06 Jan 2015
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The two teams will tackle each other in
three T20 internationals and five ODIs.
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06 Jan 2015
The Proteas have also received $500 000 (R5.8m) because they will finish the season as the No 1-ranked team in Test cricket!
06 Jan 2015
MAN-OF-THE-SERIES
Proteas captain Hashim Amla received the best player of the series award.
06 Jan 2015
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH
AB de Villiers received the best player award for scoring a brilliant 148 in South Africa's first innings.
06 Jan 2015
PROTEAS STAY TOP OF THE PILE
Well done to the Proteas who claim a comfortable series win. This means they stay the No 1 team in Test cricket irrespective of what happens in the Australia-India series.
06 Jan 2015
RESULT: South Africa win by 8 wickets and win the series 2-0!
06 Jan 2015
SA finish on 124/2 off 37.4 overs.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Amla finishes it off in style when he cuts Samuels off the back foot for another boundary...
06 Jan 2015
The target is now within reach with one shot...
06 Jan 2015
SA 116/2 after 37 overs.
They require 8 more runs to win.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Elgar pulls Taylor for another boundary.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Amla plays his favourite shot, flicks Taylor off his legs for a boundary.
06 Jan 2015
With just 17 runs needed, Taylor is back into the attack for the West Indies from the Wynberg end.
06 Jan 2015
Lunch is scheduled for 12:30, but if the umpires feel a result is imminent they could extend the session by 15 minutes...
06 Jan 2015
50 PARTNERSHIP between Elgar and Amla, coming off 78 balls.
06 Jan 2015
100 up for South Africa, coming off 35 overs.
They require 24 more runs to win.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Amla drives Samuels off the back foot for another boundary. Expect the game to be wrapped up before lunch here...
06 Jan 2015
Always a decent crowd under the oaks... (Picture: Katelyn Owen - Sport24)
06 Jan 2015
With 31 more runs needed to win by South Africa, the West Indies have conceded defeat as part-timer off-spinner Marlon Samuels comes into the attack.
06 Jan 2015
Great views at Newlands... (Picture: Katelyn Owen - Sport24)
06 Jan 2015
HALF-CENTURY for Elgar, coming off 86 balls
It's his third Test half-century.
06 Jan 2015
CHANCE! Brathwaite puts Elgar down in the deep after the SA opener attempted the pull shot off Gabriel.
It was nevertheless a brilliant effort from Brathwaite, who got one hand to it but couldn't hold on...
06 Jan 2015
OVERS 30: SA 76/2
They require 48 more runs to win.
06 Jan 2015
NOT OUT
Too high! Replays show the ball would have gone over the stumps.
06 Jan 2015
TV REVIEW
Gabriel thinks he's got Amla lbw and the West Indies opt to appeal the decision.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Elgar into the 40s as he drives Gabriel past mid-off for a boundary.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Amla drives Gabriel through the covers for four.
Poor fielding from Ben though as the ball goes straight through his legs. Long way to bend down for the giant though...
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Amla off the mark with a boundary after cutting Benn past point for four. It took the skipper 12 balls to get off the mark.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Elgar onto the front foot and drives Gabriel straight down the ground for a boundary. It takes him to 36.
06 Jan 2015
OVERS 25: SA 51/2
They require 73 more runs to win.
06 Jan 2015
Skipper Hashim Amla is the new batsman in for South Africa.
06 Jan 2015
The man who took the catch, Blackwood, was actually standing at slip. He ran to catch it before colliding with an opponent. Luckily for the West Indies, the ball was not put down...
06 Jan 2015
Almost an unplayable ball from Benn, who got some sharp turn and bounce. Du Plessis could only edge it off the shoulder of the bat after playing a forward defensive shot...
06 Jan 2015
Du Plessis is out for 14, caught at gully by Blackwood off the bowling of Benn.
SA 51/2 after 22.5 overs.
06 Jan 2015
50 up for South Africa as Elgar pulls Holder to the boundary in spectacular fashion.
06 Jan 2015
OVERS 20: SA 46/1
They require 78 more runs to win.
06 Jan 2015
SIX! Elgar breaks the shackles as he smacks Benn over long-on for a maximum. Good use of the feet from the SA left-hander there...
06 Jan 2015
Credit must be given to the Windies for the intensity with which they pitched up this morning. They'll be asking where that spirit was late yesterday when their batsmen capitulated...
06 Jan 2015
OVERS 15: SA 27/1
They require 97 more runs to win.
06 Jan 2015
FOUR! Du Plessis gets a fortuitous boundary after getting an inside edge to a nasty delivery from Holder.
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