South Africa vs West Indies 3rd Test at Cape Town, 05 Jan, 2015

Toss: West Indies, who chose to bat
West Indies 329/10 (99.5)  &  215/10 (79.5)
South Africa 421/10 (122.4)  &  124/2 (37.4)
South Africa won by 8 wkts
Man of the Match: AB de Villiers
  • Hashim Amla 38 * (49)
  • Dean Elgar 60 * (103)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 JE Taylor bowls a good length delivery to D Elgar, 4 byes, gets forward and  pokes at it needlessly, the ball misses the outside edge, Ramdin is late to get down to collect the ball and the result it four bonus runs

Over 0.2 JE Taylor bowls a back of length delivery to D Elgar, 1 run, gets forward and punches it through cover.

Over 0.3 JE Taylor bowls a good length delivery to AN Petersen, no runs,  goes back and defends solidly.

Over 0.4 JE Taylor bowls a good length delivery to AN Petersen, no runs, gets forward and happy to let that go through to Ramdin.

Over 0.5 JE Taylor bowls a good length delivery to AN Petersen, no runs, gets forward and works it to mid-wicket.

Over 0.6 JE Taylor bowls a good length delivery to AN Petersen, no runs, gets forward and left alone through to thee keeper.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 MN Samuels bowls a tossed up delivery to D Elgar, no runs, gets forward and  cuts and picks out backward point.

Over 1.2 MN Samuels bowls it short of length to D Elgar, Boundary! Goes right back and punches it uppishly wide of short cover, he beat mid-off as well

Over 1.3 MN Samuels bowls a quicker arm ball to D Elgar, no runs,  hangs back and drops it with soft hands to the off-side.

Over 1.4 MN Samuels bowls a quicker arm ball to D Elgar, no runs, gets forward and let it pass the keeper.

Over 1.5 MN Samuels bowls a tossed up delivery to D Elgar, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to extra-cover.

Over 1.6 MN Samuels bowls a tossed up delivery to D Elgar, no runs, gets covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 SJ Benn bowls a tossed up delivery to AN Petersen, no runs, goes back and misses the clip, wears it high on the pad.

Over 2.2 SJ Benn bowls a quicker arm ball to AN Petersen, no runs, stays back and blocks it to the off-side.

Over 2.3 SJ Benn  to AN Petersen,  out Bowled!! A poor judgement by Petersen. He decides to negate this arm-ball by staying back in the crease, he is done in for the pace, the ball takes the inside edge and crashes onto the stumps.  A Petersen b Benn 0(7)

That will be Stumps on Day 4

Over 2.4SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

Over 2.5SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

Over 2.6SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1JE Taylor to D ElgarNo runs ...

Over 3.2JE Taylor to D ElgarNo runs ...

Over 3.3JE Taylor to D ElgarNo runs ...

Over 3.4JE Taylor to D ElgarNo runs ...

Over 3.5JE Taylor to D ElgarNo runs ...

Over 3.6JE Taylor to D ElgarNo runs ...

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

Over 4.2SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

Over 4.3SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

Over 4.4SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

Over 4.5SJBenn to Faf du PlessisNo runs ...

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