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Test no. 1856

West Indies in South Africa Test Series - 1st Test
South Africa v West Indies

2007/08 season

Played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 26,27,28,29 December 2007 (5-day match)

Result West Indies won by 128 runs


West Indies 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	CH Gayle	c Kallis b Harris	66	83	49	13	0	134.69
	D Ganga	c Boucher b Nel	33	79	57	4	0	57.89
	RS Morton	c Prince b Ntini	33	108	71	7	0	46.47
	MN Samuels	c Kallis b Steyn	94	267	195	12	0	48.20
	S Chanderpaul	b Nel	104	394	253	12	0	41.10
	DJ Bravo	c & b Ntini	12	47	36	2	0	33.33
	D Ramdin	c Boucher b Ntini	1	12	10	0	0	10.00
	DJG Sammy	run out (de Villiers)	38	93	77	3	0	49.35
	JE Taylor	b Steyn	9	46	37	1	0	24.32
	DBL Powell	not out	1	38	17	0	0	5.88
	FH Edwards	c Prince b Nel	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 2, lb 8, w 3, nb 4)	17

	Total	(all out; 133.4 overs; 591 mins)	408	(3.05 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-98 (Ganga, 16.6 ov), 2-102 (Gayle, 17.2 ov), 3-166 (Morton, 41.3 ov), 4-277 (Samuels, 80.5 ov), 5-296 (Bravo, 91.1 ov), 6-304 (Ramdin, 93.4 ov), 7-361 (Sammy, 115.1 ov), 8-385 (Taylor, 125.4 ov), 9-407 (Chanderpaul, 133.1 ov), 10-408 (Edwards, 133.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	31	4	121	2	3.90	(3nb, 2w)
M Ntini	30	6	100	3	3.33
A Nel	25.4	7	85	3	3.31	(1nb)
PL Harris	30	9	69	1	2.30
JH Kallis	17	8	23	0	1.35	(1w)


South Africa 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	GC Smith	lbw b Taylor	28	44	31	4	0	90.32
	HH Gibbs	c Ramdin b Powell	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
	HM Amla	b Powell	29	64	30	5	0	96.66
	JH Kallis	c Bravo b Taylor	0	10	6	0	0	0.00
	AG Prince	c Morton b Powell	20	69	47	4	0	42.55
	AB de Villiers	b Bravo	59	193	127	9	0	46.45
	MV Boucher	c Powell b Taylor	20	50	29	3	0	68.96
	PL Harris	c Taylor b Bravo	9	100	68	0	0	13.23
	A Nel	c Ganga b Bravo	16	26	18	2	0	88.88
	DW Steyn	c Powell b Bravo	7	17	9	1	0	77.77
	M Ntini	not out	0	8	5	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)	7

	Total	(all out; 62.1 overs; 295 mins)	195	(3.13 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-1 (Gibbs, 0.5 ov), 2-45 (Smith, 8.5 ov), 3-53 (Kallis, 10.5 ov), 4-63 (Amla, 13.1 ov), 5-96 (Prince, 25.3 ov), 6-129 (Boucher, 36.4 ov), 7-172 (de Villiers, 54.5 ov), 8-181 (Harris, 58.5 ov), 9-194 (Nel, 60.3 ov), 10-195 (Steyn, 62.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DBL Powell	17	4	58	3	3.41	(1w)
FH Edwards	15	3	56	0	3.73	(1nb)
JE Taylor	13	4	46	3	3.53
DJ Bravo	13.1	3	24	4	1.82
DJG Sammy	4	2	6	0	1.50


West Indies 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	CH Gayle	c Boucher b Ntini	29	34	22	5	1	131.81
	D Ganga	run out (Gibbs)	45	184	125	6	0	36.00
	RS Morton	lbw b Kallis	5	36	24	1	0	20.83
	MN Samuels	b Steyn	40	120	87	5	0	45.97
	S Chanderpaul	c Kallis b Steyn	8	38	15	0	0	53.33
	DJ Bravo	c Gibbs b Harris	10	26	17	1	0	58.82
	D Ramdin	c Gibbs b Steyn	0	20	7	0	0	0.00
	DJG Sammy	lbw b Harris	3	10	9	0	0	33.33
	JE Taylor	c Nel b Harris	22	37	28	2	1	78.57
	DBL Powell	b Harris	6	21	15	1	0	40.00
	FH Edwards	not out	0	8	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 1, w 1, nb 5)	7

	Total	(all out; 57.4 overs; 272 mins)	175	(3.03 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-32 (Gayle, 7.1 ov), 2-57 (Morton, 14.1 ov), 3-122 (Ganga, 41.2 ov), 4-123 (Samuels, 42.5 ov), 5-141 (Bravo, 47.4 ov), 6-141 (Chanderpaul, 48.1 ov), 7-144 (Sammy, 49.4 ov), 8-144 (Ramdin, 50.5 ov), 9-160 (Powell, 55.5 ov), 10-175 (Taylor, 57.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	17	3	67	3	3.94	(5nb, 1w)
M Ntini	11	3	35	1	3.18
A Nel	7	1	21	0	3.00
JH Kallis	7	1	16	1	2.28
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	2.23


South Africa 2nd innings (target: 389 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	HH Gibbs	lbw b Powell	0	12	13	0	0	0.00
	GC Smith	c Ganga b Edwards	11	46	22	0	0	50.00
	HM Amla	c Ramdin b Edwards	8	21	14	1	0	57.14
	JH Kallis	c Ramdin b Edwards	85	188	126	9	0	67.46
	AG Prince	c Gayle b Taylor	10	43	28	1	0	35.71
	AB de Villiers	c Samuels b Taylor	60	200	132	6	0	45.45
	MV Boucher	b Taylor	13	48	35	1	0	37.14
	PL Harris	b Bravo	0	12	9	0	0	0.00
	A Nel	c Ramdin b Sammy	34	48	37	4	1	91.89
	DW Steyn	not out	33	47	26	3	2	126.92
	M Ntini	c Powell b Samuels	1	5	7	0	0	14.28
	Extras	(lb 4, w 1)	5

	Total	(all out; 74.5 overs; 339 mins)	260	(3.47 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-4 (Gibbs, 2.4 ov), 2-17 (Amla, 7.2 ov), 3-20 (Smith, 9.3 ov), 4-45 (Prince, 18.4 ov), 5-157 (Kallis, 49.5 ov), 6-183 (Boucher, 59.5 ov), 7-190 (Harris, 62.3 ov), 8-192 (de Villiers, 63.4 ov), 9-259 (Nel, 73.4 ov), 10-260 (Ntini, 74.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DBL Powell	14	2	47	1	3.35	(1w)
FH Edwards	13	3	37	3	2.84
JE Taylor	18	1	66	3	3.66
DJ Bravo	16	2	63	1	3.93
DJG Sammy	7	0	29	1	4.14
MN Samuels	6.5	1	14	1	2.04

Toss South Africa, who chose to field first
Series West Indies led the 3-match series 1-0

Player of the match MN Samuels (West Indies)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire RE Koertzen
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire BG Jerling

Close of play
26 Dec day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 281/4 (S Chanderpaul 43*, DJ Bravo 0*, 84 ov)
27 Dec day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 122/5 (AB de Villiers 22*, MV Boucher 18*, 34 ov)
28 Dec day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 146/8 (JE Taylor 2*, DBL Powell 0*, 52 ov)
29 Dec day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 260 (74.5 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
West Indies 1st innings
West Indies: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (65 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (CH Gayle 25, D Ganga 22, Ex 3)
Drinks: West Indies - 80/0 in 14.0 overs (CH Gayle 51, D Ganga 26)
CH Gayle: 50 off 42 balls (10 x 4)
West Indies: 100 runs in 17.1 overs (106 balls), Extras 3
Lunch: West Indies - 130/2 in 27.0 overs (RS Morton 13, MN Samuels 14)
West Indies: 150 runs in 38.1 overs (233 balls), Extras 5
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 126 balls (RS Morton 24, MN Samuels 25, Ex 2)
Drinks: West Indies - 166/2 in 41.0 overs (RS Morton 33, MN Samuels 29)
Tea: West Indies - 190/3 in 55.0 overs (MN Samuels 44, S Chanderpaul 5)
Rain: West Indies - 193/3 in 56.2 overs (MN Samuels 45, S Chanderpaul 7)
West Indies: 200 runs in 63.5 overs (388 balls), Extras 10
MN Samuels: 50 off 142 balls (4 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 163 balls (MN Samuels 28, S Chanderpaul 20, Ex 5)
Drinks: West Indies - 230/3 in 71.0 overs (MN Samuels 59, S Chanderpaul 28)
West Indies: 250 runs in 76.5 overs (466 balls), Extras 11
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 221 balls (MN Samuels 63, S Chanderpaul 33, Ex 6)
New Ball Taken: West Indies 275/3 after 80.1 overs (MN Samuels 93, S Chanderpaul 38)
Bad Light: West Indies - 281/4 in 84.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 43, DJ Bravo 0)
End Of Day: West Indies - 281/4 in 84.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 43, DJ Bravo 0)

Day 2
West Indies: 300 runs in 92.4 overs (561 balls), Extras 13
S Chanderpaul: 50 off 146 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: West Indies - 319/6 in 97.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 60, DJG Sammy 7)
West Indies: 350 runs in 104.4 overs (633 balls), Extras 13
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (S Chanderpaul 18, DJG Sammy 33, Ex 0)
Lunch: West Indies - 357/6 in 111.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 70, DJG Sammy 35)
Drinks: West Indies - 384/7 in 125.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 85, JE Taylor 9)
West Indies: 400 runs in 130.4 overs (790 balls), Extras 16
S Chanderpaul: 100 off 244 balls (12 x 4)
Innings Break: West Indies - 408/10 in 133.4 overs (DBL Powell 1)
Tea: West Indies - 408/10 in 133.4 overs (DBL Powell 1)
South Africa 1st innings
South Africa: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: South Africa - 53/3 in 10.5 overs (HM Amla 24)
Drinks: South Africa - 95/4 in 25.0 overs (AG Prince 20, AB de Villiers 13)
South Africa: 100 runs in 26.1 overs (158 balls), Extras 5
End Of Day: South Africa - 122/5 in 34.0 overs (AB de Villiers 22, MV Boucher 18)

Day 3
South Africa: 150 runs in 42.3 overs (257 balls), Extras 7
AB de Villiers: 50 off 102 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 162/6 in 47.0 overs (AB de Villiers 51, PL Harris 7)
Lunch: South Africa - 192/8 in 60.0 overs (A Nel 14, DW Steyn 6)
Innings Break: South Africa - 195/10 in 62.1 overs (M Ntini 0)
West Indies 2nd innings
Drinks: West Indies - 35/1 in 11.0 overs (D Ganga 4, RS Morton 1)
West Indies: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (80 balls), Extras 1
Tea: West Indies - 66/2 in 20.0 overs (D Ganga 22, MN Samuels 9)
Drinks: West Indies - 98/2 in 32.0 overs (D Ganga 33, MN Samuels 29)
West Indies: 100 runs in 32.4 overs (197 balls), Extras 2
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 130 balls (D Ganga 17, MN Samuels 32, Ex 1)
Drinks: West Indies - 125/4 in 44.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 2, DJ Bravo 1)
End Of Day: West Indies - 146/8 in 52.0 overs (JE Taylor 2, DBL Powell 0)

Day 4
West Indies: 150 runs in 52.4 overs (320 balls), Extras 5
Innings Break: West Indies - 175/10 in 57.4 overs (FH Edwards 0)
South Africa 2nd innings
Lunch: South Africa - 45/3 in 18.0 overs (JH Kallis 16, AG Prince 10)
South Africa: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: South Africa - 87/4 in 30.0 overs (JH Kallis 45, AB de Villiers 13)
JH Kallis: 50 off 70 balls (7 x 4)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (JH Kallis 39, AB de Villiers 13, Ex 0)
South Africa: 100 runs in 31.4 overs (190 balls), Extras 0
Tea: South Africa - 138/4 in 46.0 overs (JH Kallis 77, AB de Villiers 31)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 167 balls (JH Kallis 68, AB de Villiers 31, Ex 1)
South Africa: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (282 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: South Africa - 170/5 in 56.0 overs (AB de Villiers 45, MV Boucher 6)
AB de Villiers: 50 off 120 balls (5 x 4)
South Africa: 200 runs in 64.6 overs (391 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: South Africa - 214/8 in 68.0 overs (A Nel 11, DW Steyn 11)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (A Nel 28, DW Steyn 23, Ex 0)
South Africa: 250 runs in 72.1 overs (434 balls), Extras 5

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