South Africa’s batters poor as they’re bowled out for 160 in second ODI against Windies

Johannesburg — The South African batters struggled against a well-disciplined West Indies attack in the second One-Day International at the Wanderers on Monday and were bowled out in the last over of the innings for a total that was well below par.

The Proteas failed to come to terms with a tricky pitch, which provided assistance to the seamers early on, although it was a general lack of intensity that saw them under constant pressure throughout their innings. Monday’s match was reduced to a 41 overs-a-side with morning rain delaying the start by more than two hours.

When play did begin, the sun had broken through the clouds, but there was still sufficient assistance off the surface for the West Indies seamers. The South African openers Laura Wolvaardt (25) and Tazmin Brits (25) had provided a solid start with a partnership of 53, but one of them needed to show more attacking intent once a third of the innings was completed.

While Shakera Selman and Shamilla Connell again showed good control with the new ball, the star for the West Indies was the tall right-arm seamer Chinelle Henry. The 26 year old Jamaican, produced a spell the West Indies’s coach Courtney Walsh would have been proud to deliver in his pomp. She targeted the off-stump, getting the odd ball to nip away, and backed up by some good fielding in the ring, kept the South African batters in check.

Wolvaardt’s strike rate barely touched 50, while Brits was well below that and the pressure Henry built created a top order collapse that saw her dismiss both SA openers while no.3 Lara Goodall fell to the spinner Karishma Ramharack. Those three wickets came in a span of 14 balls, with just five runs being added to the scoreboard.

It took skipper Sune Luus to revert