Windies looking to bounce in second ODI

South Africa triumphed by 61 runs in the first match

KARACHI: West Indies will be looking to bounce back from their 61-run loss against South Africa in the first match in Kingsmead, Durban, when they take on the hosts in the second game of the five-match series at Johannesburg.

The visitors started the first match impressively as Jerome Taylor dismissed both Rilee Rossouw and Faf du Plessis on ducks. However, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers were once again at it and put on a 99-run partnership before Amla was run out for 67 off 66 balls. David Miller then took up the mantle and partnered de Villiers for a better than run-a-ball 123-run score.

However, both batsmen fell in quick succession trying to up the ante and South Africa were unable to gather momentum in the latter part of the innings and were 279-8 in 48.2 overs before rain ended their innings prematurely.

West Indies were given a revised target of 226 in 32 overs and when Chris Gayle went berserk at the start of the innings, bringing up the 50-run opening partnership in just 5.3 overs, they looked on track to reach the target.

But the bowlers came back and wickets started falling regularly, with Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir all taking three wickets apiece to dismiss West Indies for 164 in 28.2 overs.

 

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