West Indies vs South Africa, 1st Test ends in draw
The first Test between West Indies and South Africa ended in a draw with rain playing spoilsport for the majority of the match held at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad. Visitors South Africa posted 357 runs in their first innings before bowling the Windies out for 233. SA then scored 173/3d to make things interesting. WI forced a draw thereafter, scoring 201/5.
South African batter Tony de Zorzi shines
South African batter Tony de Zorzi made his presence felt with an important knock of 78 in the first innings before following that up with 45 in the second. In five matches, de Zorzi has raced to 268 runs at 29.77. He slammed his second fifty in the first innings. As per ESPNcricinfo, in three matches versus WI, he owns 237 runs at 39.50.
Temba Bavuma races past 3,000 Test runs
South African Test team captain Bavuma registered his 21st half-century. Bavuma hammered an 86-run knock versus West Indies. He slammed seven fours and a six. In the 2nd innings, Bavuma was unbeaten on 15. Notably, he surpassed 3,000 runs in the first innings with his 3rd run. In 58 matches, Bavuma owns 3,098 runs at 36.02. Versus WI, he has hammered 326 runs.
Jomel Warrican completes 50 Test wickets
West Indies left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican completed 50 wickets in Test cricket. He accomplished the milestone with his fourth wicket in the first innings. Warrican bowled 22 overs against South Africa and clocked figures worth 4/69 (2 maidens). In the 2nd innings, he claimed 2/57 from nine overs. He owns 52 scalps at 34.63. It was his debut match against the Proteas.
Jayden Seales impresses once again
After doing well against England in the 3-match series recently, WI pacer Jayden Seales claimed a crucial 3-fer in the SA's 1st innings, claiming 3/67 from 24.4 overs. He managed 0/44 in the 2nd innings. Seales now owns 53 scalps at 23.69.
Keshav Maharaj claims double four-fer versus West Indies
South African spinner Keshav Maharaj claimed a four-fer versus West Indies in the latter's score of 233. West Indies were 145/4 at stumps on Day 3 with Maharaj bowling 28 overs and picking three wickets. Maharaj finished with 4/76. In the 2nd innings, he claimed 4/88 to finish with 8 scalps. In 51 matches, Maharaj owns 166 scalps at 31.43.
Maharaj averages 17.85 versus WI
With his eight scalps in the match, Maharaj now owns 20 wickets versus WI from four matches at just 17.85. Meanwhile, the left-arm spinner is six scalps shy of 100 wickets in away matches (home of opposition). He has 94 wickets at 31.50.
Rabada races to 295 wickets
South African pacer Kagiso Rabada took a solid three-wicket haul versus West Indies in the latter's 1st innings before taking 1/38 from 12 overs in the 2nd innings. In 63 matches, Rabada has raced to 295 wickets at 22.07. Against the Windies, Rabada has claimed 40 wickets from five matches at 13.03. He owns two fifers.
Stubbs hits 50-ball 68
South African cricket team batter Tristan Stubbs smashed a 68-run knock from 50 balls on Day 5. Stubbs smashes six fours and two sixes in his knock of 68. He struck at 136. Playing just his second match for SA, Stubbs has raced to 92 runs at 23. He smashed his maiden fifty. In the first innings, Stubbs managed 20 from 48 balls.
Alick Athanaze impresses with 92-run knock in WI's 2nd innings
WI batter Alick Athanaze hit an entertaining 92-run knock from 116 balls in the run-chase, He slammed nine fours and owned a strike rate of 79.31. He failed in the first innings, scoring just three. In 8 matches, Athanaze now owns 405 runs for WI at 27. He struck his 2nd fifty.
Holder accomplishes this double
Jason Holder scored 36 and an unbeaten 31 in this match. During the course of his knock in WI's 2nd innings, Holder attained a milestone of 3,000 runs. He accomplished a double of 3,000 runs and 150 wickets. In 68 matches, Holder has scored 3,019 runs at 29.59. Versus SA, he has 245 runs at 22.27. With the ball, he owns 161 scalps.
Here's the complete match summary
SA managed 357 runs in their first innings with de Zorzi and Bavuma scoring fifties. For WI, Warrican and Seales shared 7 scalps between them. WI saw the likes of Kraigg Brathwaite (35), Mikyle Louis (35), Keacy Carty (42), Holder (36) and Warrican (35*) score get starts. Maharaj excelled with a 4-fer. Stubbs' heroic knock helped SA score 173/3d before WI managed 201/5.
