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South Africa
552/5
West Indies
201/9 & 131/9
South Africa won by 220 runs
South Africa v West Indies 2014 · 1st Test
SuperSport Park, Centurion
17–20 Dec 2014
Summary
Scorecard
How hard each side found the batting
Uneven — West Indies had it far tougher than South Africa.
South Africa
1.12×
+12%
West Indies
0.77×
-23%
harder to score
typical
easier
The lead
South Africa's margin flattered them — conditions did some of the work.
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South Africa 552
West Indies 201
West Indies 131
Who won it · by value
Runs, and what they were worth in these conditions
HM Amla
South Africa
208
+248
AB de Villiers
South Africa
152
+170
S van Zyl
South Africa
101
+110
LR Johnson
West Indies
70
+89
KC Brathwaite
West Indies
54
+59
Best bowling
Top match figures
DW Steyn
6/34
VD Philander
4/29
M Morkel
3/55
M Morkel
2/43
Top score
208
HM Amla · South Africa
Biggest stand
308
4th wkt · South Africa
Worst collapse
3
–17
3 wkts for 17 · West Indies
Match facts
Toss
West Indies, field
Result
South Africa won by 220 runs
Length
4 days
South Africa
552/5
West Indies
201/9
West Indies
131/9
South Africa
552
/5
(140.3 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
AN Petersen
c DS Smith b KAJ Roach
27
44
6
0
61.36
D Elgar
c MN Samuels b SS Cottrell
28
42
3
0
66.67
F du Plessis
c D Ramdin b KAJ Roach
0
8
0
0
0.00
HM Amla
c JE Taylor b SJ Benn
208
371
22
0
56.06
AB de Villiers
c J Blackwood b SJ Benn
152
235
16
2
64.68
S van Zyl
*
not out
101
130
15
0
77.69
Q de Kock
*
not out
18
15
0
2
120.00
Extras
18
(b 8, lb 6, w 2, nb 2)
Total
552/5 (140.3 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
JE Taylor
26.1
6
108
0
4.13
SS Cottrell
28.0
1
124
1
4.43
KAJ Roach
15.5
4
52
2
3.28
SJ Benn
46.0
7
148
2
3.22
MN Samuels
20.0
0
89
0
4.45
KC Brathwaite
1.0
0
2
0
2.00
J Blackwood
3.3
0
15
0
4.29
Fall of wickets
1
-57
(AN Petersen, 13.3)
·
2
-57
(D Elgar, 14.4)
·
3
-57
(F du Plessis, 15.5)
·
4
-365
(AB de Villiers, 99.1)
·
5
-520
(HM Amla, 135.6)
West Indies
201
/9
(60.2 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
KC Brathwaite
c HM Amla b VD Philander
34
61
5
0
55.74
DS Smith
c AB de Villiers b VD Philander
35
74
6
0
47.30
LR Johnson
c RJ Peterson b KJ Abbott
31
42
4
0
73.81
MN Samuels
b M Morkel
33
66
5
0
50.00
S Chanderpaul
c AN Petersen b VD Philander
21
56
2
0
37.50
J Blackwood
c AN Petersen b VD Philander
12
21
2
0
57.14
D Ramdin
c S van Zyl b D Elgar
14
22
1
0
63.64
JE Taylor
c & b M Morkel
4
7
0
0
57.14
SS Cottrell
b M Morkel
2
7
0
0
28.57
SJ Benn
*
not out
6
6
0
1
100.00
Extras
9
(lb 6, w 3)
Total
201/9 (60.2 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
DW Steyn
14.0
3
53
0
3.79
VD Philander
15.0
6
29
4
1.93
KJ Abbott
14.0
3
50
1
3.57
M Morkel
15.2
5
55
3
3.59
D Elgar
2.0
0
8
1
4.00
Fall of wickets
1
-72
(DS Smith, 21.4)
·
2
-73
(KC Brathwaite, 23.5)
·
3
-117
(LR Johnson, 34.1)
·
4
-162
(MN Samuels, 47.6)
·
5
-169
(S Chanderpaul, 51.4)
·
6
-184
(J Blackwood, 55.2)
·
7
-193
(D Ramdin, 57.6)
·
8
-193
(JE Taylor, 58.1)
·
9
-201
(SS Cottrell, 60.2)
West Indies
131
/9
(42.3 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
KC Brathwaite
c AN Petersen b M Morkel
20
54
3
0
37.04
DS Smith
c T Bavuma b VD Philander
5
9
1
0
55.56
LR Johnson
c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn
39
88
7
0
44.32
MN Samuels
c D Elgar b DW Steyn
17
52
3
0
32.69
S Chanderpaul
c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn
4
9
1
0
44.44
J Blackwood
c T Bavuma b M Morkel
15
17
3
0
88.24
D Ramdin
c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn
4
2
1
0
200.00
JE Taylor
c HM Amla b DW Steyn
9
10
2
0
90.00
SJ Benn
*
not out
6
9
1
0
66.67
SS Cottrell
c KJ Abbott b DW Steyn
4
6
0
0
66.67
Extras
8
(lb 3, w 4, nb 1)
Total
131/9 (42.3 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
DW Steyn
8.2
3
34
6
4.08
M Morkel
11.1
2
43
2
3.85
VD Philander
7.0
4
6
1
0.86
KJ Abbott
3.0
0
11
0
3.67
S van Zyl
10.0
2
22
0
2.20
D Elgar
3.0
0
12
0
4.00
Fall of wickets
1
-8
(DS Smith, 3.2)
·
2
-52
(KC Brathwaite, 19.3)
·
3
-87
(LR Johnson, 32.1)
·
4
-91
(S Chanderpaul, 34.4)
·
5
-101
(MN Samuels, 36.2)
·
6
-105
(D Ramdin, 36.4)
·
7
-117
(J Blackwood, 39.3)
·
8
-121
(JE Taylor, 40.3)
·
9
-131
(SS Cottrell, 42.3)
