2024-08-13 06:58:49
Visiting South Africa look to win the Trinidad Test. West Indies may burn their foreheads due to rain. The Proteas are leading at the end of the fourth day’s play. There is a threat of rain on the fifth day as well. As a result, Temba Bavuma’s team will win by a big margin if the game is not played on the field.
The third day of the match was also hampered by rain. But the West Indies were in a good position. Their runs were 145 for 4 wickets. Playing with 6 wickets in hand, the Caribbean lost control on the fourth day.
Only 30 overs were played yesterday due to rain on the fourth day. 2 hours as time. During this period, the batting collapse of Craig Brathwaite’s team. They were bowled out for 233 runs. After leading by 124 runs in the first innings, South Africa scored 30 runs for no wicket in 5 overs in the second innings.
Earlier, South Africa had scored four hundred on the first day in Trinidad. They ended the first day with 344 runs for 8 wickets. But on the second day, could not go far. And lost 2 wickets to add 13 runs. Jomel Warrican took 4 wickets and Jadon Sills 3 wickets for Windies.
The Caribbean started well to answer the first innings. Two openers. Craig Brathwaite and Mikail Lewis put together a partnership of 53 runs. The two were dealing brilliantly with the Proteas fast bowlers. But get caught in the spin. Lewis returned after being bowled by Maharaj for a personal 35 runs.
Then Casey Carty formed a pair with Brathwaite. The two played together and passed the hundred mark. But Brathwaite fell into the trap of run out. The pair broke by 114 runs. Brathwaite scored 35 runs. Then they quickly lost 2 more wickets. Casey Carty returned with 42 runs.
Alik Athanzeo (3) returned to the team’s 124 runs. Kavem Hodge (11*) and Jason Holder (13*) did not allow any danger in the rest of the way. They ended the day safely. The Caribbean batsmen could not take advantage of coming down to bat on the third morning.
West Indies were 173 for 4 at one stage of the innings. There they lost 6 wickets to get the last 60 runs. Maharaj took 4 wickets, Rabada 3.
Summary Score (End of Day 4)
South Africa: 357 and 30/0 in 5 overs.
West Indies: 233 in 91.5 overs (Carty 42, Lewis 35, Braffett 35; Maharaj 4/76)