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Patna : Chasing a target of 324 runs, West Indies (WI) were struggling at 109/6 after 38 overs at lunch in their second innings in 2nd test against South Africa (SA) at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St :Lucia, on June 21, 2021, with Jermaine Blackwood unbeaten on 5 and fast bowler Kemar Roach batting on 1. WI, who had scored 149 runs in their first innings, need 215 runs to win the 2nd test with only 4 wickets in hand.
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite (captain) fell to fast bowler Kagiso Rabada for 6 making it 16/1. Shai Hope also fell to Rabada for 2 and it was 26/2. Opener Kieran Powell and Kyle Mayers then added 64 runs for third wicket. Powell fell to spinner Keshav Maharaj for 51 in 116 balls with 9 fours making it 90/3. All-rounder Kyle Mayers fell to fast bowler Kagiso Rabada for 34 in 56 balls hitting 4 fours and it was 107/4. Jason Holder fell to Keshav Maharaj for zero making it 107/5. Joshua Da Silva (wk) also fell to Maharaj for zero and it was 107/6.
Three WI wickets fell at the score of 107. For SA, Rabada and Maharaj have taken 3 wickets each. Maharaj took a hat-trick, the second South African to do so in test match.