South Africa completed their home summer and World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a massive win over West Indies that saw them move to third on the points table. Whether they will remain there will depend on the outcome of the Sri Lanka- New Zealand series. For now, it’s four spots higher than where they finished in their first WTC.
Asked to chase a record target of 391 at Wanderers, West Indies were blown away by the lunch break. They were 34 for 6 inside 19 overs and were eventually dismissed for 106. Kagiso Rabada, who recovered from a third-day back spasm to lead the attack, made the early inroads before South Africa’s two specialist spinners, Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj, took advantage of the turn on offer to share five wickets between them. Gerald Coetzee mopped up the lower order with three wickets post-lunch.
Rabada bowled an extended new-ball spell of seven overs and did the early damage. He removed West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite for the fourth time in four innings in the series – this time lbw with a ball that straightened and beat the outside edge – and strangled Raymon Reifer down the leg side.
Wiaan Mulder was not available to share the new ball, as he did in the first innings, because he was sent for a scan on his right index finger after being hit while batting on the third day. The scan revealed no fracture and Mulder was cleared to play but did not bowl.
Full Report: ESPNcricinfo
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