South Africa and the West Indies battled each other in the 3rd and last 5-Day Cricket Test at Newlands, Cape Town. The Test ran from 2 to 6 January 2015.
The 2nd Test in Port Elizabeth was a bit of a disapointment, with wet weather spoiling the Test and forcing a draw. Better weather was expected and delivered in Cape Town for the 3rd Test.
Play started on schedule on Day 1, at 10:30 SA Time (08:30 GMT).
The score cards were updated at regular intervals, here on Rugby-Talk.com.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
The first West Indies wicket fell with their score on 30. At Lunch on Day 1 the West Indies were on 80 / 2 after 27 overs and at Stumps on Day 1 the West Indies were 276 / 6, after the day’s 90 overs.
The Proteas wrapped up the West Indies tail relatively quickly on Day 2 (within 9.5 overs), with the West Indies all out for 329 after 99.5 overs. The Proteas started batting and lost the wicket of Dean Elgar at 48 / 1. At Tea on Day 2 the Proteas were 135 / 2, after 42 overs. With the Proteas on 227 / 3, rain interrupted play… which should lead to Stumps – Day 2.
On Day 3 the Proteas resumed batting and lost the wicket of Hashim Amla on 63, with the Proteas on 254 / 4. Proteas were on 313 / 5 at Lunch – Day 3, still 16 runs behind. AB de Villiers easily reached his TON after Lunch on Day 3 and eventually perished on 148 as he tried to hit it out of the park. Proteas lead by 92 at the Innings break, having scored 421 All Out.
The West Indies 2nd Innings started off well for them and after the first 10.5 overs they were on 23 / 0 before Morné Morkel struck, making it 23 / 1 after 11 overs. The 2nd wicket fell shortly afterwards, on 27. The West Indies soldiered on and were 88 / 2 at Stumps – Day 3.
Morning Day 4… it is raining and the outfield is soaked. Prospects of play did not look good for the rest of Day 4. Play eventually resumed at 15:00 on Day 4. The West Indies hung in for most of the afternoon, till the wickets started falling rather fast, losing the last 7 wickets for just 33 runs. West Indies All Out for 215 in their 2nd Innings, a lead of 123. This leaves the Proteas needing 124 for the win, with a Day and a few overs remaining in the Test. Alviro Petersen falls without troubling the scorecard, with the Proteas on 9 / 1 after 2.3 Overs, as Stumps was called on Day 4.
The Proteas needed 115 runs for the win on Day 5 of the Test and lost the wicket of Faf du Plessis with the score on 51 / 2, leaving 73 runs to win. South Africa won the Test before Lunch on the final Day, a win by 8 wickets.
West Indies:
First Innings – 329 All Out (99.5 Overs)
Second Innings – 215 All Out (79.5 Overs)
South Africa:
First Innings – 421 All Out (122.4 Overs)
Second Innings – 124 / 2 (37.4 Overs)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
| West Indies 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Brathwaite | c Elgar b Steyn | 7 | 58 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| DS Smith | b Harmer | 47 | 119 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 54.65 | |
| LR Johnson | lbw b Harmer | 54 | 109 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 64.28 | |
| MN Samuels | c du Plessis b van Zyl | 43 | 106 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 61.42 | |
| S Chanderpaul | st †de Villiers b Harmer | 9 | 72 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 18.75 | |
| J Blackwood | lbw b Steyn | 56 | 168 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 49.55 | |
| D Ramdin*† | c & b Steyn | 53 | 113 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 51.45 | |
| JO Holder | c van Zyl b Steyn | 23 | 52 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 67.64 | |
| JE Taylor | c Steyn b Morkel | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 108.33 | |
| SJ Benn | c Bavuma b Morkel | 5 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| ST Gabriel | not out | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Extras | (lb 5, w 8, nb 2) | 15 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 99.5 overs; 424 mins) | 329 | (3.29 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Brathwaite, 13.2 ov), 2-80 (Smith, 26.6 ov), 3-131 (Johnson, 38.3 ov), 4-162 (Samuels, 51.1 ov), 5-172 (Chanderpaul, 56.1 ov), 6-266 (Ramdin, 85.2 ov), 7-299 (Blackwood, 94.1 ov), 8-316 (Holder, 96.3 ov), 9-319 (Taylor, 97.1 ov), 10-329 (Benn, 99.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 25 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 3.12 | 119 | 9 | 0 | (3w) | |
| VD Philander | 19 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 3.84 | 83 | 12 | 0 | (1nb) | |
| M Morkel | 19.5 | 1 | 83 | 2 | 4.18 | 81 | 12 | 0 | (1nb, 1w) | |
| SR Harmer | 26 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 2.73 | 120 | 10 | 0 | ||
| S van Zyl | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1.62 | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||
| D Elgar | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Petersen | run out (Blackwood) | 42 | 130 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 49.41 | |
| D Elgar | lbw b Holder | 8 | 58 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 26.66 | |
| F du Plessis | st †Ramdin b Benn | 68 | 150 | 122 | 8 | 0 | 55.73 | |
| HM Amla* | c †Ramdin b Holder | 63 | 189 | 150 | 7 | 0 | 42.00 | |
| AB de Villiers† | c Gabriel b Samuels | 148 | 323 | 194 | 15 | 1 | 76.28 | |
| T Bavuma | b Gabriel | 15 | 53 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 36.58 | |
| S van Zyl | lbw b Samuels | 33 | 91 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 52.38 | |
| VD Philander | run out (Holder/Benn) | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| SR Harmer | lbw b Taylor | 10 | 37 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 20.83 | |
| DW Steyn | run out (Johnson) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| M Morkel | not out | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Extras | (lb 7, w 13, nb 10) | 30 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 122.4 overs; 521 mins) | 421 | (3.43 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Elgar, 11.5 ov), 2-104 (Petersen, 27.1 ov), 3-157 (du Plessis, 49.1 ov), 4-254 (Amla, 75.1 ov), 5-288 (Bavuma, 86.5 ov), 6-384 (van Zyl, 108.2 ov), 7-385 (Philander, 109.4 ov), 8-404 (Harmer, 119.5 ov), 9-408 (Steyn, 120.4 ov), 10-421 (de Villiers, 122.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE Taylor | 20 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 4.00 | 83 | 9 | 0 | (1nb, 1w) | |
| ST Gabriel | 17 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 3.76 | 70 | 3 | 0 | (7nb, 3w) | |
| JO Holder | 24 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 3.62 | 107 | 12 | 0 | (2nb, 1w) | |
| MN Samuels | 16.4 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 4.08 | 68 | 8 | 1 | ||
| SJ Benn | 45 | 9 | 115 | 1 | 2.55 | 202 | 9 | 1 |
| West Indies 2nd innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Brathwaite | b Harmer | 16 | 64 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 35.55 | |
| DS Smith | c †de Villiers b Morkel | 7 | 50 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 19.44 | |
| LR Johnson | c Amla b Morkel | 44 | 112 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 57.89 | |
| MN Samuels | c Elgar b Harmer | 74 | 225 | 150 | 9 | 2 | 49.33 | |
| S Chanderpaul | run out (Bavuma) | 50 | 203 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 44.24 | |
| J Blackwood | b Steyn | 13 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| D Ramdin*† | c Harmer b Steyn | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| JO Holder | c Amla b Harmer | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
| JE Taylor | c Elgar b Harmer | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| SJ Benn | c †de Villiers b Steyn | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| ST Gabriel | not out | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3) | 7 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 79.5 overs; 355 mins) | 215 | (2.69 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Smith, 10.6 ov), 2-27 (Brathwaite, 13.5 ov), 3-95 (Johnson, 36.5 ov), 4-182 (Samuels, 64.5 ov), 5-202 (Blackwood, 71.6 ov), 6-204 (Ramdin, 73.1 ov), 7-213 (Holder, 76.3 ov), 8-213 (Taylor, 76.5 ov), 9-213 (Benn, 77.4 ov), 10-215 (Chanderpaul, 79.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 23.5 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 3.14 | 110 | 11 | 0 | |
| VD Philander | 16 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1.68 | 81 | 1 | 0 | |
| M Morkel | 14 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1.28 | 74 | 2 | 0 | |
| SR Harmer | 24 | 7 | 82 | 4 | 3.41 | 106 | 9 | 2 | |
| S van Zyl | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| South Africa 2nd innings (target: 124 runs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | not out | 60 | 103 | 7 | 1 | 58.25 | ||
| AN Petersen | b Benn | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| F du Plessis | c Blackwood b Benn | 14 | 77 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 20.28 | |
| HM Amla* | not out | 38 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 77.55 | ||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 2, nb 2) | 12 | ||||||
| Total | (2 wickets; 37.4 overs) | 124 | (3.29 runs per over) | |||||
Did not bat: AB de Villiers†, T Bavuma, S van Zyl, VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, SR Harmer
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Petersen, 2.3 ov), 2-51 (du Plessis, 22.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE Taylor | 7 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2.85 | 34 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MN Samuels | 3.4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.54 | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||
| SJ Benn | 17 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1.41 | 89 | 1 | 1 | ||
| JO Holder | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | 23 | 3 | 0 | ||
| ST Gabriel | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 5.40 | 20 | 4 | 0 | (2nb) |
Match details
Player of the match – tba
TV umpire – BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee – RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire – JD Cloete
Close of play
- – day 1 – West Indies 1st innings 276/6 (J Blackwood 45*, JO Holder 5*, 90 ov)
- – day 2 – South Africa 1st innings 227/3 (HM Amla 55*, AB de Villiers 32*, 68.3 ov)
- – day 3 – West Indies 2nd innings 88/2 (LR Johnson 37*, MN Samuels 26*, 34 ov)
- – day 4 – South Africa 2nd innings 9/1 (D Elgar 5*, 2.3 ov)
Match Notes – Day 5
- South Africa: 50 runs in 21.5 overs (131 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa – 51/2 in 22.5 overs (D Elgar 32)
- Over 29.4: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire – PR Reiffel, Batsman – HM Amla (Struck down)
- D Elgar: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 34.6 overs (212 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (D Elgar 22, HM Amla 24, Ex 7)
@ Nama:
I read somewhere that bavuma was beter than russouw over the last year.
I have to say that our reign is nearing its end. In australias peaj they had guys averaging 50+ over a few seasons whobcouldnt make the team.
Bavuma made the team averaging 31 in 2013 and about 39 in 2014 i think. And while he may have been fast tracked for other reasons, there was really no one else under 30 making a point of themselves. Guys Neil mckenzie, roelof vd merwe and ontong are amongst the top scorers lol
Colin ingram could also get a call up to the test team
@ gunther:
To be fair, you’re talking crap.
gunther wrote:
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Well, don’t be needlessly stubborn – you know full well that those 2 successful Test innings as an opener should also be viewed in the context of his 1st class & ODI career as an opener:
In ODI’s Hashim has played 100 innings – 98 as opener!
& his ODI batting stats for the 100 innings are:
Ave – 53.18; SR – 88.24; HS – 150; 50s – 25; 100s – 17
by contrast for the 2 (of 100) ODIs he did not open the batting, the stats are:
Ave – 25.00; SR – 54.34; HS – 16; 50s – 0; 100s – 0
And, yes, ODI & Test cricket are not identical, but required ODI skill sets have more in common with Test cricket than the T20 abomination, & probably more so for opening batsmen than others in the team.
I would’ve liked to also provide you with Amla’s 1st class batting stats per batting position, but have been unable to source such from any of the 3 cricket stats sites that I’m aware of.
I am however confident that his 1st class stats will indicate that apart from probably the current best #3 batsman in the world, Hashim is also an experienced & accomplished opening batsman.
@ Angostura:
Ill give it to you that i could fathom Amla open the batting in the sub continent, but i would prefer to have specialist openers in south africa to protect one of the best batsman in the world from the new ball.
@ Nama:
which part?
@ MacroBlom:
Look, I’m not proposing that Bavuma SHOULD be selected. I’d pretty much go with the team that you posted earlier (p. 234), with Duminy at 6 and WdK at 7 (and keeping wicket). I was just pointing out that other players also made the national team in the past with inadequate averages at 1st class level.
No doubt Goonter read something totally different in my post. 😉
@ Angostura:
they are meaningless don’t try and justify them.
No team in the world would take their captain and number 4 batsman and stick him in at the top of the order wherever he might have battled for the Dolphins 6 years ago.
It just makes no sense.
As for opening in ODI’s look at who he opens with and tell me it’s the same thing.
“… apart from probably the current best #3 batsman in the world…”
hmmm … maybe 2nd best #3 after the great Sangakkara 😳
@ Nama:
Why don’t you stop being a twat and tell us what his first class average was when he was picked for the test side?
🙂
@ Angostura:
And the fact that he now bats at 4.
😕
@ Angostura:
No chance of Amla opening Ango.
Remember when Johnson broke Greame Smith’s arm in Aus a few years ago? They could’ve moved the top order batsman up one position which would’ve made Amla to open in the 2nd innings. Instead, they opted to open with Morkel so that the batsman could keep their original positions in the batting order with Smith coming in at 11.
I see where you’re coming from afa the stats suggest…but I think you can forget about that plan.
MacroBlom wrote:
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Amla is essentially a specialist #3 (& there he has done his best work), & that position requires (amongst other things) that he be competent to face up to & deal with a high paced, bouncy, swinging or seaming new ball as from the 2nd ball in his team’s innings, if the circumstances so dictate.
In other words, he must be competent to open the batting in a Test match … and he is.
gunther wrote:
Hahaha
Angostura wrote:
Why move him? I completely disagree, by that logic ABCD should be his opening partner.
Howdy Nama
BTW, I’d be embarrassed to mention that M Morkel opening the batting fiasco!
I wonder whose decision that was?
@ gunther:
Ahhh…there we go…the name calling.
Such a Goonter thing to do. 😉
Angostura wrote:
Victor matfield? 😆
MacroBlom wrote:
Ah, that explains it …
I prefer my best plYers at 4 and 5. That way im basically asking my top order to bat the cirst session with minimal damage or at least no have ab and amla come in before the 40th over. That would be my gameplan every time.
@ Nama:
Just tell us his average instead of talking crap.
😆
Angostura wrote:
Well then again jz gets the blame for almost every single thing. Maybe he has loyalists at CSA as well? 😆
@ Angostura:
According to some, the suggestion came from Morkel himself. He didn’t want the batting order to be disturbed so he offered to open the batting. He lasted all but two ball. So effectively, Amla did indeed open the batting after all.
It’s also important to remember that a lot of players who start their careers at three move down to four as their careers advance Ponting Kallis to name a couple. Clarke too if I’m not mistaken.
@ gunther:
Calm down cowboy.
I’ll be with you. 😉
@ Nama:
I mean surely you must have known before you started getting facetious about it?
😯
Well cricinfo has his first class average at 46.
I still have fond memories of the last cricket WC Black Hats V Proteas
@ NZINCHINA:
As we do ELlis park
@ NZINCHINA:
Your Black Craps are not so crap anymore Noodles you should be very proud.
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