PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Alick Athanaze missed scoring his first take a look at century as West Indies salvaged a draw in opposition to South Africa in Sunday’s opening take a look at match on the Queen’s Park Oval.
The Dominican left-handed batsman hit 92 as West Indies, needing 298 for victory, reached 201/5 on the final day of the rain-affected take a look at match.
Athanaze confronted 116 balls, hitting 9 boundaries in his 218-minute keep on the crease. He helped the house workforce recuperate from a shaky begin after they misplaced captain Kraigg Brathwaite for a duck within the first over and fellow opener Mikyle Louis for 9, with the rating on 18.
Athanaze, taking part in in his eighth Check match, shared in half-century stands with fellow Dominican Kavem Hodge and allrounder Jason Holder.
He had earlier added 46 for the third wicket with debutant Keacy Carty, who hit 31 with 4 boundaries, and 63 with fellow Dominican Hodge, whose rating of 29 included 4 boundaries.
However as he entered the 90s, Athanaze was caught at backward sq. leg after Keshav Maharaj (4-88) shortened his size, inducing Athanaze into the sweep shot. He top-edged it to Ryan Rickelton, leaving the West Indies at 192/5.
Maharaj was later declared the Man of the Match, bagging 8-164 from his 66.2 overs.
Former captain Jason Holder (31) and vice-captain Joshua Da Silva then batted out the remaining overs to make sure the sport was drawn.
The captains shook palms on a attract fading mild with 6.4 overs of play remaining. A complete of 142 overs had been misplaced through the 5 days of the match.
Earlier, South Africa, with an innings lead of 124, declared their second innings on 173.3, with Tristan Stubbs hitting his first Check fifty, scoring a quick-fire 68 off 50 balls with six boundaries and two sixes earlier than Kemar Roach bowled him. In distinction, opener Tony de Zorzi scored 45 off 60 deliveries with 4 boundaries, caught on the wicket by Da Silva of the left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, whose two wickets value 57 runs off 9 overs.
Following the sport, Brathwaite stated he was proud of the batting.
“The fellows had been fairly optimistic. So happy with the batting unit. We believed we might get these runs. It wasn’t going to be straightforward. We have to hold going from power to power. The pitch is slower within the Caribbean.
“For me, it’s about adjusting when to go sluggish and when to speed up. It’s all about perception and planning and bat as per the plan. Alick confirmed us that right now. Hodge was good in England. Alick, he deliberate to brush, and he caught to it, though he received out to a sweep,’ Brathwaite added.
South African Temba Bavuma stated his workforce tried “our greatest to get a lead to our favor.
“However the wicket didn’t break up as a lot as we anticipated. Ultimately, it was an excellent, aggressive sport of cricket. We went in with an additional batter as a cushion. As batters, we wish to be ruthless and convert these fifties into tons of.
“We misplaced time due to the climate. With our bowling assets, we tried our greatest—Keshav and KG, supported by others. Slightly bit extra time and issues might have been totally different,” he added.
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