South Africa on course for victory in West Indies

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - South Africa captain Graeme Smith has narrowly missed out on a century but his team remains firmly on course for victory at lunch on the fourth day of the first test against the West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval.

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Published: Sun 13 Jun 2010, 10:39 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:35 AM

Left-hander Smith was dismissed for 90 as South Africa, which was 155-2 overnight, pushed on to 206-4 in its second innings on Sunday before declaring midway through the morning session.

The West Indies, set a mammoth target of 457, slipped to 62-2 at lunch.

South Africa’s first innings destroyers, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, each grabbed one wicket.

Captain Chris Gayle led the home team with a counter-attacking, unbeaten 42 off 45 balls. The powerful left-hander struck five fours and a six.


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