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| |  Tuesday, 3 April, 2001, 04:53 GMT 05:53 UK Windies survive late collapse Cullinan made 82 before South Africa declared Day five, third Test, Barbados: West Indies v South Africa SA 454 all out & 197-9 (declared); WI 387 & 88-7. Match drawn Click here for scorecard West Indies resorted to spoiling tactics on the final day of the third Test in Bridgetown as they clung on for a draw against South Africa. The tourists ripped through the West Indies' top order but could not finish off the home side, who ended on 88 for seven. Dinanath Ramnarine's time-wasting tactics played a part in denying the Proteas any chance of a dramatic win. He called on the trainer for treatment to his leg in the closing minutes, as South Africa looked to extend their lead to 2-0 in the five-match series.
South African captain Shaun Pollock was less than happy with the tactics used. "Teams are entitled to play the game the way they want to play it," he said. "I've got nothing more to say other than that everyone in their team wasn't happy with the way they played because some senior players came up to me and apologised afterwards." He added: "We really played well and can take a lot of positives from this game. We are going into the next game with a lot of confidence." West Indies skipper Carl Hooper was quick to turn his attention towards the next Test, starting in Antigua on Wednesday. "South Africa scored a psychological advantage but we have a few days to be ready for the next Test," he said. West Indies lost seven wickets for 48 runs after being set what seemed a straightforward task of batting out the last session in Barbados. Earlier, it had been South Africa who had been under pressure. They lost three wickets in the first hour before Daryll Cullinan batted them to safety with an innings of 82. South Africa declared soon after Cullinan's dismissal at 197 for nine, leaving West Indies an impossible target of 265 to win in a minimum of 28 overs. In the end they had to face 38.4 overs.
Marlon Samuels went the same way before Gayle, who slammed 48 off 35 balls with 11 fours, went for another extravagant shot and was caught behind off Jacques Kallis. Wickets then tumbled and there were eight men crowded around the bat as Mervyn Dillon blocked out an over from Boje, with the crowd cheering every ball safely defended. Then Ramnarine was warned by the umpires for time-wasting as he held up play, claiming cramp with the minimum overs already completed inside the last 15 minutes. Ramnarine earlier had career-best figures of five for 78, with South Africa's declaration robbing him of an opportunity to take a hat-trick after he sent back Cullinan and Allan Donald with successive deliveries. Cullinan extended a rich vein of form. He made 103 and 73 in the second Test in Port of Spain, and 134 in the first innings in Bridgetown. | |
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