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West Indies vs South Africa Scorecard, 2nd Test, South Africa vs West Indies 2023
Result · Mar 08 2023, Wed - 01:30 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA320, 321
WEST INDIES251, 106
South Africa won by 284 runs
CRR:3.01
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Match Info
| Series: | West Indies in South Africa 2023 |
| Date: | Mar 08 2023, Wed - 01:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Johannesburg |
| Venue: | DP World Wanderers Stadium |
| Toss: | South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee |
| West Indies Playing XI: | Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Kyle Mayers, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Gudakesh Motie |
- West Indies have won only one of their 16 men's Tests against South Africa in South Africa (D2, L13), a 128-run victory in December 2007; they are winless across their six such fixtures against the Proteas since then (D1, L5).
- South Africa have a win percentage of 68% against West Indies in men's Tests; of the eight teams the Proteas have played 10+ games in the format, only against Bangladesh do they have a better winning rate (86%).
- This will be the third men's Test between South Africa and West Indies at The Wanderers Stadium; the Proteas have each of their two meetings at the venue, including an 189-run victory when they last met in December 2003.
- South Africa have won 19 men's Tests at The Wanderers Stadium (D11, L13); a win in this match would make it the third venue the Proteas have recorded 20+ wins in the history of the format (27 – Newlands, Cape Town and 22 – SuperSport Park, Centurion).
- West Indies have a catch success rate of 82% in men's Tests since the beginning of 2022, the best of any teams during this period; they have caught 103 of their 125 chances presented to them.
- Only India (45) have a better bowling strike rate in men's Tests since the beginning of 2022 than South Africa (46.2) and West Indies (56.1).
- West Indies' batters have boundary strike rate of 5.2 in men's Tests since the beginning of 2022, the lowest of any team during this period.
- Aiden Markram (South Africa) has scored 65% of his 333 runs from boundaries in men's Tests since the beginning of 2022, the second best rate of any player (min. 200 runs) during this period (Tim Southee – 67% for New Zealand).
- Kemar Roach (West Indies) has a Test bowling strike rate of 42.3 against South Africa, his best against any team in the format; he's taken at least four wickets in two of his last three bowling innings against them, including figures of 5-47 last time out (February 2023).
- Anrich Nortje (South Africa) has induced a bowling false shot percentage of 32% in men's Tests since the beginning of 2022, the best rate of any player during this period (min. 35 overs bowled).