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SA win 3 - 0 SA gains 17 points; WI loses 17 points
Draw 1.5 - 1.5 WI gains 13 points; SA loses 13 points
WI win 3 - 0 WI gains 43 points; SA loses 43 points
Guyana
31 March - 4 April 2005
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.� The decision initially looked to be a poor one after Darren Smith (11) and Ganga (0) were both caught behind in the sixth over with the score 2 for 24.� However, West Indies then began to rebuild the innings and by lunch was reasonably placed at 2 for 96 despite losing half an hour to rain.� South Africa caught Pagon (35) shortly after lunch at 3 for 106 before Wavell Hinds posted his fifth Test century.� However, by tea, West Indies had a strong platform at 3 for 186.� South Africa was then unable to break the fourth wicket partnership during the evening session.� After Chanderpaul posted his twelfth Test century, West Indies was 3 for 347 at stumps, with a strong chance of exerting significant pressure on the tourists through the remainder of the match.
Overnight rain delayed play on the second morning, only 13 overs were possible before lunch, during which Wavell Hinds passed 200, and West Indies extended their score to 3 for 386.� South Africa finally had Wavell Hinds (213) caught behind soon after lunch at 4 for 390. However, West Indies then bated through to tea without further loss to be 4 for 490.� South Africa again had success after the break, dismissing Ryan Hinds (48) at 5 for 506 and again then struggled to convert the break into a collapse.� Straight after the drinks break, Chanderpaul had passed 200 for the first time and West Indies declared at 5 for 543.� Nel was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 93 off 33 overs.� South Africa faced one ball in reply before bad light stopped play with two runs on the board.
Overnight rain and bad weather prevented play for the first three hours on the third day.� When play eventually began, West Indies made the best of it, dismissing Smith (2), Rudolph (0), Kallis (0) and Gibbs (5) in the eleven overs before lunch to have South Africa 4 for 44 at the break.� South Africa made a fight back in the evening session, but lost de Villiers (41) and Hall (2) before ending the day at 6 for 130, still needing another 414 runs to avoid following on.
West Indies needed quick wickets on the fourth day to force a result given the rain interruptions so far in the match, while South Africa needed to occupy the crease for as long as possible and hope for more rain.� West Indies managed to crash through the remaining South African batsmen, dismissing Boje (34), Ntini (8), Boucher (41) and Langeveldt (10) to have the tourists all out for only 188 runs.� Collins, Powell and King each took three wickets for West Indies, who then enforced the follow on.� At lunch, South Africa was no wicket for four runs, still 351 runs in arrears.� During the afternoon session, South Africa dropped anchor and forgot about runs in order to preserve wickets.� By tea, South Africa had scored only 38 runs in the session to be 0 for 42.� West Indies made the breakthrough in the over after tea, bowling de Villiers (20) before rain again stopped play, but only for ten minutes.� West Indies later dismissed Smith (34) at 2 for 68 before bad light again stopped play with the score 2 for 85.
West Indies again needed quick wickets on the final morning to force a result.� However, South Africa lost only Rudolph (24) at 3 for 119 before going to lunch at 3 for 169.� The wickets did not come quickly after lunch either for West Indies.� The home side only managed to bowl Gibbs (49) before South Africa went to tea at 4 for 214.� Knowing that none of the previous four days had gone the distance, South Africa managed to bat out the final session without further loss to end at 4 for 269 with Kallis (109*) and Boucher 4*) the not out batsmen when the match was declared a draw.
Second Test
Trinidad
8 - 12 April 2005
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.� The decision proved costly early on after Gayle (6) and Sarwan (5) were out with the score 2 for 13.� However, West Indies then rallied and by lunch, the score was 2 for 71 with South Africa having failed to capitalise on the start. South Africa caught Wavell Hinds (32) in the hour after lunch, but was again unable to convert the breakthrough into more wickets.� When tea was taken early dure to rain, West Indies was 3 for 136.� South Africa struggled for an hour into the evening session.� However, once Lara had posted his 27th Test Century, the fall of Chanderpaul (35) at 4 for 203 allowed South Africa to finally force a mini collapse with Pagon (0) and Bravo (5) also falling.� By stumps, West Indies was 6 for 281, with Lara not out on 159.�
South Africa took most of the morning session on the second day to dismiss (Browne (26), Powell (15), Collins (2) and finally Lara (196) to have West Indies all out for a credible 347 runs.� Ntini was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 95, his 9th five-wicket haul in Tests.� South Africa faced three overs before going to lunch at no wicket for 10 runs.� West Indies caught both de Villiers (33) and Rudolph (8) during the afternoon session while South Africa added another 89 runs to be 2 for 99 at tea, still 248 runs in arrears.� West Indies struggled through the final session and it was not until the final over of the day that Kallis (39) was caught.� At stumps, South Africa was 3 for 182, still 165 runs in arrears.
Rain interrupted the third morning for half an hour.� South Africa had the better of the session when play resumed before West Indies dismissed Zondeki (14) just before the tourists went to lunch at 4 for 238.� South Africa added a further 36 runs before Smith (148) was out on the ball after the drinks break at 5 for 274.� South Africa then batted slowly through to tea, when the score was 5 for 301.� West Indies dismissed Gibbs (34) in the over after tea, but then South Africa batted until stumps when the score was 6 for 370.�
West Indies finally got some momentum on the fourth morning, dismissing Boucher (28), Prince (45) Ntini (4) and Nel (6) to have South Africa all out for 398 runs.� Gayle was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 50 off 37.5 overs.� West Indies began the task of erasing the 51 run first-innings deficit by losing Gayle (1) at 1 for 14 before going to lunch at 1 for 26.� South Africa then struggled to take wickets through the first hour of the afternoon session.� However, upon Ryan Hinds (22) being trapped in front, Lara (4) and Chanderpaul (1) then followed in the space of seven runs for West Indies to be 4 for 86 at tea.� Despite Pagon (2) falling at 5 for 92, West Indies then consolidated and took the score to 5 for 170 at stumps.� However, their overall lead was only 119 runs.
On the final morning, West Indies needed to occupy the crease for as long as possible to avoid South Africa romping to victory.� Unfortunately, no one mentioned this to Bravo (33), Browne (2), Powell (1), Collins (0) or King (0) who left Sarwan stranded on 107 not out in an innings total of only 194 runs.� Ntini was the stand out bowler with 7 for 37 off 19.5 overs.� South Africa was left with 7772 overs to make the required 144 runs for victory.� By lunch, South Africa was no wicket for 45 runs.� West Indies managed to catch Smith (41) and bowl de Villiers (62) during an afternoon session that saw the tourists move another 85 runs toward victory to go to tea at 2 for 130, only 14 runs short of victory.� Rudolph (7*) and Kallis (19) then guided South Africa to an eight-wicket victory soon after play resumed.
Third Test
Barbados
21 - 24 April 2005
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.� The decision proved disastrous with Gayle (0), Wavell Hinds (1) and Sarwan (10) out in the first seven over with the score 3 for 12.� Thereafter, Lara and Chanderpaul began rebuilding the innings and at lunch, West Indies was 3 for 60.� In all, the pair batted West Indies out of a hole over a period of almost four hours, with South Africa finally catching Chanderpaul (53) at 4 for 150 shortly before the home side went to tea at 4 for 166.� South Africa dismissed Ryan Hinds (10) before Lara posted his 28th Test century in the hour after tea.� Lara, who was motoring at a run a ball once he had passed his hundred, was eventually bowled for 176 while Bravo (26) followed ten runs later at 7 for 288.� At stumps, West Indies was reasonably placed considering their start at 7 for 292.
South Africa took three overs on the second morning to dismiss Powell (3), Edwards (2) and Browne (5) to have West Indies all out for 296 runs.� The bowling honours were shared between Nel (4 for 56 off 21.2 overs) and Zondeki (4 for 50 off 16 overs).� South Africa then began their reply and batted through to lunch to be no wicket for 50.� West Indies struggled to extract anything out of the pitch and South Africa batted though to tea to be 0 for 136.� Both Smith and de Villiers posted their centuries before Smith (104) fell in the final hour of play.� By stumps, South Africa was 1 for 253, just 39 runs in arrears.�
South Africa continued undaunted on the third morning and West Indies had no luck until the over before lunch when Dippenaar (71) was out at 2 for 334.� West Indies eventually had de Villiers (178) caught behind at 3 for 292 and then shortly before tea, Gibbs (8) was also caught.� By tea, South Africa was 4 for 417 with a lead of 121 runs.�� During the evening session, West Indies began to gather momentum, dismissing Prince (23), Kallis (78), Boucher (28) and Zondeki (2).� However, by stumps, South Africa had a first innings lead of 225 runs with the score 8 for 521.�
South Africa lost Ntini (16), in the fifth over and then declared soon afterwards at 9 for 548, leaving Boje (20*) and Nel (4*) the not out batsmen.� Powell (3 for 103 off 31 overs) and Gayle (3 for 85 off 27 overs) shared the bowling honours amongst the eight bowlers used.� West Indies began the task of erasing the large 252 runs deficit badly, losing Gayle (5), Sarwan (0) and Wavell Hinds (11) in the space of four balls to be 3 for 17.� By lunch, Lara and Chanderpaul were again trying to dig the home side out of a hole with the score 3 for 36.� Unfortunately, neither batsman could repeat their first innings performance, with Lara (13) and Chanderpaul (31) falling in the space of nine runs for West Indies to be 5 for 63.� From there, it became just a matter of time with Bravo (6) and Ryan Hinds (15) out before West Indies went to tea at 7 for 119.� Nine overs after tea and it was all over after Powell (5), Edwards (2) and Browne (68) were dismissed.� West Indies was all out for 166 runs, conceding defeat by an innings and 86 runs, while Nel took career best figures of 6 for 32 off 16.2 overs.
Fourth Test
Antigua
29 April - 3 May 2005
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.� South Africa made a rollicking start, taking the score to 0 for 114 in the 23rd over when rain delayed play and lunch was taken.� Rain persistently interfered with the remainder of the day.� However, in the 25 remaining overs of play that was achieved, both de Villiers and Smith posted their own centuries while South Africa added another century to the scoreboard to end the day at 0 for 214.
Overnight rain delayed play for half an hour on the second morning.� When play began, South Africa continued at a more sedate pace until West Indies struck back with de Villiers (114), Smith (126) and Dippenaar (5) falling in the space of 21 balls and the score was suddenly 3 for 251.� Later, on the stroke of lunch, Gibbs (23) was caught and South Africa was 4 for 295.� West Indies needed only another quick wicket to get back into the match.� However, that was their last wicket for the day as Kallis and Prince settled in and each posted centuries to then the day 4 for 525.� Kallis also became South Africa's highest run scorer in the process.�
On the third morning, West Indies dismissed Kallis (147) and Prince (131) in the first hour, before South Africa declared at 6 for 588.� Powell was the more successful bowler with 2 for 137 off 32 overs.� West Indies began their reply poorly, losing Wavell Hinds (0) in the second over at 1 for 14.� However, thereafter, West Indies never looked back, taking the score to 1 for 90 at lunch.� The run spree continued throughout the rest of the day with both Gayle and Sarwan posting individual centuries.� At stumps, West Indies was 1 for 299, still 289 runs in arrears, but with batting so easy there seems little prospect of anything other than a draw eventuating in the match.
After Gayle passed his double century and began expanding his personal highest Test score, South Africa managed to dismiss Sarwan (127) in the first hour on the fourth morning. Lara (4) fell just after the drinks break to see West Indies 3 for 363. However, the home side then settled in and batted through the remainder of the session to be 3 for 405 at lunch, still 183 runs in arrears. South Africa struggled through the afternoon and failed to take further wickets. By tea, Gayle had posted his triple century with the score 3 for 490 and the deficit reduced to 98 runs. South Africa finally caught Gayle (317) at 4 for 512 after he had set the record highest score against a South African team. Deonarine (4) was also out later in the session and by stumps, West Indies was 5 for 565, still 23 runs in arrears.
With absolutely no chance of a result, the final day began. Both Chanderpaul (127) and Browne (0) were out with the total on 665 runs, And then Powell (12), Best (5) and Bravo (107) were all out ion the space of 47 runs to see the home side all out for 747 runs. It is worth noting that all eleven South Africans bowled in the innings, with special mention of wicketkeeper Boucher, who bowled for the first time and managed to take his first Test wicket, the final wicket of the innings, with figures of 1 for 6 off 1.2 overs. Zondeki was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 120 off 25 overs. South Africa rather pointlessly began their second innings and ended the day at 1 for 127 after de Villiers (12) was caught at 1 for 14. The match was drawn.
