Proteas edge ahead in 2nd test

South Africa took control of the 2nd test after an excellent inning from De Kock. South Africa resumed the day on 218/5 went to be bowled out for 298. De Kock continued his great form as he scored 96 of 162 and he with Mulder and then Maharaj continued to score steadily before West indies got a few wickets in quick succession to bowl South Africa out. Lunch was taken straight away.

West Indies came out to bat after lunch and their batting order once again failed to put a performance together as the South African bowlers put in an excellent performance to bowl them out.

The South African bowlers were relentless as they kept on asking questions of the West Indies batsman and the West Indies had no answer

The Day ended with the fall of the last West Indian batsman wicket. Tomorrow South Africa will come out to bat and extend the lead that they have.

The scorecard for the match looks like this

South Africa 298 112.4 overs

Q. de Kock 96 (162) K. Mayers 3-28(15)

D. Elgar 77 (237) K. Roach 3-45 (21.4)

K. Verreynne 27(89) S. Gabriel 2-65 (16)

West Indies 149 54 overs

J . Blackwood 49 (106) W. Mulder 3-1 (4)

S. Hope 43 (103) K. Rabada 2-24 (13)

K. Mayers 12 (31) L. Ngidi 2-27 (7)

South Africa lead by 149 runs

This was the action from day 2 of the 2nd test match between the West Indies and South Africa. Do share your thoughts in the comment section.

Writer : Ebrahim Yusuf Omar

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