South Africa Vs West Indies 3rd Test In Cape Town, South Africa Won The Test Series

    Temba Bavuma batting against West Indies

South Africa won the third Test match against West Indies for 8 wickets in Cape Town, South Africa also won the Test series for 2-0. South Africa had to chase only 124 runs in 2nd innings of the third Test and they won the match. Dean Elgar scored 60 runs against West Indies in 2nd innings and South African Captain Hashim Amla also scored 38 runs.

South Africa had won the first Test match for 220 runs and innings in Centurion. The second Test match between South Africa and West Indies were stopped by rain and the match ended as tie.

West Indies 1st innings - 329/10 (99.5 overs)

West Indies scored 329 runs from 99.5 overs in 1st innings of the third Test In Cape Town. Leon Johnson,
Jermaine Blackwood and Captain Denesh Ramdin scored half-century for West Indies. Kraigg (7 runs) and Chanderpaul (9 runs) were form out in first innings.

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn picked up the wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood, Denesh Ramdin and Jason Holder. Simon Harmer (3) and Morne Morkel (2) gave a big help for Steyn to take the wicket of West Indies.

Most runs and wickets
Batting
Leon Johnson                   - 54 runs
Jermaine Blackwood        - 56 runs
Denesh Ramdin (c & wk) - 53 runs
Bowler
Dale Steyn        - 4 wickets
Simon Harmer  - 3 wickets
Morne Morkel - 2 wickets

South Africa 1st innings - 421/10 (122.4 overs)

South Africa scored 421 runs from 122.4 overs in Cape Town against West Indies in first innings. Wicket keeper batsman AB de Villiers showed an amazing performance against West Indies. He scored 148 runs (contains 15 fours and 1six) from 194 balls, It helped South Africa to reach on good position. Faf du Plessis and Amla scored half-century in 1st innings. Dean Elgar (8 runs) did not score much runs in this innings.

Jason Holder and Marlon Samuels took 2 wickets each of South Africa in Cape Town. Taylor, Gabriel, and Benn took 1 wicket each for West Indies.

Most runs and wickets
Batting
AB de Villiers (wk) - 148 runs
Faf du Plessis          - 68 runs
Hashim Amla (c)     - 63 runs
Bowler
Jason Holder      - 2 wickets
Marlon Samuels - 2 wickets

West Indies 2nd innings - 215/10 (79.5 overs)

West Indies scored 215 runs against South Africa in 2nd innings of the third Test. Samuels scored 74 runs (contain 9 fours and 2 sixes) from 150 ball for West Indies. Kraigg (16), Smith (7) and Jermaine Blackwood  (13) could not give big total for West Indies. Leon scored 44 runs against South Africa.

South African fast bowler Simon Harmer picked up the wicket of Kraigg, Samuels, Jason Holder and Taylor. This amazing performance beaten West Indies. Dale took 3 wickets and Morkel 2 wickets.

Most runs and wickets
Batting
Marlon Samuels    - 74 runs
Chanderpaul         - 50 runs
Bowler
Simon Harmer - 4 wickets
Dale Steyn       - 3 wickets
Morne Morkel - 2 wickets

South Africa 2nd innings - 124/2 (37.4 overs)

South Africa scored 124 runs for 2 wickets in second innings against West Indies. South African Batsman Dean Elgar scored 60 runs (contain 7 fours and 1 six) from 103 balls. Alviro Petersen (0)

failed to bat in second innings of the third Test match in Cape Town. Captain Amla also scored 38 runs for South Africa. When Peterson was out, South Africa scored only 9 runs.

Petersen and Du Plessis were out by West Indies bowler Benn. 

Most runs and wickets

Batting 

Dean Elgar          - 60 runs

Hashim Amla (c) - 38 runs

Bowler

Sulieman Benn - 2 wickets