PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj derailed West Indies’ efforts and put South Africa on the entrance foot on the finish of day three of the opening Check right here on the Queen’s Park Oval on Friday.
Maharaj grabbed three wickets after sending down 28 straight overs to set off a middle-order collapse that noticed West Indies lose three wickets for simply ten runs, to go away the house facet stuttering on 145-4, nonetheless 212 runs behind South Africa’s first innings whole of 357.
On one other rain-affected day, over 90 minutes had been misplaced, however the West Indies made a promising begin of their run chase.
Captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis pissed off the guests in a gap stand of 53 on a gradual, dry pitch.
Louis regarded comfy and dominated the partnership along with his rather more skilled captain.
However going through the final ball earlier than lunch, the right-hander was undone by an arm ball from Maharaj and bowled via the gate for 35.
Debutant Keacy Carty joined Brathwaite on the crease after the break, and although the run fee meandered below three runs an over, they saved South Africa’s bowlers at bay throughout a 61-run stand.
Nonetheless, like Louis, Brathwaite misplaced his wicket to the ultimate supply earlier than tea to setback West Indies.
After going through 131 balls for his 35, he drove a no-ball from pacer Lungi Ngidi to the precise of Wiaan Mulder stationed at mid-on and took off for a single, just for the fielder to hit the stumps with a direct throw with a assessment exhibiting Brathwaite’s bat on the road.
His dismissal introduced some showers, and the umpires determined to take tea with the West Indies 114-2.
When play lastly resumed, Maharaj struck twice in 5 runs to show the match in South Africa’s favor.
Carty, who went to tea on 38, added 4 extra runs earlier than he was undone by a supply from Maharaj bowling across the wicket and was trapped plumb in entrance to go away the house facet 119-3.
Alick Athanaze endured a torrid time on the wicket, with Maharaj bamboozling the left-hand batsman on a number of events.
It, subsequently, got here as no shock when Athanaze prodded ahead uncertainly at a supply from the spinner, which discovered the surface edge and gave Aiden Markram a simple catch at slip to be out for simply 3, as West Indies slipped to 124-4.
Kavem Hodge, who completed the day on 11 not out, and Jason Holder (13 not out) navigated a tough ultimate interval for the West Indies to make sure no additional hiccups.
Maharaj was the choose of the Proteas’ bowlers with 3-45.
Earlier, South Africa added 13 runs to their in a single day whole of 344-8, to be dismissed for 357.
West Indies left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican and pacer Jayden Seales picked up the ultimate two wickets inside the primary hour of play to rapidly wrap up the tail.
Warrican completed with 4-69, Seales snagged 3-67, whereas quick bowler Kemar Roach ended with 2-53.
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