The Proteas dismissed the Windies for 251 on Day 2 of the second Test leaving the home side with a lead of 69 at the start of their second innings. | ✍️ Khalid Mohidin from the Wanderers.
The Proteas had a quick end to their innings on Day 2 of the 1st Test. Three wickets in 18 minutes saw the Proteas all out for 320, adding just 9 runs to their overnight score.
The bowlers responded aggressively with the ball to reduce the Windies to 73/4 by Lunch.
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The second session was all about the South African quicks.
Wiaan Mulder got the first breakthrough. Roston Chase (28) looked to drive a full delivery on off stump. He got a thick inside edge onto his back leg and the ball rolled onto the stumps. WI lost their 5th have gone just three runs past the 100-run mark.
Kyle Mayers got himself to 29, but lost patience and nicked off to Dean Elgar at first slip. His team were now 116/6.
At Tea, West Indies were 143/6 in 51.0 overs (Joshua Da Silva 15, Jason Holder 19).
After Tea spin twins Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj struck to reduce the visitors to 162/8.
Harmer gave the ball a bit of flight. It spun in and slipped between the bat and pad of Da Silva who was drawn forward to defend and hit the top of his off-stump.
The next wicket by Maharaj took some great reflexes at silly point by De Zorzi. Joseph pushed with hard hands at a delivery outside off and it popped up to the fielder who took a juggling effort.
Gerald Coetzee got his second with a short-wide delivery which Roach swiped at, but he found an edge to Elgar for another catch in the slips. WI were seven runs shy of 200 with one more wicket left in the bag.
Jason Holder stuck in there and played some attacking cricket to take himself to a well-deserved 12th half-century with a six, reaching it in 79 deliveries. He also took his side past the 200-run mark.
At the final drinks break, thanks to Holder, the visitors were 218/9 with 14 overs left in the day.
He continued to hit boundaries to take his side below a 100-run deficit.
It started to look like the Proteas did not want to bat in the final session, refraining from bowling their strike bowler Kagiso Rabada, to take the final wicket. Instead, they brought on the likes of Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj and Wiaan Mulder who were put away quite comfortably.
Harmer did however take the final wicket shortly after the Windies passed the 250-run mark. The visitors were all out for 251 with a deficit of 69 runs.
Holder ended with 81* off 117 balls (8 fours, 4 sixes).
With 3 overs left in the day, the Proteas openers went out to bat with the aim to see out the day.
The openers took their lead to 73 by the close of play.
