West Indies vs South Africa, 1st Test: De Kock ton leaves WI reeling as SA tighten grip
The wicketkeeper-batsman made 141 not out on the second day in St Lucia on Friday (June 11), striking seven sixes in an onslaught that none of his team-mates came close to matching.
In response to West Indies’ feeble 97 all out, South Africa ran up 322 for a 225-run first-innings lead, before limiting the home side to 82-4 second time around.
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The tourists will therefore carry a lead of 143 into day three, with West Indies buckling again and looking set for a humiliating home loss.
De Kock, on four not out overnight, set the tone on Friday when he cut away the first delivery of the morning to the boundary.
The man on the end of that treatment, Kemar Roach, avoided being hoisted for a six by the increasingly aggressive De Kock, but Jayden Seales, Rakheem Cornwall and Jason Holder were each carted twice, while Kyle Mayers was also flogged for a maximum.
