South Africa beat West Indies by 87 runs

CENTURION, South Africa (CMC):

South Africa beat West Indies by 87 runs about 50 minutes before the scheduled close on the third day of the first Test on Thursday at SuperSport Park.

SCORES:

South Africa 342 (Aiden Markram 115, Dean Elgar 71, Tony de Zorzi 28, Marco Jansen 23 not out, Heinrich Klaasen 20; Alzarri Joseph 18.3-0-81-5) and 116 (Aidan Markram 47, Gerald Coetzee 20; Kemar Roach 10-0-47-5, Jason Holder 2-7, Alzarri Joseph 2-30).

West Indies 212 (Raymon Reifer 62, Jermaine Blackwood 37, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 22, Roston Chase 22; Anrich Nortje 16-5-36-5, Kagiso Rabada 2-44, Gerald Coetzee 2-45) and 159 (Jermaine Blackwood 79; Kagiso Rabada 15-3-50-6, Marco Jansen 2-33).

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