South Africa vs West Indies, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of South Africa, 2023 Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Date & Time: Mar 08-Mar 11, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Simon Harmer 3-45(17.1 ov)
35.1
Harmer to Alzarri Joseph, out Stumped!! Dances down the wicket on Monday, but the ball arrives on Saturday. Done him with the the drift and sharp spin. Can't get to the pitch of the ball and Klaasen completes the formalities. South Africa win by a thumping 284-run margin and seal the series 2-0. Temba Bavuma and Shukri Conrad (Red-ball coach) - both on their leadership debut and they couldn't have asked for a better end to the series. Alzarri Joseph st Klaasen b Harmer 18(13) [4s-1 6s-2]
33.6
Harmer to Alzarri Joseph, no run, full on middle, defended
33.5
Harmer to Alzarri Joseph, SIX, into the stands! Tossed up outside off, Joseph leans forward and slog-sweeps this over the deep mid-wicket fence again, this was a touch squarer and it went further
33.4
Harmer to Alzarri Joseph, no run, length delivery on off, defended back towards the bowler
33.3
Harmer to Alzarri Joseph, SIX, he's nailed it this time! Floated up on off, Joseph skips down the track and smacks it over Rabada at deep mid-wicket, no chance
33.2
Harmer to Roach, 1 run, full on leg-stump, turned towards square leg, wasn't far from forward short leg
33.1
Harmer to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, dropped! Floated up full on off, Joseph looks to go after it and slogs it away towards cow corner, it comes off the top edge and Rabada puts down a straightforward catch
31.6
Harmer to Roach, no run, flatter delivery on off, Roach presses back to block
31.5
Harmer to Roach, no run, floated up full on middle, Roach prods forward to defend, turn and bounce sees it lob off the top of the pad
31.4
Harmer to Roach, no run, length delivery on middle, turns sharply and takes a bit of pad on it's way to leg-slip
31.3
Harmer to Roach, no run, tossed up full just outside off, Roach gets sucked into a big drive and it rips past the inside edge, just goes over the top of off
31.2
Harmer to Roach, no run, fuller on middle-leg, defended back towards the bowler
31.1
Harmer to Roach, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, turned away towards square leg
29.6
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run, length delivery outside off, turns in sharply again as Joshua Da Silva pushes it towards point
29.5
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, oh dear! Length delivery wide outside off, grips and turns a long way, keeps low too and Joshua Da Silva was backing away looking to push it through the off-side, got a thick inside edge that went towards square leg
29.4
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full on middle, Joshua Da Silva leans in to block
29.3
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full on middle, worked towards mid-on
29.2
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full on middle, Joshua Da Silva prods forward and blocks
29.1
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, dropped into the leg-side
27.6
Harmer to Roach, no run, fuller on middle, Roach prods forward to block
27.5
Harmer to Roach, no run, appeal for leg before again, length delivery just outside off, Roach looks to defend and it turns back in sharply, beats the edge and hits the thigh-pad, was probably too high
27.4
Harmer to Roach, no run, floated up on middle, turns in and beats the inside edge to hit the pad, stifled appeal for leg before is turned down, would've gone down leg
27.3
Harmer to Roach, no run, full on middle, Roach prods forward to block
27.2
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run, full on middle, pushed down the ground to wide long-on
27.1
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, turned away past square leg
25.6
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, fuller on leg-stump, Joshua Da Silva hangs back and defends
25.5
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery on middle, Joshua Da Silva presses back to block
25.4
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, fuller on leg-stump, turned towards square leg
25.3
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery angling across just outside off, keeps low as Joshua Da Silva looks to defend and goes past the outside edge
25.2
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery on middle, worked towards mid-wicket
25.1
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR, streaky! Maybe get a second slip in there. Length delivery outside off from round the wicket, Joshua Da Silva presses back looking to force it through the off-side and gets a thick outside edge that flies past slip
23.6
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Joshua Da Silva presses right back and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket
23.5
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, tossed up full outside off, Joshua Da Silva strides right forward to defend
23.4
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery on middle, turned away towards square leg
23.3
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full just outside off, turns to beat the inside edge and lobs off his thigh pad
23.2
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, back of a length on middle, Joshua Da Silva presses back and knocks it to mid-wicket
23.1
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR, nicely played, the runs are flowing now. Back of a length just outside off, Joshua Da Silva goes back and across before punching it through point for four
21.6
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, floated up on off, Joshua Da Silva prods forward and defends with soft hands
21.5
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery outside off, turns in and keeps low as it's worked into the leg-side
21.4
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR, flatter and quicker outside off, Joshua Da Silva presses back and punches it through cover solidly, boundary to back up that six
21.3
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, SIX, good counter-punch, tossed up full on off, Joshua Da Silva skips down the track and hoists it over long-on for a maximum, clean strike that
21.2
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, floated up full outside off, Joshua Da Silva leans in to block
21.1
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, length delivery on middle, turned away towards square leg
19.6
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full on off, defended back towards the bowler
19.5
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full outside off, Joshua Da Silva leans in to defend
19.4
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full just outside off, Joshua Da Silva prods forward and knocks it towards square leg off a thick inside edge
19.3
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full on middle, pushed towards mid-on
19.2
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, full on off, dabbed into the off-side towards point
19.1
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, appeal for leg before turned down, floated up outside off, Joshua Da Silva leans in to block and it turns sharply to beat the ie, would've missed leg-stump
17.6
Harmer to Mayers, no run, how he kept that out only Mayers will know. Tad quicker and rips in low towards middle and leg, Mayers stayed on the back foot and managed to bring his bat down just in the nick of time
17.5
Harmer to Mayers, no run, slower, fuller and spinning away outside off, Mayers gets beaten on the outside edge once again
17.4
Harmer to Mayers, no run, this one grips and spins past the outside edge, pitches on middle and leg and wobbles past the prodding blade of Mayers on the back foot. Wasn't too far from the off pole either...
17.3
Harmer to Mayers, no run, slider on the pads, pushed back to the bowler
17.2
Harmer to Mayers, FOUR, too full outside off, Mayers gets behind the line with an open bat face and blazes the drive in the gap through extra cover
17.1
Harmer to Mayers, no run, short outside off, Mayers cuts and gets beaten on the outside edge
15.6
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, hangs back and negates the quicker delivery into the leg-side
15.5
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, lunges across and defends the full delivery back to the bowler
15.4
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, goes on the back foot and looks to turn leg-side, the ball arrives much quicker than anticipated and hits him on the thigh pad
15.3
Harmer to Joshua Da Silva, no run, tossed full outside off, Joshua Da Silva pushes it into the off-side
15.2
Harmer to Blackwood, out Caught by Bavuma!! West Indies are in a hurry. Bavuma missed a run-out chance earlier, but he ain't dropping this dolly. Brainfade is the only way to describe this wicket. Blackwood looked to slog his way out of trouble by throwing his bat at a full delivery, but the ball grips and arrives much slower than expected. Result? Skews off the thick inside edge and offers catching practice to the Protean skipper at mid-wicket. Blackwood c Bavuma b Harmer 4(10) [4s-1]
15.1
Harmer to Blackwood, no run, tossed up outside off, Blackwood looks to defend and gets beaten on the inside edge
13.6
Harmer to Roston Chase, no run, quicker on leg-stump, Chase misses the flick
13.5
Harmer to Roston Chase, no run, pushed into the off-side off the front foot
13.4
Harmer to Roston Chase, no run, South Africa went up in appeal in unsion and umpire Marais Erasmus was quick to give it out. Chase didn't waste any time either. He knew there was no bat involved. Chase tries to defend with a mini stride forward and got beaten on the inside edge, it clips his pad and deflects onto his chest before lobbing to the right of the keeper. Klaasen fumbles on the first attempt but grabs the rebound. The impact was outside off as well...
13.3
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, out Caught by Elgar!! Right from ball one against Harmer, Chanderpaul looked like he could get out any moment against off-spin. Harmer had him in trouble a couple of times and eventually gets him. Floated full just outside off, Chanderpaul looked to defend with a strde across but the ball spun sharply and kissed the outside edge before flying to the left of second slip. It happened all too quickly for the West Indian opener. T Chanderpaul c Elgar b Harmer 2(36)
13.2
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, goes on the back foot and punches the short delivery to the right of cover
13.1
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full and just outside off, Chanderpaul pushes it into the off-side
11.6
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, defended off the front foot
11.5
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, had Bavuma picked it up clean Chanderpaul would have been run out by a long way. Tapped to the right of cover and Chanderpaul set off for a quick single, his partner was ball watching and said no really late. Chanderpaul had given up mid way but to his delight, Bavuma fumbled on the slide and offered ample time for the batter to get back to his crease
11.4
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full on off, forward and blocked
11.3
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full on leg-stump, blocked back to the left of the bowler
11.2
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, the ball drifts in with the arm and beats the inside edge to hit Chanderpaul high on the back pad
11.1
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up on off, blocked back to the bowler
9.6
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, spins away sharply from a fuller length, Chanderpaul lets it pass
9.5
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full on off, defended into the vacant short leg region
9.4
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full and just outside off, driven out to short extra cover
9.3
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, touch flatter and just outside off, Chanderpaul defends in front of off and plays inside the line
9.2
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full and just outside off, Chanderpaul strides across and blocks to cover
9.1
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, touch short on the stumps, negated into the leg-side
7.6
Harmer to Brathwaite, 1 run, dances down the pitch and biffs the full delivery to long-on
7.5
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, quicker outside off, Brathwaite presses forward and offers soft hands
7.4
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, floated up just outside off, forward and blocked
7.3
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, woof! How did that miss the stumps? Brathwaite saw the ball pitch well outside off and backed away at the last moment hoping it would bounce over the sticks and bounce over it did. Wasn't far though. It grips off the deck and nearly brushed his glove before flying to the left of the keeper
7.2
Harmer to Brathwaite, FOUR, spinning down leg, Brathwaite throws his hands on the slog and drags it off the thick inside half behind square on the leg-side
7.1
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, slower and spinning in towards middle and leg, Brathwaite gets his front foot across and tries to defend into the off-side. Got beaten on the inside edge but the impact was just outside off...
5.6
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, looped up wide of off, Chanderpaul lunges forward to block but the ball spins past his prodding blade
5.5
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full and closer to off, blocked back to the bowler
5.4
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, tosses it full, pitches on off and spins past the outside edge as Chanderpaul gets opened up on the defence
5.3
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full on off, Chanderpaul presses forward and blocks to silly point
5.2
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, turns away outside off from a length, Chanderpaul shoulders arms
5.1
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, floated full and spinning away just outside off, draws Chanderpaul onto the front foot and rips it past the outside edge
3.6
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, floated up full on middle, Chanderpaul was rooted to his crease as he looks to work it through the on-side, it gripped and turned sharply again to go past the outside edge and struck him on the back leg. It pitched outside leg though, excellent decision from umpire Erasmus
3.5
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, full on off, Chanderpaul presses forward in defence
3.4
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, floated up full on off, Chanderpaul prods forward to defend and it grips and turns sharply to beat the outside edge
3.3
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up full on middle, Chanderpaul presses forward to defend
3.2
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, length delivery on off, Chanderpaul is presses back to block
3.1
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, floated up full and outside off, Chanderpaul leans in to block and it snakes past the outside edge
1.6
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, length delivery outside off, Brathwaite covers his off-stump and shoulders arms
1.5
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, tossed up full outside off, grip and turn to beat the inside edge as Brathwaite prods forward to defend
1.4
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, full outside off, Brathwaite leans in to block
1.3
Harmer to Brathwaite, no run, length delivery on middle, attempted glance comes off the pads
1.2
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, 1 run, short and wide outside off, turns sharply as Chanderpaul slaps it towards deep cover
1.1
Harmer to T Chanderpaul, no run, length delivery on middle, hint of extra bounce there Chanderpaul looks to defend it off the backfoot, struck him on the glove
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