WI vs SA: South Africa Labour To 44-3 At Lunch In Second Test Against West Indies

West Indies made early inroads during a rain-interrupted first session to have South Africa struggling at 44 for three at lunch after they were put in to bat on the opening day of the second Test on F

It was left for Kyle Verreynne to battle through to the interval with opening batsman Elgar, who navigated 77 deliveries, several of which fizzed past the outside edge of his bat, in getting to an unbeaten 22. South Africa retained the same team which thrashed the home side by an innings and 63 runs inside three days in the first Test at the same venue a week earlier.

West Indies drafted in Gabriel in place of specialist off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall. Opening batsman Kieran Powell, who was a concussion substitute for middle-order batsman Nkrumah Bonner, retains his place in the team.

West Indies must win this match to avoid an eighth consecutive Test series defeat to the Proteas since pulling off victory in their historic first-ever Test match encounter, a one-off meeting in Barbados in 1992.