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South Africa vs West Indies Scorecard, 1st Test, West Indies vs South Africa 2021
Result · Jun 10 2021, Thu - 07:30 PM (IST)
WEST INDIES97, 162
SOUTH AFRICA322
South Africa won by an innings and 63 runs
CRR:2.53
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | South Africa in West Indies 2021 |
| Date: | Jun 10 2021, Thu - 07:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | St Lucia |
| City: | Gros Islet |
| Venue: | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium |
| Toss: | West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. |
| West Indies Playing XI: | Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Shai Hope, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kieran Powell |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar (c), Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Quinton de Kock (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje |
- This will be the first time West Indies play South Africa in a men's Test match since January 2015, West Indies are winless in their last eight Tests against South Africa (D2 L6).
- South Africa have won all their eight men's Test series against the West Indies so far, four of which were won away in the Caribbean.
- West Indies are unbeaten in their last four men's Test matches (W2 D2); however, they have lost their four Test matches prior to this run.
- South Africa have lost their last nine men's Test matches away from home, their longest ever losing run on the road in the format.
- West Indies have a win and two losses at the Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium in men's Tests, the remaining four Test matches they have played at this venue ended in a draw.
- West Indies have a catch success of 70% since the beginnig 2020 in men's Test cricket, the lowest amongst all teams; they have dropped 34 of their 114 chances presented to them.
- Since 2018, South Africa have a bowling strike rate of 52.2 in men's Tests, the second best after India who have 47.8.
- South African Quinton De Kock has dropped nine catches since 2019 in men's Test cricket; the only wicketkeeper to drop more catches during this period was India's Rishabh Pant (12); three of De Kock's nine drops were classified as hard, while five were medium and one easy.
- Only one pace bowler has taken more wickets than Kagiso Rabada (202 wickets) in men's Tests since his debut in November 2015 (Stuart Broad 203); the South African averages 23.4 and has a strike rate 41.7 from his 82 innings so far.
- West Indian Jermaine Blackwood needs 55 runs to score 2,000 runs in Test cricket, he averages 31 from his 67 innings so far.