West Indies tour of South Africa 2014-15 News

Centuries galore for South Africa
Other teams have matched South Africa's top order in terms of averages and run rates in ODIs in the last two years, but none has scored hundreds at the rate that South African batsmen have
Amla and Rossouw in record stand, again
Stats highlights from the fifth ODI between West Indies and South Africa in Centurion
Amla does a de Villiers
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final one-day international as South Africa produced another powerful display
Rossouw and Amla tons set up 4-1 series
A performance of all-round quality to match their huge win at the Wanderers ensured South Africa ended their season on a high with a 131-run win in Centurion in their final international before the World Cup
Win at World Cup all that matters - Sammy
Darren Sammy will forgive West Indies the outcome of the already-lost series against South Africa, even if they slip to a 4-1 defeat at Centurion, as long as they reverse the result in a month's time

Sweet, but Sour

Number of times that a team has been bowled out for less than 300 after two batsmen have posted centuries

Years since an overseas pair shared a higher partnership in Port Elizabeth than the 176 runs posted by Samuels and Brathwaite

176

The partnership between Samuels and Brathwaite, the highest third wicket partnership for West Indies against South Africa

Instances of two West Indians making hundreds in the same inns in South Africa (Durban, Cape Town, Centurion and Port Elizabeth)

Fifty-plus scores for Kraigg Brathwaite in 2014 - the most by a West Indies opener in the last five calendar years.

Number of fifty-plus opening partnerships by West Indies in 2014 - the most by any team

Balls taken by Dale Steyn for his fifty - the joint-fourth fastest in Tests and the second fastest for South Africa

Number of first-innings centuries by Faf du Plessis. Both have come at Port Elizabeth. He now averages 79.75 at the venue.

Number of South African openers who've made Test centuries in Port Elizabeth - Elgar, Herschelle Gibbs and Barry Richards

Percentage of his total Test runs that Dean Elgar has made at Port Elizabeth - 323 out of 685

Number of century partnerships in Tests between Dean Elgar and Faf du Plessis. Elgar doesn't have hundred stands with any other player in Tests

Number of deliveries it took Dean Elgar to get to his fifty from the 40s. He had only 4 scoring shots in those 34 balls.