South Africa beat West Indies for 106 in the second innings to win the series (AP Image)
West Indies were bowled out for 106 after being set to score 391 for victory.
West Indies’ batting was ripped apart by South African bowlers as the hosts registered a 284-run win on the fourth day of the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday.
West Indies were bowled out for 106 after being set to score 391 for victory.
South Africa won the two match World Test Championship series 2–0.
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The match was effectively won and lost in 8.1 overs until lunch when the West Indies were 34 for six.
Pacer Kagiso Rabada struck twice in three balls and openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarin Chanderpaul collapsed after scoring 21 runs in the first 10 overs.
Rabada dismissed Brathwaite for the seventh time in a row when he dismissed the West Indies captain leg before wicket for 18 runs, which stayed low.
Two balls later, Ramon Reifer caught wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen on the leg side.
Spinners Simon Hammer and Keshav Maharaj also claimed two wickets each as West Indies were reduced to six wickets for 13 runs.
Off-spinner Harmer shared the new ball with Rabada and got Chanderpaul caught at second slip after the left-hander faced 36 balls and scored just two runs.
Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood and Kyle Mears all fell cheaply, with South Africa suffering the only blow when Maharaj won a successful appeal against Mears leg before wicket in the last over before lunch.
While celebrating, the left-arm spinner fell and was carried off the field with a left ankle tendon injury.
Maharaj was taken for a scan. With all-rounder Vian Mulder suffering an injury to his right index finger, which also required scans, South Africa were effectively down to three frontline bowlers. The West Indies batting, however, had already crumbled.
Mulder returned after lunch but was not required to bowl.
Joshua da Silva, Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph all played some aggressive strokes after lunch as the last four wickets saw 72 runs before the match was called off soon after the afternoon drinks break.
There were concerns about Rabada’s fitness after suffering a backache during the first innings, but he showed no signs of discomfort during a hostile seven-over spell.
South Africa were first bowled out for 321, with captain Temba Bavuma adding only one run to his overnight 171, caught at deep square leg by Holder.
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