EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – Opener Zachary McCaskie struck a breezy half-century. Nonetheless, West Indies-A’s suffered a first-innings batting collapse handy South Africa-A management of the second four-day “Take a look at” at Buffalo Park.
Replying to the hosts’ 298 all out right here Wednesday, West Indies-A crashed from 104 for 2 to be dismissed for 154, regardless of McCaskie’s high rating 62.
Off-spinner Dane Piedt proved the tormentor, claiming 5 for 28.
She is armed with 144 runs in South Africa. She completed day two on 65 for one, an general lead of 209 runs heading into Thursday’s penultimate day.
Captain Neil Model fell cheaply for 4, however Tony de Zorzi (34 not out) and Raynard van Tonder (20 not off) placed on 42 for the second wicket.
West Indies-A had performed effectively to take away the final 4 South African wickets for less than 32 runs after the hosts resumed on 266 for six.
Ruan de Swardt, unbeaten on 25, struck 42 earlier than he was ninth out, one two wickets within the morning for new-ball seamer Akeem Jordan, who completed with three for 43.
Quick bowler Shamar Joseph added one other to his tally, ending with three for 57.
The 27-year-old McCaskie then offered West Indies-A with stability, first in a 25-run stand with Tagenarine Chanderpaul (3), then in a 27-run, second-wicket partnership with Kirk McKenzie (7) earlier than including an additional 52 for the third wicket with Kavem Hodge (25).
Chanderpaul perished earlier than lunch, caught on the wicket off quick bowler Dane Paterson (2-28), whereas fellow left-hander McKenzie adopted on the resumption, pacer Tshepo Moreki (3-66) gaining a marginal lbw resolution.
McCaskie, who confronted 95 balls in 2-¼ hours on the crease and struck a dozen fours, mixed in one of the best stand of the innings with Hodge, who counted 5 fours in a optimistic 35-ball knock.
Nonetheless, they perished in successive overs, triggering a slide that noticed West Indies-A lose their final eight wickets for simply 50 runs.
Hodge was bowled by way of the gate driving at Piedt, and with no addition to the rating at 104, McCaskie holed out to deep sq., pulling a brief one from Paterson.
Captain Joshua Da Silva (7) was among the many cluster of wickets to fall, the right-hander’s lean run persevering with when he clipped a ahead defensive prod at Piedt into the lap of brief leg.
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