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Rain halts play after Gibbs returns to form LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) Opener Herschelle Gibbs returned to form to hit a composed century and lead South Africa to 246 for six before rain stopped play in their Champions Trophy Group B clash with West Indies at the Oval on Saturday. Showers first delayed the West Indies reply and drizzle then forced the players from the field after six overs with Brian Lara's side on 20 without loss. Gibbs had a torrid time with the bat in last month's tour of Sri Lanka and was in danger of the axe but he hit back with 101 from 135 balls, including a six to bring up his hundred off spinner Chris Gayle. He fell in the same over, however, caught on the long off boundary by Dwayne Bravo and his dismissal heralded a flurry of further wickets with the South Africans hitting out to boost the score towards the end. Captain Graeme Smith earlier struck 45 in a 102-run opening stand with Gibbs before he was bowled by Gayle, who later grabbed his third wicket when Jacques Rudolph (46) missed a sweep. The West Indies attack was blunted by the loss of injured pace bowler Mervyn Dillon, who took a career-best five for 29 in the victory over Bangladesh last Wednesday. The winners face Pakistan or India in Wednesday's second semi-final. |
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