17 Dec 2014
THANKS AND GOOD NIGHT
Thanks for joining us today for LIVE scoring and interactive commentary from Day 1 of the first Test between South Africa and the West Indies at Centurion
Be sure to join us again tomorrow for Day 2 at 10:30
17 Dec 2014
STUMPS
At last!
Umpires call time on Day 1.
The Proteas, after losing the toss and being asked to bat, finish Day 1 on 340/3 after 91 overs
17 Dec 2014
MORE PAIN FOR THE WINDIES?
Six more balls in the day - how many will the Windies concede?
17 Dec 2014
OH STOP IT!
Despite the required 90 overs having been bowled, it's not 18:00 yet - SO ONE MORE OVER!
17 Dec 2014
SPIN FROM BOTH ENDS
Marlon Samuels bowling spin from the other end to keep the play going
Two overs to go - West Indies will want to put today behind them - fast!
17 Dec 2014
GETTING DARK
Floodlights at Centurion not doing the job.
If Benn wasn't bowling spin I highly doubt we'd still have play right now...
17 Dec 2014
WRONG DECISION TO BOWL?
Safe to say West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin might be ruing his decision to bowl right about now.
Record number of runs scored on Day 1 of a Test at Centurion... and still 5 overs to bowl
17 Dec 2014
SPARE A THOUGHT FOR STIAAN
Stiaan van Zyl, on debut, padded up for hours now.
Nightwatchman?
17 Dec 2014
RECORD SA 4TH WICKET PARTNERSHIPS V WEST INDIES
HM Amla, AB de Villiers 258* Centurion 17 December 2014
JH Kallis, G Kirsten 249 Durban 26 December 2003
DJ Cullinan, ND McKenzie 149 Bridgetown 29 March 2001
ND McKenzie, JA Rudolph 142 Cape Town 2 January 2004
HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 139 Georgetown 31 March 2005
17 Dec 2014
PARTNERSHIP
AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla are currently breaking all sorts of records for the 4th wicket
Stands at 257 now...
17 Dec 2014
9 TO GO
9 overs or 54 balls remaining in the day
Will the weather and light allow that many though... ?
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DID YOU KNOW?
This partnership (252) is now a South African Test record for the 4th wicket.
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DID YOU KNOW?
This is now the highest fourth wicket partnership at this ground in Test cricket, beating the 224 set by De Villiers and Jacques Kallis against India in 2010.