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Narrow lead for West Indies

BASSETERRE: Morne Morkel continued to impress, as South Africa restricted West Indies to a three-run, first innings lead in the second Test on Monday.

Morkel finished with four wickets for 116 runs from 34.1 overs, as West Indies was dismissed for 546 about 45 minutes before the rescheduled close, replying to the South Africa's first innings total of 543 for six declared.

Graeme Smith and Alviro Petersen then batted through the remaining time to carry the Proteas to 23 without loss at the close on the fourth day.

A landmark for Boucher

Morkel had removed the first two West Indies wickets, and returned to mop-up the tail, when he removed Ravi Rampaul caught behind for 31 to give wicketkeeper Mark Boucher his 500th victim in Tests, and Sulieman Benn caught at second slip for 26.

The lanky fast bowler's intervention was not swift enough however, after Rampaul and Benn endured a one-and-a-half hour break delay after tea to complete a 59-run stand for the ninth wicket to further frustrate South Africa.

Before lunch, South Africa was made to endure the slow grind from Chanderpaul and Bravo. — AFP

South Africa — 1st innings: 543 for six decl.

West Indies — 1st innings: C. Gayle b Morkel 50, T. Dowlin c de Villiers b Morkel 10, N. Deonarine b Steyn 65, S. Chanderpaul c & b Harris 166, B. Nash (run out)114, D.J. Bravo c Boucher b Harris 53, D. Ramdin c Petersen b Tsotsobe 1, S. Shillingford c de Villiers b Kallis 7, S. Benn c Kallis b Morkel 26, R. Rampaul c Boucher b Morkel 31, K. Roach (not out) 1. Extras (b-1, lb-7, w-7, nb-7) 22. Total (in 181.1 overs) 546.

Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-106, 3-151, 4-371, 5-471, 6-476, 7-486, 8-486 , 9-545.

South Africa bowling: Steyn 29-4-105-1, Morkel 34.1-9-116-4, Tsotsobe 28-10-68-1, Harris 62-9-165-2, Kallis 23-7-65-1, Petersen 5-0-19-0.

South Africa — 2nd innings: G. Smith (batting) 13, A. Petersen (batting) 8; Extras (w-2) 2; Total (for no loss in 11 overs) 23.

West Indies bowling: Roach 2-0-8-0, Rampaul 2-0-7-0, Benn 4-1-5-0, Shillingford 3-1-3-0 .

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