Rabada bowls South Africa to 87-run victory over West Indies

Kagiso Rabada picked up six for 50 to bowl South Africa to an 87-run victory over West Indies within the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday.

After bowling out the hosts for 116 within the morning, West Indies wanted 247 to win however was dismissed for simply 159.

The solely resistance of notice got here from Jermaine Blackwood, who made a gutsy 79 earlier than being the ninth man out.

The match hurtled to a conclusion with greater than two days to spare because the quick bowlers of each groups held sway on a pitch of variable bounce.

West Indies’ Kemar Roach dominated the morning as he took 5 for 47 as South Africa, resuming on 49 for 4, misplaced its final six wickets for 67 runs.

Wickets continued to fall when the West Indies batted.

Kraig Brathwaite was caught down the leg facet off Rabada in the one over earlier than lunch.

Rabada had first-innings top-scorer Raymon Reifer caught behind for eight quickly after lunch, and Marco Jansen took two wickets in his first over.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul was caught off a top-edged pull, and Roston Chase was bowled first ball.

When Gerald Coetzee had Kyle Mayers caught at first slip by Dean Elgar for nought, West Indies was 33 for 5 with three of the highest six out for geese.

Blackwood performed aggressively as he and Joshua Da Silva added 58 for the sixth wicket earlier than Rabada had Da Silva caught at third slip by Keegan Petersen for 17 shortly earlier than tea.

There was extra resistance from Jason Holder, who scored 18 in a 37-run stand with Blackwood earlier than Rabada struck once more, having Holder caught behind.

Blackwood alone took the struggle to the South Africans, hitting eight fours and a six in an aggressive half-century that got here up from simply 51 balls.

Playing with the tail, his scoring fee slowed as he made his strategy to 79 when he turned a fifth sufferer for Rabada, fending a lifting ball to Aiden Markram at second slip.

From the ultimate ball of the identical over, Rabada trapped Kemar Roach’s leg earlier than wicket to wrap up the match.

Da Silva document

Wicketkeeper Da Silva earlier, held seven catches within the South African second innings to equal the world Test document for dismissals in an innings, becoming a member of Wasim Bari of Pakistan, Bob Taylor of England, Ian Smith of New Zealand and fellow West Indian Ridley Jacobs.

South Africa’s troubles began early when Heinrich Klaasen performed a unfastened drive in opposition to Jason Holder and was caught behind for seven within the third over of the morning.

First-innings century-maker Markram took his in a single day rating of 35 to 47 earlier than he was caught behind off Roach’s first ball of the day.

South Africa slumped to 80 for eight, with the West Indies bowlers seldom giving the batsmen an opportunity to play an attacking shot.

New cap Gerald Coetzee made a spirited 20 off 15 balls, together with a six and 4 off successive balls from Gabriel earlier than Roach wrapped up the innings.