1st Test: Kagiso Rabada rips by means of West Indies after Quinton de Kock hundred as South Africa seal innings win

1st Test: Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje picked up 8 wickets between them within the 2nd innings West Indies had been bundled out for 162 of their second innings in St Lucia. Earlier, Quinton de Kock grabbed the headlines with a quickfire 141 that helped South Africa publish 322. 1st Test: de Kock, pacers arrange innings win for South Africa vs West Indies (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSKagiso Rabada picked up 5 wickets as West Indies bundled out for 162 in 2nd inningsSouth Africa posted 322 after Quinton de Kock’s quickfire 141Lungi Ngidi picked up 5 wickets in first innings as West Indies suffered an innings defeatSouth Africa hammered West Indies by an innings and 63 runs as the primary Test in St Lucia ended inside 3 days. Led by high quality performances from pacers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi and a quickfire 141 from Quinton de Kock, South Africa clinched an enormous win to go 1-0 up within the 2-match sequence.West Indies adopted their paltry first innings rating of 97 by being bowled out for 162 in reply to South Africa’s 322, because the vacationers’ seamers took benefit of a useful wicket that had variable bounce and loads of seam motion.Roston Chase, batting in an unfamiliar quantity 4 place, top-scored for the house facet with a well-played 62, earlier than he was bowled by left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (2-23). No-one else managed greater than 14 within the innings.Rabada returned figures of 5-34 in West Indies’ second innings after fellow seamer Lungi Ngidi impressed with 5-19 within the first.”It was a collective effort by the side. There has been a lot of planning and there was a massive effort from us,” new South Africa captain Dean Elgar mentioned on the post-match presentation.”I had asked the guys to score big hundreds and to take five wickets and we had three of those accolades in this match.”We bowled brilliantly and it was nice to see our batting unit move 300 as we have now been struggling of late.”We have to bat better: West Indies captain BrathwaiteThe result will provide plenty of food for thought for the hosts ahead of the second and final test that starts at the same venue on Friday.”They are high quality bowlers, however we did not bat in addition to we might have,” West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite said. “Second Test we simply must bat higher, it is so simple as that.””I believed as a bowling group we did properly. Jayden Seales, in his first recreation, I believed he was magnificent. He’s a particular expertise. But all of them put in an excellent effort.”The 19-year-old Seales, taking part in in his second ever top notch match, used his uncooked tempo and accuracy to say 3-75. (With Inputs from Reuters)Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.