The West Indies cricket team toured South Africa from 10 December 2014 to 28 January 2015. The tour consisted of three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). With South Africa's 2–0 win in the Test series, they retained the number one position in the Test rankings.[1]
| West Indies cricket team in South Africa in 2014–15 | |||
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| South Africa | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 10 December 2014 – 28 January 2015 | ||
| Captains |
Hashim Amla (Tests) AB de Villiers (ODIs) Faf du Plessis (1st & 2nd T20Is) & Justin Ontong (3rd T20I) |
Denesh Ramdin (Tests) Jason Holder (ODIs) Darren Sammy (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hashim Amla (342) | Marlon Samuels (268) | |
| Most wickets | Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn (13) | Sulieman Benn (6) | |
| Player of the series | Hashim Amla (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Hashim Amla (413) | Marlon Samuels (196) | |
| Most wickets | Imran Tahir, Vernon Philander (8) | Jason Holder (8) | |
| Player of the series | Hashim Amla (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Faf du Plessis (157) | Chris Gayle (167) | |
| Most wickets | David Wiese (9) | Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo & Sheldon Cottrell (3) | |
| Player of the series | Chris Gayle (WI) | ||
In the second Twenty20 International, the West Indies set a new world record for the highest successful run chase in a T20I match.[2] In the second ODI, AB de Villiers set the record for the fastest fifty (16 balls) and the fastest hundred (31 balls) in ODI history. South Africa's score of 439/2 in that game is their highest in the 50-over format.[3][4] South Africa won the ODI series 4–1.
Squads edit
Tour Matches edit
West Indians v SA Invitational XI edit
10–12 December 2014
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- SA Invitational XI won the toss and elected to bat
- Rain caused no play on Day 3
Test series edit
1st Test edit
17–21 December
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Match start delayed by 30 minutes due to a wet outfield.
- Tea was taken early on day 2 due to potential rain, with no further play possible.
- Stiaan van Zyl (SA) made his Test debut.
2nd Test edit
26–30 December
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Only 30 minutes of play was possible on Day 2 and 3 hours of play on Day 3 due to rain. No play was possible on Day 5 also due to rain.
- Temba Bavuma (SA) and Kenroy Peters (WI) made their Test debuts.
- Alviro Petersen announced his retirement from International Cricket after the match
3rd Test edit
2–6 January
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play ended early on day 2 due to rain and delayed the start of day 4 until after the tea interval.
- Simon Harmer (SA) made his Test debut.
T20I series edit
1st T20I edit
2nd T20I edit
11 January
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- This is the highest successful run chase in T20I history.[2]
3rd T20I edit
ODI series edit
1st ODI edit
16 January
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped the South African innings with 48.2 overs completed and reduced West Indies' target to 226 off 33 overs.
- Jonathan Carter (WI) made his ODI debut.
- Hashim Amla (SA) became the fastest player to reach 5,000 runs in ODIs.[9]
2nd ODI edit
18 January
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa scored their highest ODI score.
- AB de Villiers (SA) scored the fastest 50 (16 balls) and the fastest 100 (31 balls) in ODI cricket. He also equaled the record for the most sixes in an ODI innings (16).[3]
3rd ODI edit
21 January
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dale Steyn (SA) took his 150th ODI wicket.[10]
4th ODI edit
25 January
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Sheldon Cottrell (WI) made his ODI debut.
- David Miller (SA) made his maiden ODI century.[11]
5th ODI edit
28 January
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 42 overs a side due to rain.
- Hashim Amla and Rilee Rossouw set a new record for a highest 3rd wicket partnership in ODIs with 247 runs.[12]
Broadcasters edit
| Country | TV Broadcaster(s) |
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 Australia |
Fox Sports |
 United Kingdom |
Sky Sports |
 Pakistan |
PTV Sports |
| Pakistan |
TEN Sports |
 India |
TEN Cricket |
 South Africa |
SuperSport |
References edit
- ^ "South Africa clinch series win over West Indies in Cape Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ a b "West Indies beat South Africa in record Twenty20 run chase". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b "AB de Villiers: South Africa batsman smashes century record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "44 balls, 16 sixes, 149 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Denesh Ramdin retained as West Indies Test captain in South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Assad Fudadin added to West Indies Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Devon Smith replaces injured Gayle for SA Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "West Indies: Darren Bravo to miss South Africa tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Amla milestone sets up SA 279 before rain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "South Africa take series against feeble West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Russell carries WI to one-wicket victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Rossouw and Amla tons flay West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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