PORT ELIZABETH – Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels stroked enterprising unbeaten half-centuries yesterday to rescue West Indies and lift them to a comfortable position on the third day of the second cricket Test against South Africa.
Floundering at 55 for two after losing two quick wickets just before tea, West Indies were revived by Brathwaite’s top score of 65 and Samuels’ 60 to reach 147 for two when bad light ended play at 5:45 p.m. at St George’s Park.
The pair have so far added 92 for the third wicket, a partnership that proved critical after opener Devon Smith (22) and Leon Johnson fell in successive deliveries to seamer Morne Morkel in the third over before the tea interval.
However, Brathwaite remained steady, carving out his seventh Test half-century in his 16th match, facing 125 balls and striking eight boundaries. (CMC)
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