Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

T Bavuma
T Bavuma
172(280) 20x4 - 0x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 57 runs
  • 6x4 - 0x6
4 18 21 33 34 7 6 47
AK Markram
AK Markram
96(139) 17x4 - 0x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 35 runs
  • 8x4 - 0x6
0 5 3 21 31 11 16 9

Best performances - Bowlers

KR Mayers
KR Mayers
O9
M0
R32
W3
Eco3.55
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
G Coetzee
G Coetzee
O8
M1
R37
W3
Eco4.62
RHB
OFFLEG
3W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

South Africa , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

South Africa won the 2-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Match days

8,9,10,11 March 2023 (5-day match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

South Africa 12, West Indies 0

Scorecard Summary

SOUTH AFRICA 320(92.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

WEST INDIES 251(79.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SOUTH AFRICA 321(100.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

WEST INDIES 106(35.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Abhimanyu Bose

2.20pm South Africa players lift the trophy, there are cheers all around. A comprehensive win in the end to complete a 2-0 series sweep. There's a three-game ODI series to come between these two teams starting on March 16, followed by three T20Is. But that's all the action from this game and the Test series. This is me, Abhimanyu, signing off on behalf of Deivarayan Muthu, Venkat Raghav and everyone else from ESPNcricinfo. Bye everyone!

2.05pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

Temba Bavuma, the winning skipper and player of the match: "Good to see that the people came out on Saturday to witness us taking the trophy. Very satisfied. I've come in when the team needs to rebuild, I am glad I was able to convert. Hopefully more of those to come, not us being 10 for 2, but me converting. Happy to contribute to our cause. I think from the time we made the decision about the composition of the team, coming here to the Wanderers, we were hoping the conditions would end up playing this way and fortunately we got it right. The guys played their role. Simon, Kesh they played really well. It's a big conversation, I think I've said my part and other people have waxed lyrical about it. We have built a team that gives the fans something to be proud of but unfortunately we will only be donning Test whites in December. We want to play as much Test cricket as possible."

Aiden Markram is the player of the tournament: "Yeah it's satisfying. We were all chasing a series win and as a collective, we were really good. I think it was a bit too much desperation. I had a chat with Neil McKenzie and he said he would still not be satisfied with a hundred. I had to go on and score more. That's what Temba's pushing for now. He wants guys to do well, he wants contributions to be match-winning contributions. That's what he did. If he made 100, the match would be on the balance but he made 172 to give us the advantage. That's what he is pushing for"

West Indies captain, Kraigg Brathwaite: "Looking back, bowlers got 40 wickets in the series. That's a good accomplishment. Batting wise, we weren't good enough. We didn't score enough runs, as simple as that. They are a very good attack. Away from home we haven't scored enough runs. I still think we are making some good steps. Looking at the first Test, we were in some good positions, but we crumbled. Bowling wise, I think at some crucial times we were still too expensive. We've got to be good enough batting wise. The next step would be against India at home. Away from home, we need to improve. Technically, yes we need to work on our flaws. But mind needs to be in the right place. It's all about the grind. Test cricket can be tough. When we are on the pitch, we need to do it. We have done it before. Against England at home and away. We've got to show that we are top batsmen and we haven't done that. [On his performances] Extremely disappointed, especially today. I was feeling quite good but dismissed early. As a leader I like to lead from the front, and it didn't happen this series. Next series, I've got to be better."

1.50pm That will be that! Handshakes all around as South Africa wrap up a 2-0 series sweep. They have made short work of West Indies today, skittling them for 106 after Bavuma's marathon innings yesterday set up a 391-run target for the visitors. Simon Harmer finishes with three wickets, so does Coetzee in this innings. Rabada and Maharaj share two each. Maharaj, of course, had to be stretchered off just before lunch. At lunch yesterday, West Indies had hopes of knocking South Africa over cheaply, but by lunch today, South Africa had all but won the game. Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva came out counterattacking in the afternoon session, but Coetzee castled both of them. Alzarri Joseph hit a couple of sixes, but South Africa were largely untroubled today. Dominant display by South Africa's bowlers today on an atypically dry Wanderers pitch.

Lunch: "POM Bavuma and POS Markram?" If it were up to me, I would say yes! We will find out soon enough, though.


35.1
W
Harmer to Joseph, OUT, That's job done for South Africa! Joseph skips out of the crease to attack a length delivery outside off and misses the ball completely and Klaasen completes a simple stumping. South Africa have won by 284 runs!

AS Joseph st †Klaasen b Harmer 18 (23m 13b 1x4 2x6) SR: 138.46

END OF OVER:
35 | (wicket maiden) | WI: 106/9

  • Gudakesh Motie0 (1b)
  • Alzarri Joseph18 (12b)
  • Gerald Coetzee8-1-37-3
  • Simon Harmer17-8-45-2
34.6
0
Coetzee to Motie, no run, Fired down on a length outside leg from over the wicket, it slides down

Gudakesh Motie is West Indies' No. 11

34.5
W
Coetzee to Roach, OUT, Slashed to deep third! On a length and wide, Roach throws his bat at it but can only slice it to Keegan Petersen, who takes a simple, low catch

KAJ Roach c sub (KD Petersen) b Coetzee 2 (34m 23b 0x4 0x6) SR: 8.69

34.4
0
Coetzee to Roach, no run, Fired in full, but slides down leg
34.3
0
Coetzee to Roach, no run, Full on off, Roach defends
34.2
0
Coetzee to Roach, no run, Full, wide and Roach squeezes it out to point

West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st21KC BrathwaiteT Chanderpaul
2nd0RA ReiferT Chanderpaul
3rd4J BlackwoodT Chanderpaul
4th1RL ChaseJ Blackwood
5th0KR MayersJ Blackwood
6th8KR MayersJ Da Silva
7th48JO HolderJ Da Silva
8th5KAJ RoachJ Da Silva
9th19KAJ RoachAS Joseph
10th0AS JosephG Motie