SA vs WI, 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: South Africa beats West Indies by 87 runs

Day Two Report

Fast bowler Anrich Nortje ripped by means of the West Indies center order to take 5-36 as South Africa opened up a 179-run lead with six second innings wickets remaining on the shut of the second day of the see-saw first Test at Centurion Park on Wednesday.

South Africa limped to 49 for 4 in its second innings having been all out for 342 in its first early on the second morning.

It dismissed West Indies for 212 in reply as seamer Gerald Coetzee additionally claimed figures of 2-45 on debut, with 24 wickets already misplaced in six classes within the match.

Dean Elgar (1), debutant Tony de Zorzi (0), Keegan Petersen (7) and Temba Bavuma (0), with a pair of geese, are all already dismissed for the house facet in its second innings.

Bavuma is the fourth participant to get a pair on their Test debut after Mark Taylor, Rashid Latif and Habibul Bashar.

First innings centurion Aiden Markram (35 not out) and Heinrich Klaasen (0 not out) will resume on the third morning, hoping to construct on what’s already a sizeable benefit.

Seamer Alzarri Joseph (2-17) has impressed once more after he claimed a maiden Test five-wicket haul (5-81) in South Africa’s first innings.

“It’s not the quickest wicket, it’s going a little up and down, but we are just sticking to our plans,” Nortje stated. “I need to adjust a little now and then. It’s just about finding that rhythm.

“We need some sort of partnership to take the lead to 250-plus. Definitely that’s very competitive. The more we can get the better, but I would think 250-plus is a very good score.”

West Indies made a powerful begin to its first innings however misplaced its ultimate seven wickets for 43 runs as Nortje proved chief destroyer.

Kagiso Rabada (2-44) claimed the primary wicket with a fantastic supply that angled into captain Kraigg Brathwaite (11) after which seamed away off the pitch and hit the highest of off-stump.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul (22), son of West Indies nice Shivnarine, was caught by Senuran Muthusamy at gully to offer Coetzee his first Test wicket.

The customer confirmed dogged dedication within the face of hostile dwelling bowling and Blackwood reached 37 earlier than an inside edge off Nortje was caught by diving wicketkeeper Klaasen.

The facet was nonetheless sitting comparatively comfortably on 169 for 3, however when innings prime scorer Raymon Reifer (62) was caught by Klaasen off Marco Jansen, it precipitated a collapse.