South Africa fought back well on the fourth day of the second test of three to level the series 1-1 against the West Indies on Saturday Morning, January 5, 2008, local time (JA time) winning by seven wickets in South Africa.
West Indies, battled to 243 on a slow pitch and an even slower outfield, with
Shivnarine Chanderpaul scoring an unbeaten 65, Marlon Samuels 51, and Chris Gayle 46.
Dale Steyn was South Africa's best bowler with figures of 4-60 and Andre Nel supported well with 3-61.
South Africa played tough in their first innnings posting 321, with Ashwell Prince spearheading the batting with 98 and Mark Boucher making 59.
Dwayne Bravo 4-82 was Windies most successful bowler.
Windies Soldier on in the second innings making 262, with Rock solid Chaderpaul contributing 70 not out, and a fighting Gayle 38.
Steyn (4-44) and Nel (3-62) shared seven wickets.
The Proteas, captain made 85 as his team went over the target with 186-3.
Spinner Raul Lewis (2-42), and Bravo (1-34) shared the three wickets to fall.
The Windies though hampered by a bowler short, due to the injury of quick-man Fidel Edwards, and captain Chris Gayle wincing with a broken thumb and a troubling hamstring fought like true warriors but the runs they gave South Africa to chase weren't enough for a team ranked second in the world in Tests