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| December 27, 2003 | Saturday | Ziqa’ad 3, 1424 |
Lara and Jacobs rescue Windies
DURBAN, Dec 26: Brian Lara and Ridley Jacobs resurrected West Indies’ first innings with half-centuries before rain halted play on the first day of the second Test against South Africa on Friday.
But fast bowler Makhaya Ntini kept the home side on top as West Indies, who were put into bat on a lively pitch, reached 232 for eight with Vasbert Drakes on 40 and Adam Sanford on 13.
Captain Lara (72) and Jacobs (58) added 98 for the sixth wicket after West Indies had slumped to 57 for five at lunch.
Ntini had figures of four for 56 when rain ended play 25 overs early.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith asked the visitors to bat on a seaming pitch and under overcast skies that aided swing bowling after rain delayed the start of play for 30 minutes.
Wavell Hinds started the slide without a run on the board when he attempted to leave the last ball of the first over from Shaun Pollock, and edged it to wicket-keeper Mark Boucher.
In his next over, Pollock found the outside edge of Ramnaresh Sarwan’s bat and the catch flew to Jacques Kallis at second slip. Sarwan was dismissed for four.
Ntini first struck in the sixth over when Daren Ganga, on six, prodded outside his off-stump and was caught by Pollock at first slip.
Twelve balls later, West Indies slumped to 17 for four when Ntini had Shivnarine Chanderpaul caught by Andrew Hall at third slip for a duck.
West Indies were 191 for eight when Ntini bowled Mervyn Dillon through the gate for six.
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES (1st Innings):
W.W. Hinds c Boucher b Pollock 0
D. Ganga c Pollock b Ntini 6
R.R. Sarwan c Kallis b Pollock 4
B.C. Lara c Pollock b Ntini 72
S. Chanderpaul c Hall b Ntini 0
C.S. Baugh c Kallis b Nel 21
R.D. Jacobs lbw b Nel 58
V.C. Drakes not out 40
M. Dillon b Ntini 6
A. Sanford not out 13
EXTRAS (LB-6, NB-6) 12
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 65 overs) 232
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-4, 3-15, 4-17, 5-50, 6-148, 7-172, 8-191.
TO BAT: F.H. Edwards.
BOWLING (to-date): Pollock 20-2-53-2 (3nb); Ntini 20-7-56-4; Hall 8-1-38-0 (2nb); Nel 12-4-41-2 (1nb); Kallis 3-0-29-0; Rudolph 2-0-9-0.
SOUTH AFRICA: G.C. Smith, H.H. Gibbs, G. Kirsten, J.H. Kallis, G. Kirsten, N.D. McKenzie, J.A. Rudolph, M.V. Boucher, S.M. Pollock, A.J. Hall, M. Ntini, A. Nel.
UMPIRES: D.B. Hair and S.J.A. Taufel (both Australia).
TV UMPIRE: I.L. Howell (South Africa).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).—Reuters
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