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17 Dec 2014

THANKS AND GOOD NIGHT

Thanks for joining us today for LIVE scoring and interactive commentary from Day 1 of the first Test between South Africa and the West Indies at Centurion

Be sure to join us again tomorrow for Day 2 at 10:30

17 Dec 2014

AB AND HASHIM'S DAY

AB de Villiers 141*

Hashim Amla 133*

17 Dec 2014

STUMPS

At last!

Umpires call time on Day 1.

The Proteas, after losing the toss and being asked to bat, finish Day 1 on 340/3 after 91 overs

17 Dec 2014

MORE PAIN FOR THE WINDIES?

Six more balls in the day - how many will the Windies concede?

17 Dec 2014

OH STOP IT!

Despite the required 90 overs having been bowled, it's not 18:00 yet - SO ONE MORE OVER!

17 Dec 2014

?

Opener Kraigg Brathwaite to bowl the final over of Day 1

17 Dec 2014

SIX BALLS TO GO

And not a moment too soon for the visitors

17 Dec 2014

SPIN FROM BOTH ENDS

Marlon Samuels bowling spin from the other end to keep the play going

Two overs to go - West Indies will want to put today behind them - fast!

17 Dec 2014

UPDATE

SA 329/3 after 86 overs. De Villiers on 133* and Amla on 131*

17 Dec 2014

GETTING DARK

Floodlights at Centurion not doing the job.

If Benn wasn't bowling spin I highly doubt we'd still have play right now...

17 Dec 2014

VAN ZYL REMOVES PADS

Stiaan van Zyl spotted without his pads #notbattingtonight

17 Dec 2014

WRONG DECISION TO BOWL?

Safe to say West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin might be ruing his decision to bowl right about now.

Record number of runs scored on Day 1 of a Test at Centurion... and still 5 overs to bowl

17 Dec 2014

SPARE A THOUGHT FOR STIAAN

Stiaan van Zyl, on debut, padded up for hours now.

Nightwatchman?

17 Dec 2014

STILL THE OLD BALL

Contrary to reports, the West Indies have NOT taken the new ball...

17 Dec 2014

RECORD SA 4TH WICKET PARTNERSHIPS V WEST INDIES

HM Amla, AB de Villiers 258* Centurion 17 December 2014

JH Kallis, G Kirsten 249 Durban 26 December 2003

DJ Cullinan, ND McKenzie 149 Bridgetown 29 March 2001

ND McKenzie, JA Rudolph 142 Cape Town 2 January 2004

HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 139 Georgetown 31 March 2005

17 Dec 2014

NEW BALL

Umpire Billy Bowden has the new ball and he tosses it to Cottrell

17 Dec 2014

PARTNERSHIP

AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla are currently breaking all sorts of records for the 4th wicket

Stands at 257 now...

17 Dec 2014

9 TO GO

9 overs or 54 balls remaining in the day

Will the weather and light allow that many though... ?

17 Dec 2014

For the moment, the West Indies have opted not to take it as Benn continues...

17 Dec 2014

The second new ball is now available.

17 Dec 2014

OVERS 80: SA 309/3

Run-rate: 3.86 per over.

17 Dec 2014

DID YOU KNOW?

This partnership (252) is now a South African Test record for the 4th wicket.

17 Dec 2014

300 up for South Africa, coming off 77.1 overs.

17 Dec 2014

OVERS 75: SA 294/3

Run-rate: 3.92 per over.

17 Dec 2014

SIX! De Villiers uses his feet down the ground and smacks Samuels over the midwicket boundary for a maximum.

17 Dec 2014

CHANCE! Amla gets an inside edge off a turning delivery from Samuels. Luckily for the SA skipper, it misses the stumps as well as the wicketkeeper's gloves.

17 Dec 2014

DRINKS BREAK: SA 284/3 after 72 overs.

Run-rate: 3.94 per over.

17 Dec 2014

DID YOU KNOW?

This is now the highest fourth wicket partnership at this ground in Test cricket, beating the 224 set by De Villiers and Jacques Kallis against India in 2010.

17 Dec 2014

OVERS 70: SA 276/3

Run-rate: 3.94 per over.

17 Dec 2014

Oh dear, Kemar Roach has pulled up in his run-up. Looks like he's injured his ankle.

This is terrible news for the tourists. He was comfortably their best bowler today...

17 Dec 2014

CENTURY for Amla, coming off 146 balls.

It's Amla's 23rd Test century.

17 Dec 2014

200 PARTNERSHIP between Amla and De Villiers, coming off 295 balls.

17 Dec 2014

FOUR! Amla moves into the 90s with an exquisite on drive against Roach.

17 Dec 2014

This is also De Villiers's 5th century against the West Indies in Test cricket.
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