West Indies captain Shai Hope
At Buffalo Park, East London
- West Indies captain Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 128 to steer his facet to 335 in opposition to South Africa.
- Debutant Gerald Coetzee was SA’s most profitable bowler with 3 for 57.
- If the Proteas are to chase to down imposing goal, it will be the very best profitable run-chase at Buffalo Park.
Shai Hope performed a captain’s knock that guided the West Indies to the second-highest complete at Buffalo Park after they made 335/8 within the second ODI in opposition to South Africa in East London on Saturday.
Hope’s 14th ODI ton meant South Africa should reel within the highest profitable run-chase at this floor and embark on one other tall batting effort of their limited-overs summer time.
The highest rating made batting second in East London was Sri Lanka’s 257/5 in opposition to New Zealand within the Mandela Cup in 1994, signifying the troublesome nature of the duty that awaits Temba Bavuma and his expenses.
Hope (128*), who received the toss and selected to bat first on a benign floor that at occasions confirmed indicators of grip and turgidness, made essentially the most of an honest begin afforded to him by Kyle Mayers (36) and Brandon King (30) to maintain the Windies going within the center overs.
They have been up in opposition to a South African facet that featured 4 debutants in Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Gerald Coetzee, and Tristan Stubbs after Reeza Hendricks lacerated a hoop finger in Friday’s coaching session.
Coetzee wasn’t given the brand new ball, however bowled exceptionally effectively when the guests have been seeking to run away with the sport after the useful begin from Mayers and King.
Mayers specifically, took full toll of something quick or full to race to 36 off 26 earlier than he holed out to Ryan Rickelton at deep mid-wicket whereas making an attempt to tug Bjorn Fortuin (2/57).
That wicket ended a wholesome 67-run opening stand that got here off 52 balls and its significance grew to become clear when the Windies misplaced two fast wickets in 10 balls for the addition of simply 4 runs.
Shamarh Brooks (0) grew to become Coetzee’s (3/57) first wicket in ODI cricket when he chopped one onto his stumps whereas Fortuin yorked King to depart the West Indies barely floundering at 71/3 after 10.1 overs.
Hope and Nicholas Pooran (39) then rectified issues with a forthright 86-run stand that got here off simply 81 balls earlier than Pooran picked out Rassie van der Dussen at mid-wicket off Coetzee.
Hope was greater than glad to let the trigger-happy Rovman Powell (46) take cost of their 80-run stand that got here off 83 balls.
It was a stand that threatened to take the sport away from the hosts, particularly when Powell slapped two consecutive sixes off Lungi Ngidi (0/77).
However, Powell, who had his eye in and seemed notably harmful, was foxed by a Coetzee slower-ball bouncer that he chopped onto his stumps.
Hope then partnered with Jason Holder (15) for a 42-run stand that was ended when Holder was trapped in entrance on evaluate by Tabraiz Shamsi (2/62).
The fall of Holder’s scalp led to a slowdown that noticed the wickets of Akeal Hosein (2) and Odean Smith (1) to Marco Jansen (1/77) and Shamsi respectively.
Hope remained the bulwark for the Windies and in elevating his ton off 104 balls, he dominated the 42-run ninth-wicket stand between him and Alzarri Joseph (13*) that not solely took them previous the 292 made in 1999, however to a complete that is by no means been efficiently reeled in at this floor.
Scores briefly:
West Indies: 335/8 (Shai Hope 128*, Rovman Powell 46, Nicholas Pooran 39, Kyle Mayers 36, Gerald Coetzee 3/57, Bjorn Fortuin 2/57, Tabraiz Shamsi 2/62)
