On the first day of the second Test match being played between West Indies and South Africa at Providence Stadium in Guyana, 17 wickets fell, which is the highest in a day of Test cricket on this ground. South Africa batted first and scored 160 runs after losing all the wickets. At the same time, West Indies also lost 7 wickets for 97 runs. 15 out of 17 wickets were taken by pacers
Out of the 17 wickets that fell for both the teams on the first day, 15 wickets were taken by fast bowlers. Out of the 82.2 overs played on the first day, 68 overs were bowled by fast bowlers. For West Indies, Shamar Joseph took 5 and Jaden Seals took 3 wickets. Apart from this, Gudakesh Moti and Jason Holder took 1-1 wickets. For South Africa, Wiaan Mulder took 4 wickets for 18 runs in 6 overs. Apart from these, Nandre Burger took 2 and Keshav Maharaj took 1 wicket. Out of the top 6 batsmen of both the teams, only one batsman reached 30+
Out of the top 6 batsmen of both the teams in this match, only West Indies’ Jason Holder was able to score more than 30 runs. He is unbeaten after scoring 33 runs from 51 balls. Talking about South Africa’s top 6 batsmen, David Bedingham scored 28 runs from 54 balls and Tristan Stubbs scored 26 runs from 65 balls. Dane Piedt and Nandre Burger took South Africa to 160 runs
Dane Piedt and Nandre Burger shared a record 63-run partnership for South Africa in 107 balls for the 10th wicket. With this, South Africa’s score reached 160 runs. South Africa lost its 9 wickets for 97 runs. After which Dane Piedt and Nandre Burger handled South Africa’s innings. Dane Piedt faced 60 balls and scored 38 runs. He was the top scorer from the team. Nandre Burger faced 56 balls and scored 23 runs. Jason Holder is on the crease after scoring 33 runs.
West Indies’ start was also not good in the first innings. West Indies lost their first wicket on 2 runs only. 4 West Indies players had returned to the pavilion within 43 runs. After that Jason Holder tried to handle the West Indies innings. He shared a 41-run partnership on 75 balls with Gudakesh Moti for the seventh wicket and took West Indies’ score to 97 runs on 7 wickets. Holder is currently on the crease after facing 51 balls and scoring 33 runs. West Indies is currently 63 runs behind South Africa in the first innings.
