a catch down the legside had come off thigh pad rather than bat. Four balls later, Blackwood was given out again against Ngidi, and again had it overturned on DRS – the delivery predicted to miss leg-stump.

Just eight balls after that, the South Africans got their man as Rabada had him caught at short cover, ending a 46-run stand.

Finger-spinner Keshav Maharaj (2/23) then hastened the collapse by bowling Jason Holder (4) – out shouldering arms – and Roston Chase (62) to leave the West Indies limping at 140/7. Chase’s patient 62 off 156 was the lone score above 20 by a batter from the hosts for the match.

Rahkeem Cornwall was unable to turn the tide from there, falling for a duck to Rabada in the next over, popping one to mid-off attempting the extravagant.

Rabada went on to wrap up his five-for when he bowled Joshua Da Silva for nine, ending his stubborn 51 ball resistance before Nortje ended the match by dismissing Jayden Seales (3).
 
It is important for teams other than the big 3 to do well, South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan can be those three teams who can challenge the big 3, that will make cricket interesting, at the moment it is so monotonous.

Good, good to see them do well.
 
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