The second test match between South Africa and West Indies gets under way at The Wanderers on Wednesday and the Proteas lead the series 1-0
This is a 2 match series which will be followed by 3 ODI's and 3 T20's. The first test took place at Centurion last week and South Africa came out on top by 87 runs.
After winning the toss and opting to bat first South Africa posted 342 in their first knock. Aiden Markram (115) and Dean Elgar (71) put on 141 for the first wicket but the innings fell away thereafter and Alzarri Joseph claimed 5 wickets.
In reply West Indies made 212 with Reifer (62) the only batsman to make it past 50, Nortje was the outstanding Proteas bowler with 5/36.
In the second innings Markram made 47 but the Proteas crumbled, all out for 116 in just 28 overs with Roach grabbing 5 wickets and Joseph added 2 more to his tally. West Indies were all out for 159 (Blackwood 79) with Rabada taking 6 wickets and Markram was named Man of the Match.
This was how the teams lined up in the first test, note Proteas bowler Nortje is reported out of the second test with an injury
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Keegan Petersen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel
Recent Head to Head
The most recent series came in West Indies in June 21 and South Africa won both matches by margins of an innings and 63 runs and 158 runs.
The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Over the course of the last decade South Africa have won 5, lost 3 and drawn 1 of 9 test matches at The Wanderers, the only draw came way back in 2013.
The most recent test at this venue came in January 2022 against India. India posted 202 and 266 and South Africa, 229 and 243/3 won by 7 wickets.
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The Betting - 2nd Test Match
At the time of writing South Africa are 1 / 4 to win the match with the draw at 7/1 and West Indies are 6/1
Markram and Elgar 3/1 joint favourites to top score for South Africa in the first innings and Kraigg Brathwaite is the same price to do likewise for West Indies
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
The Proteas lack of runs in the middle order last week will be a concern but Nortje and Rabada had too much for the West Indies batsman. Aiden Markram obliged for us with a 50 in the first innings in the first test, the price is a touch shorter this time but still looks attractive enough. Jermaine Blackwood is a more speculative choice in the same market for the visitors.
Bets: To Score 50 in the 1st Innings. Aiden Markram ? (yes) at 1.65/1 with Sportingbet
To Score 50 in the 1st Innings. Jermaine Blackwood? (yes) at 27/10 with Sportingbet
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Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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