Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kraigg Brathwaite	c Elgar b Steyn	7	35	58	1	0	20.00

Devon Smith	b Harmer	47	86	119	8	0	54.65

Leon Johnson	lbw b Harmer	54	84	109	9	0	64.28

Marlon Samuels	c du Plessis b van Zyl	43	70	106	6	0	61.42

Shivnarine Chanderpaul	st †de Villiers b Harmer	9	48	72	1	0	18.75

Jermaine Blackwood	lbw b Steyn	56	113	168	6	0	49.55

Denesh Ramdin (c)†	c & b Steyn	53	103	113	6	0	51.45

Jason Holder	c van Zyl b Steyn	23	34	52	4	0	67.64

Jerome Taylor	c Steyn b Morkel	13	12	17	1	0	108.33

Sulieman Benn	c Bavuma b Morkel	5	11	19	1	0	45.45

Shannon Gabriel	not out	4	5	15	1	0	80.00
Extras	(lb 5, nb 2, w 8)	15
Total	99.5 Ov (RR: 3.29, 424 Mins)	329
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 13.2 ov), 2-80 (Devon Smith, 26.6 ov), 3-131 (Leon Johnson, 38.3 ov), 4-162 (Marlon Samuels, 51.1 ov), 5-172 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 56.1 ov), 6-266 (Denesh Ramdin, 85.2 ov), 7-299 (Jermaine Blackwood, 94.1 ov), 8-316 (Jason Holder, 96.3 ov), 9-319 (Jerome Taylor, 97.1 ov), 10-329 (Sulieman Benn, 99.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	25	6	78	4	3.12	119	9	0	3	0
13.2 to KC Brathwaite, there's the breakthrough! Will that fire Steyn up? Back of a length outside off, Brathwaite pushes hard at it off the back foot and the thick edge flies low to gully who takes a smart catch. He's been keen to feel bat on ball all morning.. 30/1 85.2 to D Ramdin, there's the breakthrough! Steyn's the man, late in the day. It's a full, straight delivery. Ramdin is early on the shot, perhaps aiming too much leg side, the ball straightened a touch on him and lobs a catch back to Steyn. 266/6 94.1 to J Blackwood, he's struck! Look pretty straight first up. Full, on the stumps, Blackwood falling across slightly. He calls for the review but more out of hope than expectation, I think. Unless he's hit it. Which he hasn't. Smashing leg stump full on. Three reds. Another West Indies batsman falls between 43 and, now, 56.. 299/7 96.3 to JO Holder, he's given it away, poor stroke! Short of a length, lures him into a pull, he's nowhere near in control and it just goes straight up in the air and lands safely in the hands of mid-on. 316/8
Vernon Philander	19	2	73	0	3.84	83	12	0	0	1
Morne Morkel	19.5	1	83	2	4.18	81	12	0	1	1
97.1 to JE Taylor, and strikes first ball! Another cross-batted hoick, a short-of-a-length delivery and Taylor plays something crossed between a pull and hook, gets it off the top part of the bat and it flies down to long leg who judges the catch very well. 319/9 99.5 to SJ Benn, and that's that...the full delivery does the job, Benn's weight on the back foot as he goes for the drive and he lobs a catch which carries low to mid-off. Neatly held, coming forward, by Bavuma. Morkel earns some reward.. 329/10
Simon Harmer	26	5	71	3	2.73	120	10	0	0	0
26.6 to DS Smith, done him! A maiden Test wicket. Last ball before lunch. It was a touch shorter, he went back to cut but it was too close to off stump and it slides under the bottom edge to take the bails. After all that hard work he's given it away. A bit of a brain fade from Smith. Offspin does for him again. Joy for Harmer.. 80/2 38.3 to LR Johnson, wider on the crease, flatter ball that skids on and plumb lbw! Johnson caught on the crease and falls, deceived by the angle and perhaps a change of pace, it was slight quicker and skidded past the inside edge into the front pad low down and would have taken out middle and leg no doubt about it, umpire's finger was up almost before Harmer could turn around. 131/3 56.1 to S Chanderpaul, full down the leg side, Chanderpaul falls over it and is smartly stumped! Another for Harmer and a big breakthrough. Chanderpaul totally overbalancing trying to flick this into the leg side and de Villiers took it well before whipping off the bails, no needed for the third umpire. 172/5
Stiaan van Zyl	8	2	13	1	1.62	38	1	0	0	0
51.1 to MN Samuels, first ball! Would you believe it?! Well, I guess you would with the way Samuels sometimes bats. It was a floaty, wide delivery, Samuels couldn't resist and reached out for the drive but couldn't keep the ball down and found cover. A first Test wicket for van Zyl, the second of the day. 162/4
Dean Elgar	2	0	6	0	3.00	7	0	0	0	0

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alviro Petersen	run out (Blackwood)	42	85	130	3	1	49.41

Dean Elgar	lbw b Holder	8	30	58	1	0	26.66

Faf du Plessis	st †Ramdin b Benn	68	122	150	8	0	55.73

Hashim Amla (c)	c †Ramdin b Holder	63	150	189	7	0	42.00

AB de Villiers †	c Gabriel b Samuels	148	194	323	15	1	76.28

Temba Bavuma	b Gabriel	15	41	53	2	0	36.58

Stiaan van Zyl	lbw b Samuels	33	63	91	3	0	52.38

Vernon Philander	run out (Holder/Benn)	0	7	8	0	0	0.00

Simon Harmer	lbw b Taylor	10	48	37	2	0	20.83

Dale Steyn	run out (Johnson)	0	1	6	0	0	0.00

Morne Morkel	not out	4	5	11	0	0	80.00
Extras	(lb 7, nb 10, w 13)	30
Total	122.4 Ov (RR: 3.43, 521 Mins)	421
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Dean Elgar, 11.5 ov), 2-104 (Alviro Petersen, 27.1 ov), 3-157 (Faf du Plessis, 49.1 ov), 4-254 (Hashim Amla, 75.1 ov), 5-288 (Temba Bavuma, 86.5 ov), 6-384 (Stiaan van Zyl, 108.2 ov), 7-385 (Vernon Philander, 109.4 ov), 8-404 (Simon Harmer, 119.5 ov), 9-408 (Dale Steyn, 120.4 ov), 10-421 (AB de Villiers, 122.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jerome Taylor	20	2	80	1	4.00	83	9	0	1	1
119.5 to SR Harmer, finger went up very quickly and this time there's no review. Playing across the line of a length delivery, it didn't do much. Struck him fairly high and that would have gone over the stumps! So South Africa have missed that. Reiffel the umpire, for those keeping notes. 404/8
Shannon Gabriel	17	2	64	1	3.76	70	3	0	3	7
86.5 to T Bavuma, done it! The probing line pays off. Full outside off, Bavuma wasn't sure whether to play and leave and in the end deflects the ball into his stumps as he tries to withdraw the bat. 288/5
Jason Holder	24	4	87	2	3.62	107	12	0	1	2
11.5 to D Elgar, close, and given! What a moment to break through, if it stands. And Elgar declines the review. Holder straightened his line, much closer to off stump, continued in with the angle and Elgar had come right across his stumps and gets hit in front of middle and off. Yep, that was smashing middle about two-thirds up.. 48/1 75.1 to HM Amla, and it's worked! Change of ball does the trick, and the short delay in play. Lovely delivery, pitched around off stump just short of a length, straightens off the seam and Amla gets a healthy outside edge to the keeper.. 254/4
Marlon Samuels	16.4	0	68	2	4.08	68	8	1	0	0
108.2 to S van Zyl, well, he's made the breakthrough! That's why he's bowling, although van Zyl has used a review again. Was trapped on the back foot as the ball went straight on, but has stuck him high on the back leg. Not far for the ball to travel. No inside edge. It's shaving the bails, so the decision will stand. The strike bowler has struck.. 384/6 122.4 to AB de Villiers, down the pitch, but it hasn't got the legs...tried to clear long on, got too far underneath the ball and found more height than distance. Long on steadies under the ball, although it popped out on the first grab but it fell down by his chest and he kept his cool. 421/10
Sulieman Benn	45	9	115	1	2.55	202	9	1	0	0
49.1 to F du Plessis, floated up well outside off, du Plessis charges after it, misses completely and is comprehensively stumped. That's a touch silly from Faf. Benn tossed it a fraction wider when he sensed the batsman coming at him but du Plessis still played a nasty hack at it, missed by a long distance and was a good half-yard out of his ground when Ramdin took the ball and whipped off the bails. 157/3

West Indies 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kraigg Brathwaite	b Harmer	16	45	64	1	0	35.55

Devon Smith	c †de Villiers b Morkel	7	36	50	1	0	19.44

Leon Johnson	c Amla b Morkel	44	76	112	6	0	57.89

Marlon Samuels	c Elgar b Harmer	74	150	225	9	2	49.33

Shivnarine Chanderpaul	run out (Bavuma)	50	113	203	5	0	44.24

Jermaine Blackwood	b Steyn	13	26	35	2	0	50.00

Denesh Ramdin (c)†	c Harmer b Steyn	0	1	5	0	0	0.00

Jason Holder	c Amla b Harmer	2	16	16	0	0	12.50

Jerome Taylor	c Elgar b Harmer	0	2	3	0	0	0.00

Sulieman Benn	c †de Villiers b Steyn	0	4	5	0	0	0.00

Shannon Gabriel	not out	2	10	9	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 3)	7
Total	79.5 Ov (RR: 2.69, 355 Mins)	215
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Devon Smith, 10.6 ov), 2-27 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 13.5 ov), 3-95 (Leon Johnson, 36.5 ov), 4-182 (Marlon Samuels, 64.5 ov), 5-202 (Jermaine Blackwood, 71.6 ov), 6-204 (Denesh Ramdin, 73.1 ov), 7-213 (Jason Holder, 76.3 ov), 8-213 (Jerome Taylor, 76.5 ov), 9-213 (Sulieman Benn, 77.4 ov), 10-215 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 79.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	23.5	3	75	3	3.14	110	11	0	0	0
71.6 to J Blackwood, full delivery, shapes away a little and bowled him! Steyn strikes with a lovely ball, angled in before seaming away a little and takes out middle and off stumps. Blackwood playing across it a little trying to go with the angle but when it straightened he was done for. 202/5 73.1 to D Ramdin, and another! He's on fire. Yes, South Africa sense the moment. Wasn't his best ball, was swinging into the pads but Ramdin couldn't keep it down and it's well caught by van Zyl coming forward just in front of square leg. 204/6 77.4 to SJ Benn, that's the edge! Only a matter of time. Prodding outside off at a full ball without any footwork and a thin nick is found. 213/9
Vernon Philander	16	4	27	0	1.68	81	1	0	0	0
Morne Morkel	14	7	18	2	1.28	74	2	0	0	0
10.6 to DS Smith, the breakthrough for South Africa, and it's Morkel! Not his best ball, but it won't matter to him in the slightest. This angles into the pads, Smith plays at it, trying to turn the ball into the leg side, and it appears to glance the glove through to de Villiers who takes a good catch low to his right. 23/1 36.5 to LR Johnson, tad shorter, leaves the left-hander who follows it and nicks it to slip! Bounced a little and took the edge of the splice of the bat for a simple catch to Amla at first slip. On reflection, Johnson will think he should have left it but it was a tricky line and he tried to just knock it down on the off side but the bounce did for him. 95/3
Simon Harmer	24	7	82	4	3.41	106	9	2	0	0
13.5 to KC Brathwaite, what a gem! Brilliant start by Harmer. Top-class spin bowling. This one spins back from spins back from outside off but still beats Brathwaite on the outside edge to take off stump. Playing off the back foot and he was in a poor position. 27/2 64.5 to MN Samuels, down again, lifts it down the ground but finds mid-on! The pressure was really on, 28 balls for just four for Samuels and he's cracked, trying to go big down the ground, didn't get the elevation and is taken by mid-on running a few yards to his left. 182/4 76.3 to JO Holder, picks him out! He was close in the last over and this time clips a low catch to short midwicket. Lazy shot by someone who has shown some technique with the bat. Well bowled by Harmer who drew him in with a full delivery and Amla stood in exactly the right spot. 213/7 76.5 to JE Taylor, oh dear, oh dear! I'm afraid that's awful cricket from Taylor. He has Chanderpaul at the other end but decides to try and pick this up from outside off and slogs it down the throat of deep midwicket waiting for exactly that. 213/8
Stiaan van Zyl	2	0	6	0	3.00	9	1	0	0	0

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 124 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	not out	60	103	148	7	1	58.25
Alviro Petersen	b Benn	0	7	10	0	0	0.00

Faf du Plessis	c Blackwood b Benn	14	69	77	2	0	20.28

Hashim Amla (c)	not out	38	49	62	6	0	77.55
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 2)	12
Total	37.4 Ov (RR: 3.29, 148 Mins)	124/2
Did not bat: AB de Villiers †, Temba Bavuma, Stiaan van Zyl, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Simon Harmer
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Alviro Petersen, 2.3 ov), 2-51 (Faf du Plessis, 22.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jerome Taylor	7	3	20	0	2.85	34	3	0	0	0
Marlon Samuels	3.4	0	24	0	6.54	11	4	0	0	0
Sulieman Benn	17	8	24	2	1.41	89	1	1	0	0
2.3 to AN Petersen, done him! Something for West Indies to take with him. Petersen plays back again, the ball skids on and beats the inside edge to rattle the stumps.. 9/1 22.5 to F du Plessis, unplayable ball! This leaps off a good length, takes the shoulder of du Plessis' bat as he plays forward - which he was perfectly entitled to to that length, it loops over second slip who runs back to catch it but then collides with backward point who was running in. Think everyone is okay, and importantly the ball didn't pop out. 51/2
Jason Holder	5	0	19	0	3.80	23	3	0	0	0
Shannon Gabriel	5	1	27	0	5.40	20	4	0	0	2

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Close of Play

Fri, 02 Jan - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 276/6 (Jermaine Blackwood 45*, Jason Holder 5*, 90 ov)

Sat, 03 Jan - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 227/3 (Hashim Amla 55*, AB de Villiers 32*, 68.3 ov)

Sun, 04 Jan - day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 88/2 (Leon Johnson 37*, Marlon Samuels 26*, 34 ov)

Mon, 05 Jan - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 9/1 (Dean Elgar 5*, 2.3 ov)

Tue, 06 Jan - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 124/2 (37.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

West Indies 1st innings
Drinks: West Indies - 30/1 in 13.2 overs (DS Smith 22)
Over 14.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - LR Johnson (Struck down)
West Indies: 50 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (DS Smith 25, LR Johnson 24, Ex 1)
Lunch: West Indies - 80/2 in 27.0 overs (LR Johnson 24)
West Indies: 100 runs in 32.3 overs (196 balls), Extras 2
LR Johnson: 50 off 73 balls (8 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (LR Johnson 30, MN Samuels 21, Ex 0)
Drinks: West Indies - 143/3 in 40.0 overs (MN Samuels 29, S Chanderpaul 4)
West Indies: 150 runs in 40.6 overs (247 balls), Extras 2
Tea: West Indies - 172/4 in 56.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 9, J Blackwood 7)
West Indies: 200 runs in 64.4 overs (389 balls), Extras 5
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (J Blackwood 19, D Ramdin 27, Ex 5)
Drinks: West Indies - 239/5 in 76.0 overs (J Blackwood 31, D Ramdin 38)
Reviews used before 80th over: West Indies 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); South Africa 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
West Indies: 250 runs in 80.3 overs (484 balls), Extras 10
D Ramdin: 50 off 90 balls (6 x 4)
End Of Day: West Indies - 276/6 in 90.0 overs (J Blackwood 45, JO Holder 5)

Day 2

J Blackwood: 50 off 108 balls (6 x 4)
Over 94.1: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - J Blackwood (Struck down)
West Indies: 300 runs in 94.2 overs (568 balls), Extras 14
Innings Break: West Indies - 329/10 in 99.5 overs (ST Gabriel 4)
South Africa 1st innings
Lunch: South Africa - 48/1 in 11.5 overs (AN Petersen 26)
South Africa: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (75 balls), Extras 14
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (AN Petersen 13, F du Plessis 35, Ex 2)
Drinks: South Africa - 98/1 in 25.0 overs (AN Petersen 39, F du Plessis 35)
South Africa: 100 runs in 25.1 overs (156 balls), Extras 16
F du Plessis: 50 off 81 balls (6 x 4)
Tea: South Africa - 135/2 in 42.0 overs (F du Plessis 51, HM Amla 16)
South Africa: 150 runs in 46.6 overs (287 balls), Extras 18
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 125 balls (F du Plessis 27, HM Amla 21, Ex 2)
Drinks: South Africa - 189/3 in 60.0 overs (HM Amla 40, AB de Villiers 10)
South Africa: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (379 balls), Extras 21
HM Amla: 50 off 106 balls (7 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (HM Amla 30, AB de Villiers 17, Ex 3)
Rain: South Africa - 227/3 in 68.3 overs (HM Amla 55, AB de Villiers 32)
End Of Day: South Africa - 227/3 in 68.3 overs (HM Amla 55, AB de Villiers 32)

Day 3

South Africa: 250 runs in 73.5 overs (451 balls), Extras 23
AB de Villiers: 50 off 70 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 277/4 in 83.0 overs (AB de Villiers 63, T Bavuma 10)
South Africa: 300 runs in 90.2 overs (551 balls), Extras 24
Lunch: South Africa - 313/5 in 95.0 overs (AB de Villiers 84, S van Zyl 8)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (AB de Villiers 31, S van Zyl 18, Ex 1)
AB de Villiers: 100 off 144 balls (11 x 4)
Over 99.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - S van Zyl (Upheld)
South Africa: 350 runs in 100.4 overs (614 balls), Extras 25
Over 101.2: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - S van Zyl (Struck down)
Drinks: South Africa - 384/6 in 108.2 overs (AB de Villiers 125)
Over 108.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - S van Zyl (Struck down)
Over 117.2: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - SR Harmer (Struck down)
South Africa: 400 runs in 118.6 overs (724 balls), Extras 30
Innings Break: South Africa - 421/10 in 122.4 overs (M Morkel 4)
Tea: South Africa - 421/10 in 122.4 overs (M Morkel 4)
West Indies 2nd innings
Drinks: West Indies - 27/2 in 13.5 overs (LR Johnson 3)
Over 22.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - MN Samuels (Struck down)
West Indies: 50 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 2
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (LR Johnson 26, MN Samuels 25, Ex 1)
End Of Day: West Indies - 88/2 in 34.0 overs (LR Johnson 37, MN Samuels 26)

Day 4

Rain: West Indies - 88/2 in 34.0 overs (LR Johnson 37, MN Samuels 26)
Lunch: West Indies - 88/2 in 34.0 overs (LR Johnson 37, MN Samuels 26)
Rain: West Indies - 88/2 in 34.0 overs (LR Johnson 37, MN Samuels 26)
Tea: West Indies - 88/2 in 34.0 overs (LR Johnson 37, MN Samuels 26)
West Indies: 100 runs in 39.2 overs (236 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: West Indies - 110/3 in 45.0 overs (MN Samuels 38, S Chanderpaul 3)
Over 48.2: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - S Chanderpaul (Upheld)
MN Samuels: 50 off 107 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (MN Samuels 35, S Chanderpaul 16, Ex 1)
West Indies: 150 runs in 53.3 overs (321 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: West Indies - 154/3 in 55.0 overs (MN Samuels 66, S Chanderpaul 18)
Drinks: West Indies - 186/4 in 66.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 34, J Blackwood 4)
West Indies: 200 runs in 70.2 overs (422 balls), Extras 7
Over 73.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - JO Holder (Struck down)
S Chanderpaul: 50 off 109 balls (5 x 4)
Innings Break: West Indies - 215/10 in 79.5 overs (ST Gabriel 2)
South Africa 2nd innings
End Of Day: South Africa - 9/1 in 2.3 overs (D Elgar 5)

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)

Match Details

Newlands, Cape Town
Toss	West Indies, elected to bat first
Series	West Indies tour of South Africa
Season	2014/15
Player Of The Match	AB de Villiers
Player Of The Series	Hashim Amla
Series result	South Africa won the 3-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 2154
Hours of play (local time)	10am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	2,3,4,5,6 January 2015 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Simon Harmer
Umpires	Aleem Dar Paul Reiffel
TV Umpire	Billy Bowden
Reserve Umpire	Johan Cloete
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle