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West Indies topple South
Africa to enter final
BARBADOS: Darren Bravo’s third hundred and impressive fast bowling from Shannon
Gabriel propelled the West Indies to a 100-run win over South Africa in the
ninth and final preliminary match of the Tri-Nation One-Day International
Series.Bravo’s stroke-filled 102, which earned him the “Man of the Match” award,
anchored an impressive recovery from 21 for four to lift the West Indies to 285
all out off 49.5 overs batting first at Kensington Oval on Friday. Gabriel, in
just his second ODI, then tore through the Proteas’ vaunted top-order, taking
the wickets of Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and captain A.B. de Villiers in
the space of four fearsome overs. It was a setback from which they never
recovered, eventually being dismissed for 186 off 46 overs despite a last-wicket
partnership of 51 between Morne Morkel and Imran Tahir. Sunil Narine ensured
there would be no escape for the South Africans after Gabriel’s early blast, the
spinner taking three for 28 off ten overs. “I’ve been getting starts in this
series without really carrying on,” said Bravo after the match. “I worked extra
hard in the nets yesterday and things just worked out for me today with the
support of Polly (Kieron Pollard).”
With their second win in three matches against the Proteas in the tournament,
the hosts advance to face World Cup-holders Australia in the final on Sunday at
the same venue.
- AFP
SCOREBOARD
West Indies Innings
J. Charles c Morris b Rabada 04
A. Fletcher c wkpr de Kock b Parnell 08
D. Bravo c du Plessis b Morris 102
M. Samuels b Rabada 00
D. Ramdin b Rabada 04
K. Pollard c du Plessis b Morkel 62
J. Holder c wkpr de Kock b Morris 40
C. Brathwaite not out 33
S. Narine run out 01
S. Benn c Duminy b Morris 05
S. Gabriel run out 02
Extras (lb-5, nb-2, w-17) 24
Total (49.5 overs, all out) 285
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Fletcher), 2-12 (Charles), 3-12 (Samuels)
4-21 (Ramdin), 5-177 (Pollard), 6-210 (Bravo)
7-264 (Holder), 8-266 (Narine), 9-275 (Benn)
10-285 (Gabriel)
Bowling: K. Rabada 10-1-31-3 (3w)
W. Parnell 9.5-0-63-1 (2w)
M. Morkel 9-0-68-1 (1nb, 6w)
C. Morris 10-0-63-3 (3w)
I. Tahir 10-0-40-0 (2w)
J.P. Duminy 1-0-15-0 (1nb, 1w)
South Africa Innings
H. Amla lbw Narine 16
Q. de Kock c wkpr Ramdin b Gabriel 06
F. du Plessis lbw Gabriel 03
A.B. de Villiers c wkpr Ramdin b Gabriel 02
F. Behardien c Charles b Brathwaite 35
J. P. Duminy c Benn b Holder 05
C. Morris c Pollard b Narine 07
W. Parnell c sub (J. Carter) b Narine 28
K. Rabada run out 09
M. Morkel not out 32
I. Tahir c wkpr Ramdin b Brathwaite 29
Extras (b-8, w-5) 13
Total (46 overs, all out) 185
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (de Kock), 2-24 (du Plessis), 3-28 (de Villiers)
4-35 (Amla), 5-51 (Duminy), 6-65 (Morris), 7-96 (Behardien)
8-118 (Parnell), 9-134 (Rabada), 10-185 (Tahir)
Bowling: J. Holder 10-1-33-1 (2w)
S. Gabriel 5-1-17-3 (1w)
S. Narine 10-0-28-3(1w)
C. Brathwaite 10-2-39-2
S. Benn 10-0-51-0 (1w)
A. Fletcher 1-0-9-0 |
