West Indies vs South Africa, 1st Test, South Africa tour of West Indies, 2021 - CommentaryWI vs RSA, 1st Test, South Africa tour of West Indies, 2021 - Commentary

South Africa won by an innings and 63 runs

West Indies

&162

South Africa

322

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Quinton de Kock

De Kock breaks out of bubble with peerless display

The left-hander scored his first Test century since October 2019 to put South Africa in pole position in the first Test against West Indies

NK Karthee: WI players were in pain after their collapse for 97. This man QDK hurt them more by using T20 batting skills.

NK Karthee: De Kock must go for some quick runs before West Indies receive their second new ball.

Harsha: So nice to see de Kock getting runs after recent performances.

NK Karthee: When De Kock has no captaincy burden, his batting approach is being different.

Ngidi's desperation earns advantage for South Africa

After starting with eight overs for 10 runs, the pacer picked 5 for 9 in the next 23 deliveries to ensure West Indies folded for 97

Taha Haidery: Another indication of a derailing WI test side. There needs a serious work to be done by the WI particularly in this format!

Siddharth N: This doesn't look like a tough pitch to bat on. The way Holder was batting it seemed like a decent batting pitch if you apply yourself. The Windies batsman played many false shots and swipes across the line leading them to this situation.

Shashank: Anrich Nortje and Rassie Vander Dussen are South Africa's future stars, mark my words, and something about Elgar being the captain sounds right for me. Anyways 2 previously dominating test sides trying to find their feet , going to be a great series

Taha Haidery: Top seam and swing bowling from the Proteas bowlers.... Anrich with raw pace, Rabada with his sizzlers and WI are in deep trouble early on.... Kyle Mayers and Roston Chase needs to revive the innings -- Jinxed it?

Rahul: Rabada unlucky not to have picked up a wicket so far. Rabada-Nortje deadly combo for the Proteas -- There you go Rahul!

Vicky: Nortje is such an enforcer across formats.