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The West Indies batting will have to improve drastically from both the first test and their opening innings of this one to pull off a win.
Their bowlers have given them a bit of a chance reducing South Africa to 174 all out in the 2nd innings.

Windies are chasing 324 to win which would be a tall order anyway but given their batting so far in the series it looks even tougher.
15/0 at close so another 309 to win.

No play was possible on Monday in the WTC between India & New Zealand, with only 2 days remaining a positive result is looking less likely.

In the 2nd Test from St. Lucia between West Indies & South Africa, the Proteas are working their way through the Windies batting. Into the 2nd session on day 4 they require a further 200 runs with only 4 wickets remaining. Rabada & Maharaj have taken 3 wicket each.

^^ South Africa completed a 158 run victory over the West Indies, & a 2-0 series win. Maharaj finished with 5-36 including a hat-trick, the first of his 3 dismissals was top-scorer Powell who made 51. Rabada was Named Man of the Match, & de Kock Player of the Series.

Day 5 of the WTC finished with India holding a 32 run lead, 2 wickets down in the 2nd dig, with Pujara & Kohli at the crease. Earlier the Kiwi's were all out for 249, with skipper Williamson batted for almost 5 hours, facing 177 balls, just short of 3 hours for 49 runs. Jamieson & Southee provided some lower order hitting.
With a decent forecast for the final day, New Zealand slim chance of victory, but most likely a draw.

Congrats to New Zealand for winning the WTC match, with an 8 wicket victory over India.

Well done New Zealand I think we could a new period of dominance by this side it has the potential to do great things.

West Indies had a comfortable 8 wicket win over South Africa in yesterdays T20I from St. George's Grenada. Evin Lewis was Man of the match with 71 from 35 balls, including 7 sixes, his side hit 15 maximums in all, getting home with 5 overs to spare.

^^ South Africa leveled the series on Sunday with a 16 runs victory, Yesterday they went 2-1 up in the 5 match series with a 1 run win. It wasn't as close as in sounds with a target of 168, West Indies required 15 runs off the final over, bowled by Rabada. The final ball went for 6, with the job already done.

Ollie Robinson is cleared to play for England again after being handed an eight match ban (5 of which are suspended for 2 years) for racist tweets between 2012 and 2014.

He's already missed 3 matches and so he can continue with his international career immediately