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Steyn stars in S. Africa’s series win

Marlon Samuels’s defiant century in vain

— Photo: AP

TRAPPED IN FRONT: Brenton Parchment was one of Dale Steyn’s six victims in the West Indies’ second innings of the final Test.

DURBAN: Fast bowler Dale Steyn took six West Indies wickets on Saturday to lead South Africa to an innings victory in the third Test and a 2-1 win in the three-match series.

Steyn finished with six for 72 and South Africa won by an innings and 100 runs — with two days to spare — after West Indies’ second innings ended at 317 for nine, with Shivnarine Chanderpaul unable to bat because of flu.

The West Indies faced an uphill task to save the third Test after South Africa dismissed the visitor for 139 in its first innings at Kingsmead Stadium, and then scored 556 for four in reply.

Good stand

After a fourth-wicket stand of 144 between Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Bravo, Steyn struck with the second new ball of the innings, dismissing Bravo leg before wicket for 75 soon after tea.

But Samuels managed to bring up his second Test century, making 105 off 190 balls with 18 boundaries.

“We fought well,” Bravo said. “We must remember South Africa is the No. 2 team in the world, and we are a young team with new coaching staff.”

Denesh Ramdin stayed with Samuels and made 25 before Andre Nel tempted him to flash at a wide delivery outside the off stump and give an easy catch to Mark Boucher.

Shortly after making his century, Samuels fell to a delivery from Steyn which clipped his off stump. The dismissal signalled a collapse for West Indies, and Steyn ripped through the rest of the tail. Darren Sammy was out for 17 in a looping caught-and-bowled by Steyn, who also hit the off stumps of Daren Powell and Fidel Edwards — both for ducks — to wrap up the match.

Steyn was named Man-of--the-Series for his 20 wickets in the series at an average of 19.10.

Earlier, Samuels and Bravo saw the West Indies reach 230 for three at tea after a poor start to the day.

Disciplinary hearing

Resuming on their overnight total of 23, opening batsmen Daren Ganga and Brenton Parchment added 10 more runs before Parchment was trapped leg before wicket by Steyn for 20. Parchment faces a disciplinary hearing after play after colliding with fast bowler Dale Steyn while running between wickets on Friday. Makhaya Ntini then induced a loose shot from Ganga who edged a simple catch to Kallis at second slip for 11.

Shaun Pollock came into the attack and had Runako Morton leg before wicket for 37. Morton did not offer a shot on a ball that cut back in on him. — AP

SCOREBOARD

West Indies — 1st innings: 139.

South Africa — 1st innings: 556 for four decl.

West Indies — 2nd innings: D. Ganga c Kallis b Ntini 11, B. Parchment lbw b Steyn 20, R. Morton lbw b Pollock 37, M. Samuels b Steyn 105, D. Bravo lbw b Steyn 75, D. Ramdin c Boucher b Nel 25, D. Sammy c & b Steyn 17, J. Taylor (not out) 17, D. Powell b Steyn 0, F. Edwards b Steyn 0, Extras (lb-8, nb-1, w-1) 10; Total (for nine wkts. in 86.5 overs) 317.

Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-49, 3-88, 4-232, 5-273, 6-292, 7-305, 8-305, 9-317.

South Africa bowling: Steyn 21.5-6-72-6, Ntini 20-4-95-1, Pollock 17-4-50-1, Nel 17-2-67-1, Kallis 8-2-14-0, Amla 3-0-11-0.

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