West Indies facing defeat

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Not for the first time in the series, West Indies were staring at defeat after another shameful collapse on the third day of the third and final Test against South Africa yesterday.

Already trailing on first innings by 115 runs, West Indies suffered yet another familiar capitulation to finish the day 134 for seven, just 19 runs ahead with two days remaining in the match at Kensington Oval.

Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul propped up the innings with a defiant, unbeaten 57 from 156 balls, but failed to find support from the top order and at the close, was partnered by Suleiman Benn on four.

Their demise was inspired by fast bowler Dale Steyn (3-31), who knocked over the top order in quick time; and off-spinner Johan Botha, who dealt crucial blows down the order as he finished with three for 34.

Earlier, Benn claimed two of the last four Proteas wickets to fall to finish with career-best figures of six for 81, as South Africa were bowled out for 346 after resuming at their overnight 285 for six.

Ashwell Prince, unbeaten on 55 overnight, was unbeaten on 78 from 262 balls after he failed to find extensive support from the lower order.

SCOREBOARD

WEST INDIES 1st Innings 231

SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings

(overnight 285 for six)

G Smith c Richards b Benn 70A Petersen c Chanderpaul b Roach 1H Amla c Nash b Benn 5P Harris c Gayle b Bess 11J Kallis b Benn 43A de Villiers c wkpr Ramdin b Benn 73A Prince not out 78+M Boucher run out 17J Botha lbw b Benn 9D Steyn b Roach 4M Morkel c Bravo b Benn 9Extras: (b5, lb6, w7, nb8) 26TOTAL: (all out; 134.4 overs) 346

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Petersen), 2-41 (Amla), 3-60 (Harris), 4-122 (Smith), 5-145 (Kallis), 6-279 (de Villiers), 7-312 (Boucher), 8-326 (Botha), 9-333 (Steyn), 10-346 (Morkel).

Bowling: Roach 25-6-59-2, Bess 9-0-65-1, Shillingford 25-2-85-0, Benn 46.4-13-81-6, Bravo 27-12-43-0, Gayle 2-1-2-0.

WEST INDIES 2nd innings

C Gayle c wkpr Boucher b Steyn 10D Richards c Petersen b Steyn 17N Deonarine c Prince b Steyn 0S Chanderpaul not out57B Nash c Kallis b Botha 12D Bravo b Harris 2+D Ramdin c wkpr Boucher b Botha 1S Shillingford lbw b Botha 25S Benn not out 4Extras: (b1, lb1, w1, nb3) 6TOTAL: (7 wkts; 57 overs) 134

To bat: K Roach, B Bess.

Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Richards), 2-27 (Deonarine), 3-36 (Gayle), 4-70 (Nash), 5-74 (Bravo), 6-75 (Ramdin), 7-128 (Shillingford).

Bowling: Steyn 9-3-31-3, Morkel 10-4-23-0, Harris 16-3-34-1, Botha 18-5-34-3, Kallis 4-0-10-0.