Keshav Maharaj took his hat-trick in 5-36 to information South Africa to a 158-run win over West Indies within the second Test and a 2-0 sequence win on Monday.
Maharaj turned simply the second South African and the primary to take a Test hat-trick in additional than 60 years when he dismissed Kieran Powell, Jason Holder and Joshua da Silva within the second over earlier than lunch on the fourth day.
West Indies had been already below stress after top-order pacer Kagiso Rabada took three wickets.
But Maharaj hastened the house crew’s demise in St Lucia as South Africa had been all out for 165 earlier than tea on the fourth day with a goal of 324.
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Maharaj additionally wrapped it up when Jaden Seals was dismissed over the sq. leg boundary to ship his fifth to the left-arm spinner. Roston Chase was unable to take his place at No 4 as a consequence of a foot damage, that means West Indies had solely 9 batsmen.
Maharaj’s three off three begins with a vital breakthrough when Powell was dismissed for 51 at sq. leg. Maharaj sealed the hat-trick by catching the wickets of Holder and da Silva with Wian Mulders at leg slip along with his proper hand. This despatched Maharaj working and football-style into the celebration along with his chest on the grass.
Geoff Griffin was the one earlier South African to take a hat-trick in a Test towards England at Lord’s in 1960.
West Indies began the day on 150 however misplaced captain Craig Brathwaite (6) and Shai Hope (2) early on to Rabada’s tempo.
Powell and Kyle Meyer’s 34, who had been pushed to No. 4 instead of Chase, resisted and their 64-run stand was set to take the West Indies to lunch with none additional loss.
Meyer’s mistake making an attempt to cross the road towards Rabada and sending the catch looping for Dean Elgar allowed South Africa in.
West Indies fell 90-2 to 109-6 within the seven overs main as much as lunch, with West Indies not scoring 200 runs in any of their 4 innings of the sequence.
South Africa secured their first sequence win away from house since March 2017 and gave Elgar a profitable begin in his first sequence since being appointed captain.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
