PORT OF SPAIN, – West Indies batsman Alick Athanaze led house resistance as he fell agonisingly scale down of a maiden examine century however nonetheless did plenty to backup safeguard a draw within the first examine in opposition to South Africa on the Queen’s Landscape Oval in Port of Spain on Sunday.
South Africa prepared the West Indies a goal of 298 to win the fit nearest pointing out their 2nd innings sooner than lunch at the ultimate future in a bid to struggle and bowl out their hosts and win the primary of the two-test line.
However the 25-year-old Athanaze, in his 8th examine, scored 92 because the West Indies proved extra resilient than that they had of their first innings and held out to connect the competition.
They have been 201-5 when the rain-affected fit used to be known as off 20 mins from similar with six overs difference.
South Africa scored briskly at first of the endmost future nearest resuming on 30-0 with a top of 154 runs as they seemed to prepared a majestic goal and likewise give themselves plenty hour to bowl out the Windies of their 2nd innings.
Tristan Stubbs scored a maiden examine part century with a quick-fire 68 off 50 balls as he put all of the talents amassed as a Twenty20 participant to importance.
Tony de Zorzi added 45 and Aiden Markram 38 sooner than South Africa declared on 173-3 some 20 mins sooner than lunch.
The house facet misplaced their endmost six first innings wickets for 60 runs on Saturday, and there used to be fear a alike shatter used to be at the playing cards when captain Kraigg Brathwaite used to be disregarded 3 balls into the second one innings.
Spinner Keshav Maharaj opened the bowling and Braithwaite attempted to slog a six off his 3rd ball, cutting it top and being stuck via Stubbs at difference barricade.
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The Windies slumped to 18-2 when Mikyle Louis went for 9, snagged via the velocity of Kagiso Rabada, sooner than Maharaj bagged the wickets of debutant Keacy Carty and Kavem Hodge .
South Africa wanted six extra wickets within the endmost consultation however Athanaze, along side former captain Jason Holder, held company with a 65-run 5th wicket partnership.
“We tried our best to get a result in our favour. But the wicket didn’t break up as much as we expected. In the end, it was a good, competitive game of cricket,” stated South Africa captain Temba Bavuma.
Holder used to be now not out on 31, at the side of Joshua da Silva on two when hour used to be known as. Maharaj took 4-88 for a complete of 8 wickets within the fit.