03 Jan 2015
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03 Jan 2015
***PLAY CALLED OFF FOR THE DAY***
Play will start at 10.28 tomorrow with 91 overs to be bowled in the day.
03 Jan 2015
Probably no chance of further play today as the rain gets heavier.
03 Jan 2015
***RAIN STOPS PLAY***
It seems the weather has won again, if they don't get back on the field, 9.3 overs will be lost.
03 Jan 2015
SOUTH AFRICA 226/3
They have scored at 4.4 per over for the last 10 overs.
03 Jan 2015
Benn's marathon spell is over as Holder replaces him from the Wynberg End.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! Taylor now drops it short and offline, De Villiers uses the pace of the delivery to late cut it down to third man for a boundary. 9 runs off the over.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! Overpitched from Taylor again as he searches for reverse swing. De Villiers opens the face and guides the ball past point for a boundary. Such control from De Villiers.
03 Jan 2015
Light drizzle descends on Newlands.
03 Jan 2015
BEATEN! Benn gets some extra bounce to a wider delivery, Amla was looking to cut but the ball went over the top of the bat to be collected by Ramdin.
03 Jan 2015
OVERS 65: South Africa 214/3
Run-rate:3.29
Amla 52*
De Villiers 22*
03 Jan 2015
The half century by Amla is his 28th in Tests.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! De Villiers gets a thick outside edge to a very full delivery from Taylor and it goes down to a vacant third man.
03 Jan 2015
***50 PARTNERSHIP***
The 50 partnership between Amla and de Villiers has come up in 83 balls.
Contributions
Amla 30
De Villiers 17
03 Jan 2015
That shot brings up Amla's half century. A great knock from the South African captain.
His 50 came off 107 balls and included 7 boundaries.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! Amla drives Taylor down the ground, great shot!
03 Jan 2015
Some attacking intent shown by the South African batsman now.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! Now De Villiers gets in on the act, using his feet to Benn and hitting over extra cover.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! Short from Benn again and Amla drives off the back foot and beats the man on the over boundary.
03 Jan 2015
57 runs in 19 overs in this session, coming at 3 runs per over.
03 Jan 2015
Only one slip now and a ring of fielders on either side of the wicket with boundary riders as well. Very defensive from the West Indies.
03 Jan 2015
Taylor is back into the attack after the drinks break, he has 0/35 from his 9 overs.
03 Jan 2015
OVERS 60: South Africa 189/3
Run-rate: 3.20
Amla 40* (98)
De Villiers 10* (32)
Drinks break
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! A loose ball by Benn, short and wide, and Amla doesn't miss out has he cuts past point for a boundary.
03 Jan 2015
Barring breaks in play, Benn has bowled unchanged since the 19th over.
His figures are 1/47 in 20 overs.
03 Jan 2015
South Africa trail by 149 runs. That should be below 100 by the close of play tonight. They will surely be aiming to score 450 - 500 in their first innings. Still plenty of time in this match.
03 Jan 2015
Men in the deep all over the place for the West Indies, they are making South Africa fight for these runs. No free boundaries at the moment.
03 Jan 2015
De Villiers charges Benn attempting to hit him over mid-on but he doesn't get to the pitch and the ball turns and takes the outside half of the bat. Luckily for De Villiers it fell short of the man in the deep at cover and they run two runs.
03 Jan 2015
OVERS 55: South Africa 174/3
Run-rate: 3.16
Amla 33*
De Villiers 4*
03 Jan 2015
Amla moves to 31* with a deft late cut. 25 overs or so left in the day.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! Gabriel is slightly full and Amla drives through mid-off. What a shot!
03 Jan 2015
OVERS 51: South Africa 159/3
Run-rate: 3.11
Amla 23*
De Villiers 0*
03 Jan 2015
Immediately Amla drives him off the back foot, but there is a sweeper on the cover boundary, very defensive by Ramdin.
03 Jan 2015
Gabriel back into the attack for the West Indies, from the Kelvin Grove end.
03 Jan 2015
De Villiers is the new man in for South Africa.
03 Jan 2015
Not great batting by du Plessis there, he was all set for a century and looking untroubled.
03 Jan 2015
WICKET! Du Plessis comes down the wicket to Benn but misses his attempted drive and Ramdin does the rest.
F du Plessis st †Ramdin b Benn 68 (122b, 8 boundaries)
03 Jan 2015
***FIFTY PARTNERSHIP***
The 50 partnership between Amla and du Plessis has come up in 125 balls.
Contributions
Amla 21
du Plessis 27
03 Jan 2015
150 up for South Africa, the last 50 the slowest of the three, taking 131 balls.
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! du Plessis breaks the shackles as plays Holder through mid on for a boundary.
03 Jan 2015
Very slow start to this session with only 10 runs so far in the five overs bowled.
03 Jan 2015
OVERS 45: South Africa 142/2
Run-rate: 3.15
du Plessis 56*
Amla 19*
03 Jan 2015
FOUR! Du Plessis drives Holder past mid-on for a boundary. The fielder got a hand to it, he should have done better.
03 Jan 2015
Benn continues from the Wynberg End.
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