South Africa’s captain, Temba Bavuma, once again failed to reach a century but he remained the top scorer as South Africa ended day two of the first Test at Queen’s Park Oval with a score of 334 for eight (344-8) after close of play yesterday. An unbeaten 86 from Temba Bavuma led South Africa to within two runs of 350 in their first innings on day two against West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval. In addition to his effort, opening batsman Tony de Zorzi chipped in with a well compiled knock of 76.
At stumps, Wiaan Mulder (37*) and Kagiso Rabada (12*) will carry on batting today morning as the home side looks forward to complete wrapping up of the remaining batsmen.
Some useful scores were made by several batters as South Africa resumed their innings after losing most of the first day’s play due to rain when they were 45 for one. De Zorzi had been not out overnight on 32 and took just over an hour during which he raised his fifty off seventy-eight balls.
However his partner Tristan Stubbs went first, caught at slip by Kemar Roach off Kemar Roach for twenty runs only. Few moments later De Zorzi was out as well, leg glanced Jomel Warrican into Joshua Da Silver’s hands at leg-slip. David Bedingham fell for 29 when he also found Seales off same position.
Ryan Rickleton and Bavuma added 57 runs for the fifth wicket before Rickleton was out LBW off the bowling of Kemar Roach immediately after tea was taken and new ball has been sourced already.
For instance, Bavuma who became popular through this dismissal has always struggled converting fifties into Test tons since having scored only two hundreds in fifty-seven games for South Africa.
Warrican completed a double-wicket maiden on the stroke of tea; he followed up with the wicket of Keshav Maharaj who was caught behind without scoring. Rabada successfully negotiated a hat-trick ball but nearly nicked Warrican’s next delivery into the slips.
It was a tough day for bowlers due to the flat pitch conditions, and Warrican proved to be the best among them, taking 3-66.
