Seamer Lungi Ngidi confirmed all his guile to take 5 wickets for 19 runs as South Africa skittled West Indies for 97 and seized the initiative on the primary day of the primary Test in Saint Lucia on Thursday (June 10). After successful the toss, the house aspect posted their lowest Test complete towards South Africa, who reached the shut on 128/4 in reply, a lead of 31 runs on a wicket that’s proving troublesome to attain on.
Rassie van der Dussen (34 not out) and Quinton de Kock (4 not out) will resume on the second day, searching for to regular what has been a brittle high six for the touring aspect in latest instances.
West Indies’ firebrand teenage quick bowler Jayden Seales – who has solely performed one earlier first-class match – accounted for fellow debutant Keegan Petersen (19) in South Africa`s innings. The spectacular Seales (3/34) additionally eliminated opener Aiden Markram (60), and one other debutant Kyle Verreynne (6), all caught behind the wicket, validating his choice rather than the injured Shannon Gabriel.
The 19-year-old fast with an motion just like Kagiso Rabada solely made his first-class debut for West Indies A in New Zealand final December, and impressed in intra-squad trial video games with 4-40 and 3-42. “I didn’t play much first-class cricket but I think being in the set-up and training with the team from New Zealand to now I think I’ve put in a lot of hard work and my body is ready,” Seales mentioned forward of the Test.
“Honestly, I never really try to adapt from any other bowlers, it just came naturally. I’ve been told I have an action similar to Rabada. In terms of internationals, I look at old West Indian bowlers and now in the set-up I look at Jason (Holder), Roachy (Kemar Roach) and Shannon (Gabriel) closely. I try to hear as much from them, learn as much from them and take it under my game,” Seales added.
South Africa’s tight traces and nagging size with the ball starved the West Indies of scoring photographs as Ngidi and fellow seamer Anrich Nortje (4-35) claimed 9 of the wickets to fall.
Nortje additionally cracked the helmet of batsman Nkrumah Bonner, who went on to make 10 from 32 balls however was later identified with concussion. He has been changed within the recreation by Kieran Powell, who will bat in West Indies’ second innings.
(with Reuters inputs)
