+ A
A -
ANI
Gros Islet
Keshav Maharaj on Monday became the second South Africa bowler to take a hat-trick in men’s Tests. He achieved the feat in the second Test against West Indies.
The spinner claimed five wickets to help South Africa complete their first series win away from home in more than four years, since they beat New Zealand in March 2017.
Maharaj’s show put South Africa’s result beyond doubt. The visitors sealed the 2-0 result 33 minutes before tea.
This is also South Africa’s first series win on the road under Mark Boucher and
second in four series on Boucher’s time in charge, since
December 2019.
The 31-year-old spinner first dismissed Kieran Powell and then picked the wickets of Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva to put South Africa insight of a 2-0 series win.
Three wickets for Kagiso Rabada and a hat-trick from Maharaj in the first session saw West Indies losing six batsmen for less than 100 runs.
South Africa reduced West Indies to 109/6 at lunch on day four and eventually bowled them out for 165 runs to win by 158 runs.
Earlier on Sunday, a remarkable 70-run, eighth-wicket stand between Rassie van der Dussen and Rabada put South Africa in the
driving seat.
Van der Dussen returned unbeaten for 75 off 142 balls - his sixth Test half-century – after the batting unit collapsed after lunch was taken early. Rabada’s 40 off 48 was a career-best score for the 26-year-old number nine batsman.
The day had begun with
the loss of the entire first
session due to a wet outfield caused by overnight and morning rain.
Gros Islet
Keshav Maharaj on Monday became the second South Africa bowler to take a hat-trick in men’s Tests. He achieved the feat in the second Test against West Indies.
The spinner claimed five wickets to help South Africa complete their first series win away from home in more than four years, since they beat New Zealand in March 2017.
Maharaj’s show put South Africa’s result beyond doubt. The visitors sealed the 2-0 result 33 minutes before tea.
This is also South Africa’s first series win on the road under Mark Boucher and
second in four series on Boucher’s time in charge, since
December 2019.
The 31-year-old spinner first dismissed Kieran Powell and then picked the wickets of Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva to put South Africa insight of a 2-0 series win.
Three wickets for Kagiso Rabada and a hat-trick from Maharaj in the first session saw West Indies losing six batsmen for less than 100 runs.
South Africa reduced West Indies to 109/6 at lunch on day four and eventually bowled them out for 165 runs to win by 158 runs.
Earlier on Sunday, a remarkable 70-run, eighth-wicket stand between Rassie van der Dussen and Rabada put South Africa in the
driving seat.
Van der Dussen returned unbeaten for 75 off 142 balls - his sixth Test half-century – after the batting unit collapsed after lunch was taken early. Rabada’s 40 off 48 was a career-best score for the 26-year-old number nine batsman.
The day had begun with
the loss of the entire first
session due to a wet outfield caused by overnight and morning rain.
