South Africa vs West Indies | Windies ready to pounce on unsettled South Africa
The Hindu
The visitors lost heavily in Pakistan
West Indies believes it has its best chance in 30 years to defeat an unsettled South Africa as the two-Test series begins at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Thursday. Kraigg Brathwaite’s men are unbeaten in their last four Tests — a 2-0 triumph in Bangladesh and drawn matches at home against Sri Lanka. West Indies goes into the campaign ranked just above a Proteas team reeling from successive heavy defeats in two Tests in Pakistan. South Africa also has senior opening batsman Dean Elgar installed as Test captain following the retirement of Faf du Plessis from the traditional format.
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