Markram, Verreynne 50s hand visitors control on day two

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Jayden Seales (no.33) and local boy Gudakesh Motie (2nd from right) combined to snare the five wickets that fell in the South African 2nd innings
Jayden Seales (no.33) and local boy Gudakesh Motie (2nd from right) combined to snare the five wickets that fell in the South African 2nd innings

WI vs. SA 2nd Test

Day two of the 2nd Test between South Africa and the West Indies saw the visitors gain an undeniable upper hand after Aiden Markram and Kyle Verreynne grounded out half-centuries in their second innings on a surface at the Providence National Stadium that got better as the day wore on.

Thanks to the pair of half-centuries, South Africa closed out day two on 223/5 (70 overs), building a lead of 239 with three more days to go.

While the West Indies had begun day two on 97/7, still 63 adrift of South Africa’s first innings total of 160, they lost two more wickets early on, but the last pair of Jason Holder and Shamar Joseph got them close to the South Africans total, eventually ending on 144 all out.