West Indies captain Brian Lara wins the toss and decides to field first in the crucial Super 8 clash against South Africa Corey Collymore claims the wicket of South Africa's captain Graeme Smith who edges to Denesh Ramdin for seven Smith is left to regret his wayward swipe as South Africa reach 21-1 in the seventh over in Grenada Jacques Kallis enters the fray and immediately punishes the wayward West Indies attack with a series of lusty blows AB de Villiers cruises to his ninth one-day international fifty as South Africa progress to 113-1 in the 20th over Kallis picks up an ankle ligament injury but still manages to progress to a stylish fifty with South Africa in command Chris Gayle removes Kallis for 81 but De Villiers continues his onslaught - reaching his century in the 38th over Lara is stunned as Herschelle Gibbs and Mark Boucher add 86 from only six overs as South Africa make a massive 356-4 Shiv Chanderpaul lobs Shaun Pollock to Graeme Smith and is the first wicket to fall, with the score on just five Devon Smith falls for 33 to a good catch by De Villiers and Chris Gayle is run out soon after, leaving West Indies on 69-3 West Indies are reduced to 119-4 in the 20th over when Lara falls to Kallis for 20 Dwayne Bravo is the next man out, with the score at 142-5 and West Indies' hopes of getting near the target fading fast Ramnaresh Sarwan strikes a defiant 92 but West Indies struggle to match the South Africa run rate The Proteas limit West Indies to 289-9 after 50 overs, winning the match and all but ending the hosts' World Cup chances
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