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South Africa 'A' crush West Indies 'A' by 232 runs to level series
Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Windies. | 01 December 2023 | 1068 Views
Tags: Cricket, South Africa A, West Indies A

West Indies ‘A’ was thumped by 232 runs South Africa ‘A’ as the second unofficial Test between the two teams concluded in East London on Friday.

South Africa ‘A’ bowled the Caribbean side out for 202 on the third day of the four-day encounter to level the keenly contested series 1-1.

Resuming on 134-5 with Tevin Imlach on 16 and Kevin Sinclair, 15, and with the West Indies A still needing 308 runs for victory, the tourists’ innings only lasted an additional 18 overs as Imlach was dismissed for 34 and Sinclair 21.

Akeem Jordan fought bravely for 21 and Shamar Joseph was not out on 18 as Dane Piedt continued his outstanding performance with the ball, taking three of the final five wickets to fall to finish with the impressive figures of 6-75 and overall match figures of 11-103.

Scores in the match: South Africa ‘A’ ‘298 and 297-4 dec.; West Indies ‘A’ 154 and 202.