West Indies cricket team in South Africa in the 2014-15 season
The West Indies cricket team's tour to South Africa in the 2014/15 season took place from December 10, 2014 to January 28, 2015. The international cricket tour was part of the 2014/15 international cricket season and included three test matches , three Twenty20s and five ODIs . South Africa won the Test Series 2-0 and the ODI Series 4-1 while losing the Twenty20 Series 1-2.
With their victory in the test series, South Africa rose to number 1 in the ICC's test cricket world rankings . The West Indies set a world record in the second Twenty20 when they trailed 231 runs in the first half of the inning and eventually won the game. In the second ODI, AB de Villiers set two world records when he achieved a fifty in 2.4 overs and a century later in 2.3 overs . South Africa scored 439 runs in the game, the highest number of runs in an ODI for South Africa.
prehistory
classification
South Africa previously played a tour in Australia . The West Indies played a home tour against India , which had to be canceled due to strikes by the players. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2010 season in the West Indies and was clearly dominated by South Africa.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and were set on February 23, 2014.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Centurion Park | Centurion | 22,000 | 1st test; 5. ODI |
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | 1. ODI; 3. T20 |
Buffalo Park | East London | 20,000 | 3. ODI |
Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | 2. test; 4. ODI |
Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 3rd test; 1. T20 |
Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 2. ODI; 2. T20 |
Squad lists
The West Indies named their test squad on November 12th and their limited-over squad on December 21, 2014. South Africa named their test squad on December 2nd and their Twenty20 squad on December 31, 2014.
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Tour match
December 10-12 Scorecard |
Benoni |
![]() 125 (36.1) & 17-0 (6.2) |
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![]() 508 (115.1) |
draw |
Testing
First test in Centurion
December 17-21 Scorecard |
Centurion |
![]() 552-5d (140.3) |
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![]() 201 (60.2) & 131 (42.3) (f / o) |
South Africa wins with one innings and 220 runs |
Second test in Port Elizabeth
December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
![]() 417-8d (122) |
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![]() 275-9 (79) |
draw |
Due to the rain, only 30 minutes and 3 hours of play were possible on the second and third matchdays. No game at all was possible on matchday five.
Third test in Cape Town
January 2-6 scorecard |
Cape Town |
![]() 329 (99.5) & 215 (79.5) |
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![]() 421 (122.4) & 124-2 (37.4) |
South Africa wins with 8 wickets |
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in Cape Town
January 9 scorecard |
Cape Town |
![]() 165-4 (20) |
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![]() 168-6 (19.2) |
West Indies win with 4 wickets |
Second Twenty20 in Johannesburg
January 11th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
![]() 231-7 (20) |
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![]() 236-6 (19.2) |
West Indies win with 4 wickets |
Third Twenty20 in Durban
January 14th scorecard |
Durban |
![]() 195-3 (20) |
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![]() 126 (19) |
South Africa wins with 69 runs |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Durban
January 16 scorecard |
Durban |
![]() 279-8 (48.2 / 48.2) |
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![]() 164 (28.2 / 32) |
South Africa wins with 61 runs ( D / L method ) |
South Africa's innings were stopped by rain at 48.2 overs. This reduced the West Indies goal to 226 runs in 33 overs.
Second ODI in Johannesburg
January 18 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
![]() 439-2 (50) |
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![]() 291-7 (50) |
South Africa wins with 148 runs |
Third ODI in East London
January 21 scorecard |
East London |
![]() 122 (33.4) |
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![]() 124-1 (24.4) |
South Africa wins with 9 wickets |
Fourth ODI in Port Elizabeth
January 25th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
![]() 262-8 (50) |
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![]() 266-9 (48.3) |
West Indies win with 1 wicket |
Fifth ODI in Centurion
January 28th scorecard |
Centurion |
![]() 361-5 (42/42) |
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![]() 230 (37.4 / 42) |
South Africa wins with 131 runs |
Due to rain, the game was reduced to 42 overs per team.
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Hashim Amla |
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3 | 4th | 342 | 114.00 | 208 | 1 | 1 |
AB de Villiers |
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3 | 3 | 310 | 103.33 | 152 | 2 | 0 |
Marlon Samuels |
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3 | 5 | 268 | 53.60 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
Dean Elgar |
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3 | 4th | 217 | 72.33 | 121 | 1 | 1 |
Faf du Plessis |
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3 | 4th | 185 | 46.25 | 103 | 1 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Morné Morkel |
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3 | 80.2 | 13 | 20.61 | 4/69 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Steyn |
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3 | 85.1 | 13 | 22.15 | 6/34 | 1 | 0 |
Simon Harmer |
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1 | 50 | 7th | 21.85 | 4/82 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander |
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3 | 75 | 6th | 29.33 | 4/29 | 0 | 0 |
Sulieman Benn |
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3 | 136 | 6th | 64.83 | 2/24 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Hashim Amla |
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4th | 4th | 413 | 206.50 | 153 * | 2 | 2 |
Rilee Rossouw |
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5 | 5 | 271 | 54.20 | 132 | 2 | 0 |
AB de Villiers |
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4th | 3 | 249 | 83.00 | 149 | 1 | 1 |
David Miller |
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5 | 4th | 223 | 111.50 | 130 * | 1 | 1 |
Marlon Samuels |
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5 | 5 | 196 | 39.20 | 68 | 0 | 2 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Imran Tahir |
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3 | 23.4 | 8th | 14.75 | 4/28 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander |
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3 | 24 | 8th | 17.50 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Holder |
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5 | 42 | 8th | 35.87 | 4/53 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Russell |
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5 | 43 | 7th | 41.28 | 3/85 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Steyn |
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3 | 21.2 | 6th | 12.83 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 |
Twenty20s | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Chris Gayle |
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2 | 2 | 167 | 83.50 | 90 | 0 | 2 |
Faf du Plessis |
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2 | 2 | 157 | 78.50 | 119 | 1 | 0 |
Morné van Wyk |
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3 | 3 | 135 | 67.50 | 114 * | 1 | 0 |
Marlon Samuels |
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3 | 3 | 107 | 35.66 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
David Miller |
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2 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
David Wiese |
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3 | 10.2 | 9 | 9.55 | 5/23 | 1 | 0 |
Wayne Parnell |
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2 | 7th | 4th | 18.00 | 2/33 | 0 | 0 |
Imran Tahir |
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2 | 8th | 3 | 19.00 | 3/28 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Holder |
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2 | 8th | 3 | 20.00 | 2/40 | 0 | 0 |
Marchant de Lange |
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2 | 7.2 | 3 | 22.66 | 2/26 | 0 | 0 |
Dwayne Bravo |
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3 | 11 | 3 | 32.00 | 2/32 | 0 | 0 |
Sheldon Cottrell |
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3 | 11 | 3 | 37.66 | 2/33 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
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test |
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ODI |
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T20 |
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Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ South Africa v West Indies: Hosts win series, Alviro Petersen retires ( English ) BBC. January 6, 2015. Accessed July 24, 2015.
- ↑ West Indies beat South Africa in record Twenty20 run chase ( English ) BBC. January 11, 2015. Accessed July 24, 2015.
- ^ AB de Villiers: South Africa batsman smashes century record ( English ) BBC. January 18, 2015. Accessed July 24, 2015.
- ↑ Port Elizabeth set for Boxing Day Test ( English ) Cricinfo. February 23, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ West Indies name full-strength test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. November 12, 2014. Accessed December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Bravo, Sammy, Pollard out of ODI side ( English ) Cricinfo. December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: Peterson back in South Africa Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. December 2, 2014. Accessed December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Duminy, Phangiso picked for WI T20s ( English ) Cricinfo. December 31, 2014. Accessed December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Records / Sir Vivian Richards Trophy, 2014/15 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sir Vivian Richards Trophy, 2014/15 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 2014/15 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 2014/15 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ West Indies in South Africa T20I Series, 2014/15 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ West Indies in South Africa T20I Series, 2014/15 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.