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South African allrounder Jaques Kallis (R) and teammate Herschelle Gibbs (C) observe the dismissal of West Indies batsman Ridley Jacobs (L) for 78 runs astatine the Centurion cricket oval successful Pretoria, 18 January, 1999. (Photo/Getty Images)
By the precocious 1990s, West Indies were nary longer the ascendant unit they had been done the 1970s and 1980s. Losses to Australia, some location and away, and a 3-0 Test bid decision successful Pakistan had pushed them down to No.
4 successful the ICC Test rankings. Even so, they remained a respected side. That is wherefore determination was genuine involvement erstwhile West Indies toured South Africa for the archetypal clip successful the 1998–99 season, with the 2 teams appearing evenly matched connected paper.What followed turned into 1 of the astir one-sided tours successful Test history.Led by Hansie Cronje, South Africa dominated the West Indies successful the full tour. Proteas won the seven-match ODI bid 6-1 and completed a cleanable expanse successful the five-Test series, winning 5-0.
The margins underlined the spread betwixt the sides. South Africa won the archetypal Test by 4 wickets, the 2nd by 178 runs, the 3rd by 9 wickets, the 4th by 149 runs and the 5th by 351 runs.The last Test, played from January 15 to 18, 1999, produced a infinitesimal that remains uncommon successful the game. At the extremity of the match, adjudicator Dennis Lindsay named the full South African squad arsenic Player of the Match.
How it unfoded
West Indies skipper Brian Lara won the Toss and elected to tract against the Proteas.
The Lara-led broadside had already mislaid the series, having faced decision successful each 4 erstwhile Tests of the series. West Indies made a bully commencement connected time 1 and reduced South Africa to 5-2 and past 123-6. However, South Africa made a beardown comeback and ended time 1 astatine 311/9 acknowledgment to Mark Boucher's 100 and Jacques Kallis's 83. The innings ended aboriginal connected time 2 astatine 313. Lance Klusener, recalled for the injured Terbrugge, added utile runs astatine the end.
West Indies past faced Allan Donald. On a transportation that offered bounce, if not utmost pace, the visitors moved to 102 for 2 aft different shaky start, driven by a accelerated counter-attack from Lara. He reached 50 from 38 balls, hitting 12 fours, including six disconnected Donald crossed 2 overs. His dismissal changed the people of the innings. Donald removed Lara with a abbreviated ball, and what followed was a collapse. The past 8 wickets fell successful 17 overs.
Donald finished with his 17th five-wicket haul successful Test cricket.West Indies were bowled retired for 144, handing South Africa a pb of 169.The comeback for the West Indies from that concern was adjacent impossible, and successful their 2nd innings, South African batters made definite that determination was nary accidental for Lara's side.When Courtney Walsh broke down aboriginal successful South Africa’s 2nd innings, West Indies were near with a young and inexperienced gait attack, which included debutant Reon King, who was inactive dealing with pitchy lag.
None of the accelerated bowlers were capable to use pressure. Carl Hooper was the lone 1 who managed to dilatory the scoring by bowling a antiaircraft enactment into the rough. Gary Kirsten, coming disconnected a mediocre tally of form, utilized the accidental to bat clip and scored a hard-earned century. Herschelle Gibbs registered his archetypal 50 of the series, portion Hansie Cronje batted with intent. Jonty Rhodes, however, was the astir aggressive, taking afloat vantage of the tiring onslaught to people a 100 successful conscionable 95 balls.
It was his archetypal Test period astatine location and came successful emphatic fashion, with his sixth six, each struck disconnected propulsion shots. Cronje declared South Africa’s innings astatine 399 for 5 precocious connected the 3rd day. The determination paid disconnected immediately, arsenic West Indies opener Wallace was caught down the limb broadside soon after, capping a hard bid for him. On the 4th morning, wickets continued to autumn astatine regular intervals. Paul Adams took 4 wickets, Jacques Kallis picked up two, portion Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald and Daryll Cullinan claimed 1 each. West Indies were bowled retired for 217 successful their 2nd innings, giving South Africa a 351-run triumph and sealing a 5-0 bid whitewash implicit Brian Lara’s side. Match adjudicator Dennis Lindsay awarded the Player of the Match to the full South African team, an antithetic but fitting call. Kallis, who finished the bid with 485 runs was the wide prime for Player of the Series.
