A Team tour…: South Africa survive scare to gain control

South Africa A battled to a 104-run lead as they finished Day 2 on 324 for 7 in the second unofficial Test at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, against hosts West Indies A.
With a score of 65 on the first day, left-hand batsman Alick Athanaze led the West Indies in the batting department. He struck eight fours and two sixes in his innings. The other key player, Justin Greaves, contributed 57 as the West Indies side were bowled out for 220 in 68.1 overs.

Ruan de Swardt (4 for 62) was the most problematic bowler for the West Indies batsmen. Okuhle Cele also claimed three wickets.
South Africa batted well and persisted through some difficult periods throughout the match as they were 124 for 5 at the lunch interval. Nquaba Peters fell for 50 after the lunch break. South Africa A then got a huge boost as de Swardt and Schalk Engelbrecht put on a huge 157-run partnership as they batted to the end of the day’s play. De Swardt is currently on 83, while his partner is on 77.
Play will resume today as the West Indies will look to limit the South African batsmen as much as possible and have a good outing with the bat.