Guyanese fast bowler Shamar Joseph claimed an emotional five-wicket haul on home soil to help dismiss South Africa for just 160 before Wiaan Mulder’s 4-18 from six overs saw the home side collapse to 97-7 on the first day of the second test match against the West Indies at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday.
Seventeen wickets fell on the first day at a venue accustomed to producing turgid, attritional batting displays and the home side, still trailing by 63 runs, have much catching up to do.A remarkable 10th-wicket partnership of 63 between Dane Piedt and Nandre Burger saw South Africa’s first-innings total recover from an embarrassing 97-9 to a semi-respectable score on a slow but surprisingly seamer friendly pitch on which Temba Bavuma chose to bat first.
Tony de Zorzi was the first to depart when the excellent fast bowler Jayden Seales bowled the left hander with an in-swinger and Tristan Stubbs became the fourth wicket of the first session when he perished for 26 from 65 deliveries. Lunch was taken on 64-4 but South Africa’s hopes of a meaningful recovery quickly ended when David Bedingham , having survived a chance with just a single to his name when a sliced drive against left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican landed safely between three fielders, edged an away-swinger from Joseph to ‘keeper Joshua de Silva.
Kagiso Rabada posted the fourth duck of the innings when Seales bowled him and Kyle Verreyne became Joseph’s fifth victim when he was bowled behind his legs for 21 from 33 balls.Piedt’s unbeaten 38 spanned 60 balls and contained four fours and a straight six against spinner Gudakesh Motie while Burger displayed immaculate defence and game management with 23 from 56 balls before Motie trapped him lbw.
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