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As it happened: SA v Windies - Day 4

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20 Dec 2014

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20 Dec 2014

South Africa absolutely ruthless this morning... they simple blew the West Indies away.

20 Dec 2014

***MAN OF THE MATCH***

Hashim Amla with his 208 in the South African first innings is the man of the match

20 Dec 2014

***SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLING FIGURES***

Steyn 6/34 in 8.2 overs

Morkel 2/43 in 11.1 overs

Philander 1/6 in 7 overs

Abbott 0/11 in 3 overs

Van Zyl 0/22 in 11 overs

Elgar 0/12 in 3 overs

20 Dec 2014

WEST INDIES

131 all out in 42.3 overs.

They have lost by and innings and 220 runs.

20 Dec 2014

WICKET!  It's that man Steyn again.  He has destroyed the West Indies this morning!  A slightly shorter ball, Cottrel spoons it to Abbott at mid on.  Game over!

Cottrell c Abbott b Steyn 4 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66


20 Dec 2014

WEST INDIES 141/8

In all likelihood Roach will not bat for the West Indies in this innings (as in the first innings).

20 Dec 2014

FOUR! Benn smokes a Morkel short ball through mid wicket for a boundary!  He got hold of that one!

20 Dec 2014

Cottrell is the new man in for the West Indies.

20 Dec 2014

That's 25 five wicket hauls for Dale Steyn.

20 Dec 2014

WICKET!  Steyn has five!  It's taken him 73 minutes this morning!  Taylor flashes outside off stump and Amla pouches it at first slip.

Taylor c Amla b Steyn 9 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 90.00

WEST INDIES 121/8

20 Dec 2014

FOUR!  Taylor chops one over point for a boundary.  

20 Dec 2014

***DE KOCK INJURY UPDATE***

Quinton de Kock will play no further part in the series as his ankle injury is worse than initially thought.

Great chance to give Temba Bavuma a go with AB de Villiers keeping the gloves.

20 Dec 2014

OVERS 40: West Indies 117/7

Run-rate: 2.92 per over

20 Dec 2014

Benn is the new man in for the West Indies.

Five wickets this morning in 70 mins...

20 Dec 2014

WICKET!  Another one!  Morkel comes to the party for South Africa!  Blackwood has fended off a rising delivery to Bavuma who takes a great catch at backward short leg.

Blackwood T Bavuma b Morkel 15 (17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 88.23

WEST INDIES 117/6

20 Dec 2014

BEATEN!  Steyn beats the outside edge of Blackwood's bat the very next delivery.

20 Dec 2014

FOUR!  Blackwood with a typical Caribbean flourish as he drives Steyn through extra cover.

20 Dec 2014

Taylor swinging at everything...

20 Dec 2014

FOUR!  Taylor is off the mark with a boundary, a lucky one at that as he edges past the slip cordon for a boundary down to third man. 

20 Dec 2014

WICKET! What a catch by De Villiers!Steyn has found the outside edge of Ramdin's bat, and De Villiers lauches himself in front of first slip and takes it in one hand. WOW!

Ramdin c de Villiers b Steyn 4 (2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200.00

WEST INDIES 105/6

Steyn has picked up four wickets this morning!

20 Dec 2014

FOUR!  Ramdin plays a loose drive first up and it flies just past point for a boundary.

20 Dec 2014

Ramdin the West Indies captain, is the new man in.  


20 Dec 2014

WICKET! Another one for SteynSamuels tries to flick him to the leg side, it bounced more that he anticipated and he gets a leading edge which is taken at cover by Elgar.

Samuels c Elgar b Steyn 17 (52b 3x4 0x6) SR: 32.69

WEST INDIES 101/5

20 Dec 2014

FOUR! Short and wide from Morkel and Blackwood cuts backward of point for another boundary.

20 Dec 2014

FOUR!  Blackwood drives off the back foot but gets a thick outside edge down to the third man boundary.

20 Dec 2014

Morne Morkel into the attack, he replaces Philander.

20 Dec 2014

OVERS 35: West Indies 92/4

Run-rate: 2.60 per over

20 Dec 2014

BEATEN! Another great ball from Steyn beats Blackwood outside off stump.  Steyn is bowling superbly.

20 Dec 2014

Blackwood is the new man in for the West Indies.

20 Dec 2014

WICKET!  Steyn has the massive wicket of Chanderpaul. It's a short ball that has done the trick! Chanderpaul tries to duck under it, but it deflects off his gloves and loops up to de Villiers.

Chanderpaul c de Villiers b Steyn 4 (9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 44.44

WEST INDIES 91/4

20 Dec 2014

Tight over from Philander. Had Samuels in some trouble with the full length he is employing.

20 Dec 2014

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the new man in for the West Indies.

20 Dec 2014

WICKET! Steyn has his first wicket of the match, he goes across Johnson again, slightly short of a length and Johnson gets an outside edge.  He could have probably dropped his hands and not played that delivery.

Johnson c de Villiers b Steyn 39 (88b 7x4 0x6) SR: 44.31

WEST INDIES 87/3

20 Dec 2014

BEATEN!  Philander with that perfect line again, and he beats the outside edge of Samuel's bat.

20 Dec 2014

Philander bowling a full length and a probing line on off stump, asking questions with every delivery.

20 Dec 2014

FOUR! This time Johnson flashes hard outside off stump and drives over point for a boundary.

20 Dec 2014

BEATEN!  Johnson flashes outside off stump, very close to the outside edge.  Well bowled by Steyn, up at 142 km/h.

20 Dec 2014

OVERS 30: West Indies 81/2

Samuels 17*

Johnson 33*

Run-rate: 2.71 per over.

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