Two slips in place as Steyn opens the bowling for RSA..

Welcome back.. Can Gayle & Co. give a fitting reply after AB's demolition job? It's a tough task though..

Anil Kumble: Batting reinvented by AB @ABdeVilliers17 ..fastest records being broken fast...#cwc2015

Tom Moody: I believe we've just witnessed why AB de Villiers is the BEST in the World. #WCC15 #MasterClass

Rajneesh Gupta: @ABdeVilliers17 now has the Fastest 50, Fastest 100 and Fastest 150 in One-Day Internationals!!!!

Graeme Smith: Hahahhaha oh my !

Simon Wilde: After getting to 55 off 34 balls (frankly pathetic), AB went 44411441122604114624442641266466 to finish 162 off 66 #gulp

Michael Vaughan: I guess they will just blame the modern bats.... 162 off 66 balls from @ABdeVilliers17 #Genius

Scyld Berry: Amazing. Taking the sport to yet another level - the ultimate in hitting. AB de Villiers 162* off 66 balls v WI, and 64 off two Holder overs

Here are a few tweets praising the wondrous batting of AB de Villiers

And if one casts their mind back to the opening 10-15 overs, West Indies bowled with great discipline. A score of 280 looked tough at that stage. But that's the genius of AB with help from the others. Also credit to SA for sticking to their gameplan of batting solidly till the 35th over and then unleashing.

Have a look at these mind-boggling numbers that South Africa racked up - last 20 overs - 261. Last 15 - 222. Last 10 - 150. Last 5 - 96. Holder's first spell read - 5-2-9-1. Then 3-0-31-0. Last two overs - 34 and 30 respectively. Final figures - 10-2-104-1. Worst figures in WC history for a 10-over spell and by a captain. Phew! Just insane stuff!

de Villiers: "I am also a bit surprised. Very enjoyable knock today, I thought the foundation the boys laid up front once again allowed us to free up. I don't know, it's just one of those knocks that I think the ball obviously bounced my way. Little bit of luck here and there and I made it count. Not a huge fan of setting targets. We had our basic plans in place. A score around 300 halfway through the innings looked like an achievable total and we were probably pushing for that, maybe 320. And you get some of those days where you click in the last 10 overs. I thought Rilee (Rossouw) played an exceptional knock, great injection of momentum therefore for us and I could bat around him in the start and then could free up at the end as well. It's a bit of everything, bit of a pain in the previous game, this game is only halfway and the only thing on my mind is to win this game. So, a lot of things play a role and we are just ready to defend this total now."

AB de Villiers, the man of the moment, spoke to Russel Arnold and we have transcribed the interview word by word.

On a slightly controversial note, Ian Gould, one of the umpires, seemed to have a problem with the condition of one of the balls used for the match. He had discussions with both Holder and Taylor.

The West Indies camp would be disappointed as they bowled well upfront. Holder perhaps missed a trick by not having a first slip for Benn. Benn was getting a nice drift and troubled Amla and du Plessis. He also made a mistake by introducing Darren Sammy into the attack when de Villiers took strike. Barring an excellent catch taken by Jerome Taylor at long-on to dismiss David Miller, West Indies's fielding wasn't up to the mark. It is a good wicket for batting and at the SCG, the dew factor may come into play, but it has to be remembered that so far only Ireland have been successful in a chasing down a target in this World Cup in Australia.

Initially, de Villiers played with a full face of the bat against the seamers. In 40th over of the innings, de Villiers then gave a glimpse of his immense ability by clobbering the wily spinner Sulieman Benn for two fours and a six. He essayed a majestic shot over extra cover for a six and followed it up by going right back in the crease to play the cut shot and collect four runs. He also used the sweep shot to good effect. The century stand between Rossouw and de Villiers came in a mere 60 deliveries. It was Andre Russell, who eventually took the wicket of Rossouw, but by then, the damage was already done. de Villiers though, continued to smash the Windies bowlers to shreds. He even used the scoop to thump Russell for a couple of sixes and clobbered Holder for 34 runs in the 48th over of the innings. de Villiers composed his century in 52 deliveries and took just 12 more deliveries to get to his 150. His century turned out to be the second fastest in the history of the World Cup. He now holds the record for the fastest 150 in ODIs. South Africa also amassed their highest total in World Cups.

The experienced duo of Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis, then looked to steady South Africa's innings. Both the batsmen had their fair share of luck, but they set a solid foundation with a century stand. It was Chris Gayle, who struck twice in a single over to send du Plessis and Amla back to the pavilion. But just in the nick of time, de Villiers and Rossouw ripped apart the opposition ranks with their sizzling knocks. It was Rossouw, who upped the tempo by smashing a flurry of boundaries square of the wicket on either side. He reached his fifty in style by playing a forceful cut shot off Taylor over backward point for a six. de Villiers took over from him to dismantle the Windies attack with a wide array of shots.

After South Africa's top-order batsmen struggled against a disciplined effort by the West Indies' seamers upfront, the sparkling explosion of fireworks from the willow of AB de Villiers and Rilee Rossouw helped them to recover and post a mammoth total on the board. In fact, West Indies started on a good note, with Jason Holder and Jerome Taylor bowling with purpose. Both of them produced movement off the deck and Holder also extracted awkward bounce from the surface. Interestingly, they looked to cramp South Africa's opener Quinton de Kock for room and the plan worked, with Holder snaffling the wicket of de Kock.

49.6 - J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, shuffles across to this low full toss angling in around off, gets under it and hammers it over the deep square leg boundary for another six, this was just too good from de Villiers, after conceding 34 runs in the last over, Holder concedes 30 in this one. This is also the highest score on Australian soil

49.5 - J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, full on the stumps, de Villiers launches it over the long-off fence for another maxmimum, he missed out on the fastest 150 in the last month, but this time he has done it

49.4 - J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, full outside off, de Villiers brings up his 150,the fastest 150, with another boundary. He took just 12 balls to reach 150 from the 100-run mark, de Villiers lofted this to the right of long-off, who could only see it crashing into the fence

49.3 - J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, banged in short and outside off, de Villiers rocks back and muscles the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence for back-to-back sixes

49.2 - J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, shuffles across to this fullish delivery on middle stump line, de Villiers gets under it and launches it over the deep backward square leg fence, this is just too good for the West Indies' captain

49.1 - J Holder to de Villiers, 2 runs, fuller and on the stumps, de Villiers puts his front foot out of the way and goes for the slog, ends up miscuing it through mid-wicket but it was good enough for a couple

48.6 - A Russell to Behardien, no run, slower ball outside off, Behardien was lining up for a big one, but can't connect, the keeper collects

48.5 - A Russell to de Villiers, 1 run, dropped by Smith! It was fuller length outside off, de Villiers uppishly drives to extra cover, where Smith tries to reverse cup it, but floors it, Holder is not happy with the effort

48.4 - A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, back of a length delivery from Russell, de Villiers rocks back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, the fielder dives to his right but can't get a hand on it, the umpires check whether it was a six or a four, but the ball bounced before the rope

48.3 - A Russell to Behardien, 1 run, very full on middle, Behardien squeezes it out towards mid-wicket and was looking for the single there, de Villiers was backing up too far and the fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end, he misses as de Villiers dives and the batsmen then get the single on the overthrow, poor cricket from West Indies there

48.2 - A Russell to Behardien, SIX, Behardien joins the party now, it was full and around off, Behardien gets under it and sends it up and over the long-off fence for his first maximum, great batting from the South Africans here

48.1 - A Russell to Behardien, 2 runs, fullish delivery angling in on middle, Behardien chips it over mid-wicket for a couple

47.6 - J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, on a length and on the stumps, de Villiers smashes it to the deep mid-wicket fence, the ball sails well over the rope - 34 came off that Holder over, the 2nd most expensive over in WC history

47.5 - J Holder to de Villiers, 2 runs, slower ball from Holder, de Villiers mistimes the loft, Benn runs back from mid-off, tries to dive, but can't even get a hand on it, the batsmen take another two

47.4 - J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, this time he goes on the off-side, it was around off, de Villiers changes his stance and reverse sweeps it over the short third man and the ball runs away to the fence in no time

47.3 - J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, a boundary off the free-hit, it was a low full toss and around off, de Villiers goes across and hoicks it to the deep backward square leg fence

Free-hit coming up

47.3 - J Holder to de Villiers, no ball, FOUR, what a super shot! He goes down on one knee after shuffling across and scoops it to the fine leg fence, another no-ball from Holder, he has lost his footing here

47.2 - J Holder to de Villiers, 2 runs, de Villiers can't get a boundary off the free-hit, it was fuller and outside off, de Villiers mistimes the drive to widish long-off, the batsmen come back for the second

47.2 - J Holder to de Villiers, no ball, SIX, de Villiers gets his century in style, this is the 2nd fastest hundred in World Cup history, de Villiers makes it 3 in 3 against West Indies in World Cups, it was length around off, de Villiers just launches it straight down the ground for another maximum, Holder overstepped as well on that occasion

de Villiers is on 99 now

47.1 - J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, fuller in length and around off, de Villiers clears his front leg, gets under it and just lofts it to the long-on fence, the fielder was inside the circle

46.6 - A Russell to de Villiers, 1 run, run-out chance missed! It was angling away outside off, de Villiers mistimes the punch to the left of the bowler and sets off, the bowler was quick to move across to his left, grabs the ball, turns and fires in the throw at the non-striker's end. de Villiers was nowhere near the crease had Russell got a direct-hit, but he survives

46.5 - A Russell to Behardien, 1 run, just short of a good length and slightly wide outside off, Behardien punches it square of the wicket for a single

Farhaan Behardien, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.4 - A Russell to D Miller, out Caught by Jerome Taylor!! That is a sensational catch from Taylor at the long-on boundary. The umpires check for the no-ball and then Taylor's foot, but it is all fine. It was a fullish delivery just around off, Miller goes for the loft, but doesn't get the desired distance. Taylor from long-on runs to his right, puts his right hand out and plucks the ball out of thin air. He managed to keep his feet away from the rope as well. That is just a superb piece of fielding, catch of the tournament so far. The celebrations were also not bad. Russell goes flat on the ground in front of Taylor's feet and Sammy doffed his cap twice to show his respect to Taylor, all in good fun. D Miller c Jerome Taylor b A Russell 20(16)

A Russell to D Miller, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

46.3 - A Russell to de Villiers, 1 run, very full and around off, de Villiers moves across and clips it to backward square leg for a run

46.2 - A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, great improvisation from AB! It was full outside off, de Villiers shuffles across his sticks, kneels down and plays a one-handed sweep of sorts - just sensational stuff - to the fine leg fence for a boundary, the fielder was inside the circle

46.1 - A Russell to de Villiers, no run, great fielding from Russell, he angles this one across off, de Villiers goes hard, but mistimes the shot to the left of the bowler, who puts his left hand out and prevents the single

45.6 - J Holder to D Miller, 2 runs, in the airrr, but Gayle makes a mess of it! It was high full toss outside off, Miller goes hard at it, but ends up slicing it high. Gayle from cover runs back, but was never looking comfortable to take the catch, he dives, but the ball bounces away from him. Maybe, he was put off by Carter, who was also just behind him and was going for the catch as well. It could have been the sun as well, not sure about that

45.5 - J Holder to D Miller, 2 runs, yorker delivery outside off, Miller squeezes it out towards long-off and the batsmen take another couple there

45.5 - J Holder to D Miller, wide, very full but a little too wide this time around, wided by the umpire

45.4 - J Holder to D Miller, no run, yorker length delivery just inside the tramline, Miller reaches out, but can't connect this time

45.3 - J Holder to D Miller, 2 runs, low full toss wide outside off, Miller chases it and mistimes the push past the bowler, the batsmen take two because the ball went very slowly to the fielder at long-off

45.2 - J Holder to D Miller, 2 runs, full outside off, Miller reaches out and lofts it inside-out over extra cover, the batsmen take another couple before the sweeper runs across to his left and cuts it off

45.1 - J Holder to D Miller, 2 runs, full and slightly wide outside off, Miller reaches out and drives to the left of backward point, the batsmen had already set off for the single, the fielder dives to his left and makes a half-stop, the batsmen then take the second as the ball rolls away further from him, great running that

Jason Holder [7.0-2-29-1] is back into the attack

44.6 - A Russell to de Villiers, SIX, what a shot! He shuffles across, goes down on one knee and plays the scoop to perfection, the fielder at fine leg was inside the circle and even if he was at the rope, he would have seen it sailing into the crowd, where a gentleman takes a great catch

44.5 - A Russell to de Villiers, 2 runs, low full toss around off, de Villiers whips it towards deep mid-wicket and charges back for the second, the bowler is livid with his fielder there, but there's nothing he can do with de Villiers running like that

44.4 - A Russell to de Villiers, 2 runs, touch fuller this time and angles across off from round the wicket, de Villiers mistimes the heave towards deep mid-wicket, the ball didn't have much pace on it and the bastmen take a couple

44.3 - A Russell to D Miller, 1 run, works this delivery on middle stump line to square leg to hand over the strike back to his captain

44.2 - A Russell to de Villiers, 1 run, angling in on leg, de Villiers shuffles across and plays the pick up shot, picks out backward square leg, the batsmen though take another quick run

44.1 - A Russell to D Miller, 1 run, yorker just outside off, Miller jams it out to mid-off for a quick run, 300 comes up for South Africa with that single

43.6 - Benn to D Miller, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Miller goes deep in the crease and works it to deep square leg to keep the strike

43.5 - Benn to D Miller, no run, in the blockhole, Miller squeezes it out to cover

43.5 - Benn to D Miller, wide, down the leg-side, Miller fails to nurdle it fine, wided by the umpire

43.4 - Benn to D Miller, 2 runs, floated up on off and turning in towards Miller, who dances down the track and works it in front of mid-wicket, the fielder was at the rope and had to come a fair way in, giving the batsmen ample time to take the second

43.3 - Benn to de Villiers, 1 run, short and wide outside off, de Villiers rocks back and cuts it to sweeper cover

43.2 - Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, touch flatter and outside off, de Villiers shuffles across once again, bends on his knees and sweeps it airily towards the fine leg fence for back-to-back boundaries

43.1 - Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, another great shot from de Villiers, he shuffles across, kneels down and sweeps it past a diving short fine leg fielder, the ball runs away to the fence, this was the 9th four of his innings

42.6 - A Russell to D Miller, 2 runs, touch fuller and on off and middle, Miller works it through the mid-wicket region, the batsmen take another couple before the fielder in the deep runs across to his left and stops the ball

42.5 - A Russell to D Miller, no run, back of a length delivery angled across off, Miller hangs back and lines up for the pull, but he fails to connect as the ball goes under his bat

42.4 - A Russell to de Villiers, 1 run, low full toss around off, de Villiers clips it towards deep mid-wicket, can only get a single there

Round the wicket to de Villiers now

42.3 - A Russell to D Miller, 1 run, pushes this length delivery angled across off to mid-off and sets off for a single

42.2 - A Russell to D Miller, 2 runs, on middle stump line, Miller wrists it through the vacant mid-on region, the batsmen come back for the second

David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease

42.1 - A Russell to Rossouw, out Caught by Ramdin!! Rossouw perishes for the cause. Neverthless, it was a great innings as it provided the impetus for the hitting in the end overs. It was on a good length and around off, Rossouw backs away and looks to go big over covers, but gets a thick outside edge. Ramdin takes a simple catch to his left. This also ends the 134-run partnership between him and de Villiers. de Villiers pats him on the back as he walks past him. Rossouw c Ramdin b A Russell 61(39) [4s-6 6s-1]

A Russell to Rossouw, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

41.6 - Benn to Rossouw, 1 run, gives this one more air and around off, Rossouw backs away and cuts it towards point, who moves to his right and stops the ball, but can't prevent the single

41.5 - Benn to de Villiers, 1 run, shortish and outside off, de Villiers hangs back and cuts it to point, the batsmen take a quick single

41.4 - Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, floated up outside off, de Villiers goes down on one knee and sweeps it behind square, the ball runs away to the fence as there was no-one behind square in the deep on the on-side

Round the wicket to de Villiers

41.3 - Benn to Rossouw, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Rossouw kneels down for the slog sweep, but mistimes it through mid-wicket, good enough for a single though

41.2 - Benn to Rossouw, FOUR, low full toss from Benn, a gift for Rossouw, who doesn't disappoint and drives it to the deep extra cover fence

41.1 - Benn to Rossouw, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Rossouw goes for the reverse paddle, but fails to connect, the keeper collects

de Villiers has scored 2 centuries in 2 World Cup games against West Indies prior to this game. Can he do it the third time?

40.6 - A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, this is just great batting from de Villiers, he dances down the track to this fullish and wide delivery outside off, reaches out and lofts it to the wide long-off fence

40.5 - A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, de Villiers rocks back and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence

40.4 - A Russell to de Villiers, no run, full and around off, de Villiers drives and drives hard, but hits it straight to extra cover

40.3 - A Russell to de Villiers, 2 runs, slower delivery on off and middle, de Villiers shuffles across and tucks it away behind square, the batsmen take two before the fielder from fine leg moves to his left and hunts the ball down

40.2 - A Russell to de Villiers, no run, fuller and on off and middle, Villiers leans forward and drives, picks out extra cover and says no for the single

40.1 - A Russell to Rossouw, 1 run, Rossouw comes down the track and punches it to cover to get the single

72 runs came off the batting powerplay. These are the most number of runs that have been scored in the batting PP in the World Cup so far

Andre Russell [4.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

39.6 - Benn to de Villiers, 2 runs, tossed up around off, de Villiers drives it wide of long-off and the batsmen have ample time to come back for the second before the fielder can get around

39.5 - Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, third consecutive boundary for de Villiers to bring up his fifty, it was a short delivery around off, de Villiers lofts it inside-out over covers and the ball runs away to the fence

39.4 - Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, backs away and Benn follows him with a quicker full toss, de Villiers this time dispatches it to the deep mid-wicket fence for back-to-back boundaries

39.3 - Benn to de Villiers, SIX, floated up on middle stump, de Villiers makes room and lofts it beautifully inside-out over cover, 100 of the partnership comes up in just 60 balls

39.2 - Benn to Rossouw, 1 run, low full toss on middle, Rossouw just eases it down to long-on for a single

Will bowl to Rossouw from over the wicket

39.1 - Benn to de Villiers, 1 run, flatter and outside off, de Villiers cuts it towards cover-point and the batsmen hurry across for a single, the fielder made a little fumble as well, making it easier for them to take the single

Sulieman Benn [7.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack

Benn will bowl the final over of the batting powerplay

38.6 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 2 runs, pushes this delivery on middle stump line in front of long-on, the batsmen take two on account of good running between the wickets

38.5 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, SIX, Rossouw gets to his 2nd ODI fifty in style, this was just too good a shot, it was banged in short and well outside off, Rossouw jumps high in the crease and cuts it well over the deep backward point fence for a maximum, super shot from Rossouw

38.4 - Jerome Taylor to de Villiers, 1 run, full and outside off, de Villiers slices the drive to sweeper cover for a single

38.3 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 1 run, fuller and straighter in line, Rossouw went for a big hoick but gets an inside edge that rolls away to short fine, the batsmen take a single

38.3 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 3 wides, down the leg-side, Rossouw fails to clip it and the keeper also can't stop it cleanly even after diving to his right, the batsmen take two extra runs apart from the wide

38.2 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 2 runs, very full on middle, Rossouw squeezes out the drive towards cover, the batsman was charging to the other end when the fielder throws it at the non-striker's end, there was no one backing up, the ball went towards the deep mid-wicket region and quick running ensured that they come back for the extra run

38.1 - Jerome Taylor to de Villiers, 1 run, the third umpire has been pressed into service to check a run-out chance, but Rossouw looks to have made his ground easily. Not Out will flash on the big screen, it was a good length delivery outside off, de Villiers shuffles across and looks to clip it through the on-side, gets an inside edge on the pad, the batsmen go through for a quick run as the ball rolls away into the off-side, Taylor runs across, picks it up and under-arms the throw at the striker's end, gets a direct-hit but Rossouw was well in

37.6 - J Holder to de Villiers, 1 run, homing in on off and middle, Villiers shuffles across just a touch and works it to deep mid-wicket, he was looking for the second run, but the fielder was quick to reach the ball

37.5 - J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, full and just outside off, de Villiers drills the drive past a diving extra cover and the ball runs away to the fence in no time, this is great batting

37.4 - J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, de Villiers drills it uppishly over the bowler's head, who fails to get his hands on it, the ball runs away to the long-off fence as the fielder was inside the circle

37.3 - J Holder to Rossouw, 1 run, full and outside off, Rossouw leans forward and drives it to extra cover, who was standing deep in the circle, the batsmen pinch a quick run

37.2 - J Holder to de Villiers, 1 run, takes the pace off again and bowls this on a length and on off, de Villiers drops it in front of point and gives the strike back to Rossouw

Back to over the wicket for de Villiers

37.1 - J Holder to Rossouw, 1 run, slower ball angling in on leg, Rossouw works it past square leg for a single

Holder continues from round the wicket

36.6 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 1 run, length ball on off, Rossouw pushes it gently in front of mid-off and sets off, he will retain strike

36.5 - Jerome Taylor to de Villiers, 1 run, fuller and angling in on off and middle, de Villiers drives it to long-on

36.4 - Jerome Taylor to de Villiers, FOUR, great shot from the South African captain, it was overpitched from Taylor, de Villiers drives it down the ground to the long-off fence, the fielder from long-on gave chase but he had no chance

36.3 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 1 run, almost a yorker from Taylor on the stumps, Rossouw drills it towards the non-striker and de Villiers fails to get out of the way, the batsmen take a single as the ball rolls away towards mid-off, de Villiers saved a run for West Indies there

Free-hit coming up

36.3 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, no ball, FOUR, on a good length and outside off, Rossouw waits for it inside the crease, opens the face of the bat and places it beautifully between the fielder at short third and backward point, to make matters worse, he has overstepped there

36.2 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 2 runs, another low full toss from Taylor, Rossouw drives it through the covers, the fielder from extra cover runs and dives to his right, but can't stop the ball. The batsmen take two before the sweeper tidies up

Comes round the wicket now

36.1 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, FOUR, poor ball to start the over from Taylor, it was a full toss but it had to be put away, Rossouw did just that as he drove it magnificently through the covers, the ball runs away to the fence

35.6 - J Holder to Rossouw, 1 run, angling in around off and middle, Rossouw whips it through mid-wicket and will keep the strike

35.5 - J Holder to Rossouw, 2 runs, low full toss from Holder, Rossouw shuffles across and mistimes the drive towards long-on, the ball had very little pace on it and the batsmen took on Samuels in the deep, who held onto the ball for a little too long there

Round the wicket again to Rossouw this time

35.4 - J Holder to de Villiers, 1 run, low full toss from Holder, de Villiers helps it down to long-on for a run

35.3 - J Holder to Rossouw, 1 run, angling away outside off, Rossouw looks to drive, the ball rolls away to third man off the outside edge

Mid-off has been moved back and sweeper comes into the circle

35.2 - J Holder to de Villiers, 1 run, full and on middle and leg, de Villiers wrists it towards long-on and gets to the other end

Back to over the wicket now

35.1 - J Holder to de Villiers, 2 runs, fuller in length and on the stumps, de Villiers moves across just a touch and works it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple

Jason Holder [5.0-2-9-1] is back into the attack

Jason Holder replaces Chris Gayle in the attack. He will start from round the wicket

Time for the batting powerplay

34.6 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, FOUR, banged in short and at the batsman, the ball sits up nicely for Rossouw to short-arm pull it to the deep backward square leg fence, good way to end the over

34.5 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 2 runs, yorker outside off, Rossouw opens the face of the bat and guides it towards the squarish third man region, good running ensures that the batsmen come back for the second

34.4 - Jerome Taylor to de Villiers, 1 run, angling in on the pads, de Villiers works it behind square and gets to the other end

34.3 - Jerome Taylor to de Villiers, 2 runs, another slower one that was banged in short and outside off, de Villiers waits for it and ramps it to the right of the keeper, the batsmen take two before big Benn from third man runs to his left and cuts it off

34.2 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Rossouw goes for the pull, but mistimes it to the left of the bowler, who fails to stop the ball. The batsmen take a quick single as the ball rolls away towards mid-on

34.1 - Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, no run, slower one on a good length and on off and middle, Rossouw defends it to the left of cover, who moves across and stops the ball

Jerome Taylor [5.0-1-20-0] is back into the attack

Jerome Taylor will start the proceedings after the drinks break. He is currently having a chat with the umpire about the ball. West Indies have had some issues with the ball today.

Time for the second drinks break.

On a slightly controversial note, Ian Gould, one of the umpires for the match, didn't seem to be particularly happy with the condition of one of the balls and had a chat with the West Indies' captain, Holder. It has to be said that this is a rather abrasive surface and the ball will get scuffed up a bit.

It was Chris Gayle, who made the crucial breakthrough by snaring the wicket of du Plessis. Denesh Ramdin, the wicket-keeper, also deserves the credit for showing excellent reflexes to take the catch. To make it even better for the Windies, Gayle dismissed Amla, with the batsman finding himself plumb in front to be dismissed LBW. He is certainly a man with a golden arm. From South Africa's perspective, they need AB de Villiers to essay a captain's knock.

Here is Bharath Ramaraj's analysis of the last 18 overs: Sulieman Benn, the slow left-arm orthodox, followed up the fine efforts of West Indies' seamers by bowling tidily. He even induced the edge off Hashim Amla's bat, but Jason Holder perhaps missed a trick by not having a fielder stationed at first slip for Benn. As the Windies generally bowled with good control, for a brief period, Amla and Faf du Plessis struggled to free their arms and collect runs. However, Amla and du Plessis are world-class batsmen, and they were able to get through the difficult period and amass fifties. Du Plessis yet again showed his ability to use the depth of the crease and bisect the gaps in the field.

33.6 - Gayle to Rossouw, 1 run, quicker and close to off, Rossouw knocks it to the right of cover and picks up a single

33.6 - Gayle to Rossouw, wide, darted down the leg-side, wide signalled

33.5 - Gayle to de Villiers, 1 run, tosses it up bit wide of off, de Villiers reaches out, lunges forward and drives it to sweeper cover

33.4 - Gayle to Rossouw, 1 run, flighted outside off, Rossouw drives it to sweeper cover

33.3 - Gayle to Rossouw, no run, short and outside off, Rossouw middles the cut, finds the fielder at backward point

33.2 - Gayle to Rossouw, no run, fired into the blockhole, Rossouw brings his bat down and jams it towards cover

Round the wicket now!

33.1 - Gayle to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up on off, de Villiers eases it to long-on

32.6 - Sammy to de Villiers, 1 run, fullish and on off, de Villiers comes forward and drives it to long-on

32.5 - Sammy to Rossouw, 1 run, nurdled away to square leg for a single

32.4 - Sammy to Rossouw, FOUR, rank long hop from Sammy, bowled from over the wicket, Rossouw had plenty of time to rock back and muscle the pull past the diving mid-wicket fielder, Gayle had no chance of stopping that in the ring

32.3 - Sammy to Rossouw, FOUR, bad delivery from Sammy and Rossouw dispatches it. Drops it short and angles it in from round the wicket, Rossouw goes back and pulls it in the air over mid-wicket, only fielder in the deep and he beat him comfortably

32.2 - Sammy to de Villiers, 1 run, driven off the inside part to long-on

32.1 - Sammy to Rossouw, 1 run, too straight from Sammy, Rossouw milks it behind square on the on-side for a single

31.6 - Gayle to de Villiers, no run, goes right back in the crease and knocks it to the right of the bowler, Gayle gets across and stops it with his boot. Rossouw stands his ground, Gayle thuds into him and has a stare at the batsman. He was just fooling around there, Rossouw also had a smile on his face

31.6 - Gayle to de Villiers, wide, fired down the leg-side, de Villiers has nothing to with it

31.5 - Gayle to de Villiers, no run, leans forward and turns it gently to mid-wicket

31.4 - Gayle to de Villiers, 2 runs, provides a bit of width, de Villiers carves it behind point for a brace

31.3 - Gayle to Rossouw, 1 run, flatter and on off, Rossouw eases it off the back foot to sweeper cover

31.2 - Gayle to Rossouw, 2 runs, bit short and outside off, Rossouw cuts it to the left of sweeper and sprints back for the second

31.1 - Gayle to Rossouw, no run, flighted on off, bowled from round the wicket, Rossouw is half-forward and defending to cover

30.6 - Sammy to de Villiers, 2 runs, again, some very good running by these two, de Villiers nudges it with soft hands in front of square on the leg-side, the fielder from mid-wicket had a bit of ground to cover,

30.5 - Sammy to Rossouw, 1 run, on a length close to off, Rossouw punches it to sweeper cover

30.4 - Sammy to Rossouw, no run, back of a length around off, Rossouw knocks it to cover, calls "no" for the single

Switches to round the wicket for Rossouw!

30.3 - Sammy to de Villiers, 1 run, wicket-to-wicket from Sammy, de Villiers punches off the inside part again, the ball rolls down to long-on

30.2 - Sammy to de Villiers, no run, good length ball on middle, de Villiers stays in the crease and bunts it to cover

30.1 - Sammy to de Villiers, 2 runs, brilliant running from Rossouw, fuller and on off, de Villiers drives it off the inner half to long-on, Rossouw was always looking for two and he gets it comfortably

Darren Sammy [5.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack

29.6 - Gayle to de Villiers, 1 run, slower and turning in, de Villiers waits and nurdles it to deep square leg

29.5 - Gayle to de Villiers, no run, flighted on off, de Villiers defends it back down the wicket

Three men circling ABD, slip, leg slip and silly point in place..

AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease

29.4 - Gayle to Amla, out Lbw!! Well, well he has removed both set batsmen. Amla has a chat with Rossouw before making his way back to the pavilion. It looked dead as soon as the ball thudded into the pads. It was pushed through, skids on after pitching, Amla shuffles across and misses the nudge through the on-side, was struck right in front of middle stump. That is as plumb as you can get. Those two wickets has brought West Indies back into the game. Amla lbw b Gayle 65(88) [4s-1 6s-1]

Gayle to Amla, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

29.3 - Gayle to Rossouw, 1 run, quicker and outside off, Rossouw slaps it to sweeper cover

Rilee Rossouw, left handed bat, comes to the crease

29.2 - Gayle to du Plessis, out Caught by Ramdin!! The man with the golden arm strikes! Gayle breaks the dangerous looking partnership. It was an excellent take from Ramdin. There was a bit of extra bounce on that occasion, du Plessis made room and was looking to go over extra cover, gets a thickish outside edge and Ramdin snaffles it at chest height. For a second, no one really bothered to appeal, but umpire Davis raised his finger. In fact, the ball got stuck in the webbing of Ramdin's gloves. du Plessis c Ramdin b Gayle 62(70) [4s-3]

Gayle to du Plessis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

29.1 - Gayle to du Plessis, no run, comes down the track, ekes out an inside edge onto the pads, the ball lobs to the off-side and Faf didn't have a clue where the ball was as he hurries back to the crease

28.6 - Samuels to du Plessis, 1 run, pulls the length back, du Plessis nurdles it in front of square on the leg-side, retains strike

28.5 - Samuels to du Plessis, FOUR, brilliant shot! It was not all that short, but Faf made good use of the crease, backs away and lofts it off the back foot over extra cover. The slowness of the wicket allowed him to play that shot

28.4 - Samuels to du Plessis, no run, advances down the wicket, works it away with the spin to backward square, picks out the fielder there

28.3 - Samuels to du Plessis, 2 runs, slower and on off, du Plessis shuffles across, goes on his knee and scoops it over Ramdin, who was moving to his left

28.2 - Samuels to Amla, 1 run, flighted well wide of off, Amla reaches out and drives it to sweeper cover

28.1 - Samuels to du Plessis, 1 run, tad short and outside off, du Plessis cuts it to sweeper cover

Marlon Samuels [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

27.6 - Gayle to du Plessis, 1 run, drops it short, du Plessis goes back and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket. 8 runs off the over, without much risks taken

27.5 - Gayle to Amla, 1 run, nudged away comfortably to deep mid-wicket

27.4 - Gayle to Amla, 2 runs, easily done, Gayle is not getting his line right, turning into the pads, Amla works it with soft hands to deep square leg, the fielder from deep mid-wicket had a long way to cover

27.3 - Gayle to du Plessis, 1 run, flatter and just outside off, du Plessis punches it to sweeper cover

27.3 - Gayle to du Plessis, wide, quicker and down leg, Faf gets inside the line and lets it go

27.2 - Gayle to Amla, 1 run, darts it into the pads, Amla nurdles it behind square leg for a single

27.1 - Gayle to du Plessis, 1 run, uses the depth of the crease and nudges it to deep mid-wicket

Chris Gayle, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

26.6 - Sammy to Amla, no run, pulls the length back, Amla middles the punch and finds mid-off, he hit that too well, which didn't even allow him to take a single

26.5 - Sammy to du Plessis, 1 run, fullish and on off, du Plessis comes forward and drives it to long-on

26.4 - Sammy to Amla, 1 run, leans forward and milks it away to deep mid-wicket

26.3 - Sammy to du Plessis, 1 run, now, Faf reaches his fifty, his second successive fifty. Amla walks up and congratulates him. Slower delivery on off, du Plessis works it to mid-wicket for a single

26.2 - Sammy to du Plessis, FOUR, both batsmen are shifting gears, pitched up just outside off, Faf gets a good stride forward and lofts it handsomely to the long-off fence. The fielder was inside the circle and it was a calculated hit from du Plessis

26.1 - Sammy to du Plessis, 2 runs, back of a length around off, du Plessis stands in the crease and heaves it to deep mid-wicket, he used his wrists to get it in front of square

25.6 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, flighted on off, du Plessis shimmies down the track and drives it straight down the ground, Benn does not field the ball and it hits the stumps, ricochets towards cover

25.5 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, again not off the middle, it comes off the inside half and trickles away to long-on. That run brings up the 100-run stand between these two

25.4 - Benn to Amla, 2 runs, quicker and close to off, Amla flashes a cut and the ball takes the outside edge and rolls away to third man, Samuels runs behind the ball and keeps it down to a couple

25.3 - Benn to Amla, no run, flatter and just outside off, Amla knocks it to backward point

25.2 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, tossed up around off, du Plessis drops it to cover-point and calls for a quick single

25.1 - Benn to du Plessis, 2 runs, slightly short, du Plessis backs away and lifts it over extra cover, Taylor runs to his left from long-off and fires a throw at the bowler's end. Amla was made it to hurry, a better throw or a direct hit would have made it interesting

24.6 - Sammy to Amla, 2 runs, in the air, but safe. Another one that holds up on the wicket, Amla is early into the shot, chips it uppishly to long-on. Since there was no pace on the ball, it allowed Faf to come back for the second

24.5 - Sammy to Amla, no run, takes the pace off the ball, Amla closes the bat face early, gets a soft leading edge back to the bowler

24.4 - Sammy to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, Amla drives it to Gayle at cover

24.3 - Sammy to Amla, SIX, Amla brings up his 28th ODI fifty. A superb shot to get to the landmark. He waves his bat at the crowd. It was on a length just outside off, he hits it through the line straight back over the bowler's head. The ball had enough to clear the boundary rope

24.2 - Sammy to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller and angling into the stumps, driven off the inner part to long-on

24.1 - Sammy to Amla, 1 run, back of a length on off, Amla uses those wrists to nurdle it to backward square leg

23.6 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, Faf was almost knocked over, skips out of the crease, Amla meets the pitch of the ball and drills it in the air straight back at his partner, du Plessis does well to react quickly and get down, the long-on fielder tidies up in the deep

23.5 - Benn to Amla, no run, goes deep in the crease and cuts, finds the fielder at backward point

23.4 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, allows the ball to come, opens the bat face and knocks it to sweeper cover

23.3 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, gives the charge to Benn and eases it to long-on

23.2 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, comes down the track and was looking to drive it to long-off, but gets a thickish inside edge and it runs down to long-on

23.1 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, touch short and outside off, Amla cuts it to sweeper cover

22.6 - Sammy to du Plessis, no run, back of a length on off, du Plessis stays in the crease and knocks it in front of short mid-wicket

22.5 - Sammy to Amla, 1 run, off-speed delivery, Amla leans forward and nudges it to mid-wicket

22.4 - Sammy to Amla, no run, shortish and just outside off, Amla flashes a cut and picks out backward point

22.3 - Sammy to Amla, no run, fuller and on off, Amla drives, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and dribbles towards mid-on, Russell runs across from mid-wicket and keeps them down at their respective ends

22.2 - Sammy to du Plessis, 1 run, fullish and attacking the stumps, Faf drives it to long-on

22.1 - Sammy to Amla, 1 run, angled in from wide of the crease, Amla stays back and nurdles it behind square for a single

21.6 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, gets a good stride forward and wrists it to long-on

21.5 - Benn to Amla, no run, slower and on off, Amla presses forward and blocks

21.4 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, flighted on off, du Plessis drives it back to the bowler, Benn allows the ball to burst through his hands, the ball hits the umpire's leg on the way to long-on

21.3 - Benn to du Plessis, no run, arm-ball that skids on, du Plessis is neither forward nor back, gets an inside edge onto the pad. The ball drops near his feet, it so easily could have rolled back onto the stumps

21.2 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, eases the drive down to long-off

21.1 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off, du Plessis cuts it square of the wicket, thinks about the second but doesn't go through with it

20.6 - Sammy to Amla, no run, yorker aimed at the base of the stumps, squeezed back to the bowler. Good delivery to end the over

20.5 - Sammy to du Plessis, 1 run, on a length close to off, du Plessis brings his bat down at an angle, the ball takes the outside half and rolls to the right of point

20.4 - Sammy to Amla, 1 run, rolls his wrists and works it away to deep square leg

20.3 - Sammy to Amla, no run, pitched up just outside off, Amla drives it to mid-off, takes a couple of steps down the pitch before sending Faf back on the single. That was a good call

20.2 - Sammy to Amla, no run, fuller and just outside off, Amla pushes it to the left of Sammy, who stops it in his followthrough

20.1 - Sammy to du Plessis, 1 run, on the middle stump line, du Plessis hangs back and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket

19.6 - Benn to Amla, no run, tossed up on off, Amla makes room and drives it inside out, picks out Gayle at extra cover

19.5 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, skips out of the crease, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to long-on

19.4 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, driven down the ground to long-on

19.3 - Benn to Amla, no run, comes down the track and drives it to the right of the bowler, Benn dives and makes a fine save

19.2 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, backs away slightly and knocks it to sweeper cover

19.1 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, punched to sweeper cover

Gould has a chat with Holder. Then, notes something down in his pocket diary. Not sure what that was about. In between overs, Holder was seen showing the ball to the umpires. He was not happy with one of the balls.

18.6 - Sammy to du Plessis, 2 runs, another edge that is safe, on a length and holds its line, du Plessis hangs his bat away from the body, the ball takes the edge and runs down to third man, Carter runs across and keeps it down to a brace

18.5 - Sammy to Amla, 1 run, back of a length on off, Amla shuffles across and wrists it in front of square on the leg-side

18.4 - Sammy to Amla, no run, wicket-to-wicket from Sammy, Amla presses forward and blocks it straight to the bowler

18.3 - Sammy to Amla, 2 runs, drags the length back, Amla opens the bat face and punches it to the right of backward point, hares back for the second

18.2 - Sammy to du Plessis, 1 run, the ball seemed to hold up on the wicket, du Plessis checks his punch, it was slightly uppish but well wide of the mid-wicket fielder

18.1 - Sammy to Amla, 1 run, too straight, on middle, Amla leans forward and flicks it through mid-wicket

Ramdin is standing up to the stumps for Sammy

Darren Sammy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

17.6 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, tossed up close to off, Amla drives it down to long-off and keeps strike

17.5 - Benn to Amla, no run, once again finds cover with the drive

17.4 - Benn to Amla, 2 runs, edged and safe! No slip fielder and Amla gets away with it. Slower and outside off, Amla is drawn forward and drives, the ball takes the outside edge and runs down to third man

17.3 - Benn to Amla, no run, rolls his wrists and tucks it to backward square, straight to the fielder

17.2 - Benn to Amla, no run, flighted just outside off, Amla drives and picks out Gayle at cover, who dives and stops the ball

17.1 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, quicker and around off, punched to sweeper cover

16.6 - A Russell to Amla, no run, bouncer just outside off, Amla sways away from the line of the delivery

16.5 - A Russell to du Plessis, 1 run, shortens the length, du Plessis stands tall and punches it to sweeper cover. This time he waited for the ball to arrive

16.4 - A Russell to du Plessis, no run, the ball doesn't seem to be coming on, du Plessis is early on the punch, mistimes it back to the bowler

16.3 - A Russell to du Plessis, no run, too full and outside off, du Plessis reaches out and drags it off the toe-end to the on-side

16.2 - A Russell to du Plessis, 2 runs, fuller and on off, du Plessis works it to the right of mid-on, Samuels dives and makes a half stop

16.1 - A Russell to du Plessis, no run, back of a length around off, du Plessis stays on leg-stump and knocks it to backward point, shouts "no" for the single

16.1 - A Russell to du Plessis, wide, bumper on the stumps, du Plessis ducks under and looks at the umpire, who signals it a wide for height

I don't know if we have to find some form. Leading up to this World Cup, we have played some great cricket. But, it tends to happen. World Cup is pressure moments and there is no escaping it, there is no hiding in the shadows. You lose one game and you are in the spotlight. So, won one, lost one, we need to win a couple to find our way into the quarters and then anything could happen. From those quarters, you are three games away from winning the trophy. So, I guess we just need to find some form with the bat, ball and in the field again. I do open the bowling. You are always kind of up against the opening batters. And he (Gayle) made 200 or something, a great knock. These days guys seem to knock off 200 quite easily. Somebody like him, I mean it's expected of somebody like him. He is a great batter, I think leading up to that knock, he hadn't made many runs. So, it's great to see him back in form. And I am up for the challenge. You always want to play against guys who are in form and he is certainly some guy who is in little bit of form.

The World Cup, this could be my last World Cup, I might not make the next one in four years time, I might be too old. So, I am going to kind of remember every moment and treasure it, if we can go all the way and win this one. It's crazy, close to 90,000 people I reckon, 89,000 of them were Indians. It's still a great place to play (talking about the previous game against India at the MCG). You are standing at the top of your mark and you can't even get to the captain's attention, who is only 5 metres away from you at mid-off. Great place to play cricket again, MCG. Also got great memories of that place. Just amazing atmosphere of that place again. Whether you win or lose, those are the moments I will remember for the rest of my life.

Steyn: Lovely place to come and play cricket. Boys enjoyed playing cricket here, fond memories even if we lose. Couple of years ago we won a series in Australia, exactly where Graeme walked out with a broken hand. So, great place to come and play cricket. I do remember it, I don't remember watching the game (referring to the 1992 World Cup semi-final against England). My cricket only started a couple of years later, but I remember kind of watching, that was kind of the first thing I remember about cricket, the 1992 World Cup. Jonty's run out of Inzamam, the 22 or 21 runs off 1 ball. I actually got Andrew Hudson's shirt the other day, felt the material and how things have changed. It's pretty amazing, this place holds so much history and again a great place to have a World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Loving it. I am really enjoying it. So, it's a great place to tour. We were here recently, we were in New Zealand before the World Cup. Australia is always a great place to visit. Sydney is a great city and kind of reminds me of Cape Town, with the ocean and everything.

Dale Steyn spoke to Mark Nicholas before the start of play today. We have his interview transcribed word to word. Here it is:

Drinks are on the field now.

Holder has certainly added a yard of pace and with his ability to extract bounce from a length, it makes him a bowler to watch out for. If he can get his front leg to snap down hard and point towards the wicket while delivering the ball, he may become a force to reckon with. At present, it seems to collapse at the point of the delivery and as a result, he isn't able to transfer the (kinetic) energy from his legs to the upper body and then to the ball.

Here is Bharath Ramaraj's analysis of the first 16 overs: The West Indies' seamers, Jason Holder and Jerome Taylor bowled with good disciplines upfront. Both of them produced seam movement off the deck and Holder also extracted disconcerting bounce from the surface. Interestingly, they looked to cramp the left-handed Quinton de Kock for room by bowling from around the wicket. After surviving a few nervous moments, the strategy worked as de Kock was dismissed by Holder. Hashim Amla too struggled with the delivery that nipped back off the seam.

15.6 - Benn to Amla, 2 runs, skips out and clips it off his pads to deep mid-wicket for a couple

15.5 - Benn to Amla, no run, gets inside the line and defends it off the back foot to the right of the bowler

15.4 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, skips out of the crease and drives it to long-on

15.3 - Benn to du Plessis, 2 runs, shortish again, du Plessis backs away and cuts it to sweeper cover, where Simmons slips while fielding the ball and the batsmen complete two

15.2 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, stays on the back foot and punches it square of the wicket

15.1 - Benn to Amla, FOUR, short and wide, Amla goes on the back foot and cuts it powerfully to the deep backward point fence, the fielder that no chance of stopping that one

14.6 - A Russell to Amla, 3 runs, full and outside off, Amla reaches out and square-drives it towards square third man, Benn is late in getting to the ball, he saw the ball going past point and then moved across to his right to field it

14.5 - A Russell to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, du Plessis runs it down with an open bat face towards third man

14.4 - A Russell to du Plessis, FOUR, shortish one again from Russell, du Plessis gets back slightly and pulls it along the ground to the deep mid-wicket fence

14.3 - A Russell to du Plessis, no run, shortish on off, du Plessis shapes up for the pull but decides to leave it alone at the last instant taking his bat out of the way

14.2 - A Russell to Amla, 1 run, Amla moves across his off-stump and tucks it through backward square leg

14.1 - A Russell to Amla, no run, back of a length and outside off, Amla punches it to short cover

13.6 - Benn to du Plessis, no run, flighted on off, du Plessis defends it off the back foot to the right of the bowler, who moves across and gets to it

13.5 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, leans on the front foot and clips it towards deep mid-wicket

13.4 - Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, moves across a touch and works it off the pads to mid-wicket

13.3 - Benn to du Plessis, no run, stays on the back foot and defends it with a straight bat to the right of the bowler

13.2 - Benn to Amla, 1 run, flighted on off, Amla gets forward and drives it to long-off

13.1 - Benn to Amla, no run, full and just outside off, Amla drives it straight to the short cover fielder

Sulieman Benn, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

12.6 - A Russell to du Plessis, 2 runs, edged and safe! It was a shortish ball from Russell, du Plessis swivels back and pulls, gets a thick top-edge and the ball balloons towards third man, Benn comes running to his left but he was well away from the ball as it was very fine and drops in no-man's land

12.5 - A Russell to Amla, 1 run, full and outside off, Amla reaches out and drives it to sweeper cover, finds the fielder

12.4 - A Russell to Amla, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, Amla drives it to sweeper cover for a quick brace

12.3 - A Russell to Amla, no run, low full toss just outside off, Amla drives it to short cover

12.2 - A Russell to Amla, 2 runs, Amla moves across his off stump and flicks it off his pads through backward square leg for a couple, good running between the wickets

12.1 - A Russell to Amla, no run, Amla shuffles across a touch to this length delivery and works it towards mid-wicket

11.6 - Samuels to du Plessis, no run, moves across and turns it towards square leg

11.5 - Samuels to Amla, 1 run, punches it off the back foot to the right of the bowler, who moves across quickly but is not able to get to the ball, it rolls towards long-on

11.4 - Samuels to du Plessis, 1 run, stays inside the line and whips it towards deep mid-wicket

11.3 - Samuels to du Plessis, 2 runs, shuffles across, gets down and paddles it to fine leg for a couple

11.2 - Samuels to Amla, 1 run, shuffles across and clips it past the mid-wicket fielder

11.1 - Samuels to Amla, no run, goes back and gently turns it towards short mid-wicket

Marlon Samuels, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Another bowling change. Marlon Samuels comes in.

10.6 - A Russell to du Plessis, 2 runs, shuffles across and clips it to mid-wicket for a comfortable brace

10.5 - A Russell to du Plessis, no run, gets forward and looks to drive it to mid-on, the ball goes off the thick outside half of his bat and finds the mid-off fielder

10.4 - A Russell to du Plessis, no run, short of length and shaping back in sharply, du Plessis stays back and looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pad

10.3 - A Russell to du Plessis, no run, nipping back into the batsman again, du Plessis leans forward and works it towards mid-wicket

10.2 - A Russell to Amla, 1 run, back of a length and shaping back in, Amla stays back, works it towards mid-on for a brisk single

10.1 - A Russell to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads, leans forward to flick, misses and the ball goes off the pad behind square

Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Andre Russell will replace Jerome Taylor now. Just a slip in place

9.6 - J Holder to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length delivery nipping back in, du Plessis wrists it towards mid-wicket and sets off for a quick run

9.5 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, short of length and wide of off, du Plessis reaches out and cuts it to backward point

9.4 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, gets back and punches it again, finds the fielder at short cover

9.3 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, back of a length and coming back into the batsman, du Plessis stays back and punches it to short cover

9.2 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, short of length and outside off, du Plessis just watches it closely and gets out of the way to let it go through

9.1 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, back of a length and just outside off, du Plessis mistimes it towards cover

8.6 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, back of a length around off, Amla punches it back to the bowler

8.5 - Jerome Taylor to du Plessis, 1 run, a 121kph slower delivery from Taylor outside off, du Plessis mistimes the drive to mid-off for a quick single

8.4 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, 1 run, shortish on leg, Amla swivels back and pulls it to fine leg, finds the fielder near the rope

8.3 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, full and outside off, Amla drives it off the front foot and finds the cover-point fielder again

8.2 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, fullish and outside off, Amla reaches out and drives it to point, Russell moves across to his left and fields it well

8.1 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Amla defends it off the back foot towards point

7.6 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, back of a length that nips back in, du Plessis looks to steer, gets an inside edge and the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper

7.5 - J Holder to du Plessis, 2 runs, shortish one from Holder, du Plessis gets back and pulls it through backward square leg, the fielder in the deep runs along the rope to his left and gets the ball but fires a wayward throw at the striker's end. Good running between the wickets as the batsmen complete two

7.4 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, short of length and outside off, du Plessis shuffles across to cover the stumps and lets it go

7.3 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, length delivery coming back into the batsman, du Plessis works it towards square leg

7.2 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, fuller and coming back in a touch, du Plessis covers the sticks and shoulders arms to it

7.1 - J Holder to Amla, 1 run, short of length and shaping back in, Amla works it towards mid-wicket

6.6 - Jerome Taylor to du Plessis, no run, back of a length and coming back into the batsman, du Plessis stays back and tucks it in front of mid-on taking his bottom hand off the bat

6.5 - Jerome Taylor to du Plessis, 2 runs, fullish around off, du Plessis punch-drives it to deep extra cover to get off the mark

A slight delay here as Amla is putting on his shoe again

6.4 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, 1 run, leans forward as the ball nips back in and flicks it towards mid-wicket, sets off for a quick single, Amla's right shoe came off as he was running to the other end, du Plessis gave it to him with a big smile on his face

6.3 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, back of a length and coming back in, Amla looks to clip, the ball goes off the thigh pad behind square

6.2 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, 2 runs, back of a length and outside off, Amla punches it square of the wicket with the bottom hand coming off the bat

6.1 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, stays back and wrists it, the ball goes off the inside half to square leg, wants a single but is sent back by du Plessis

6.1 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, wide, banged in short, Amla sinks under that it but that was too high

Coming back to the wicket, it was the extra bounce that brought about de Kock's fall. He was nicely set up by the West Indian bowlers

5.6 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, covers the sticks as the ball moves away from him and lets it go through. A maiden wicket over from Holder

5.5 - J Holder to du Plessis, no run, around the off stump, du Plessis lets it go through

Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.4 - J Holder to de Kock, out Caught by A Russell!! Big wicket for West Indies. de Kock has played that straight into the hands of the cover-point fielder. It was a short of length delivery from Holder outside off, de Kock stays on the back foot and cuts it hard, Russell just has to move slightly to his left and snaffles an easy take. Holder is pumped up and so are the rest of the fielders. de Kock c A Russell b J Holder 12(19) [4s-3]

J Holder to de Kock, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Quinton de Kock has holed out to cover-point.

5.3 - J Holder to de Kock, no run, full around off, de Kock knocks it behind point

5.2 - J Holder to de Kock, no run, short of length and nips back in, de Kock defends it towards square leg

5.1 - J Holder to de Kock, no run, back of a length and outside off, de Kock stays back and knocks it behind point

4.6 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, short of length on the hips again, Amla tucks it behind square

4.5 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, lot of bounce in this surface. It was shortish on the hips, Amla looks to tuck, gets an inside edge and the ball pops off the bat again and flies to his right

4.4 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Amla ducks underneath it, that was a 145kph bumper from Taylor

4.3 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, no run, full on off, touch slower as well, Amla blocks it off the front foot, the ball rolls to the right of the bowler

4.2 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, 2 runs, length delivery around off, Amla gets forward and pushes at it, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and rolls through backward square leg

4.1 - Jerome Taylor to Amla, 2 runs, Amla is finally off the mark on his 10th delivery. Presents the full face of the bat and punches this fullish ball to long-off

3.6 - J Holder to de Kock, no run, stays on the back foot and pushes it towards point

3.5 - J Holder to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock was very lucky there! He stays back and pushes at this fullish delivery from Holder, the ball takes the inside edge and flies past the leg stump to the fine leg fence

3.4 - J Holder to de Kock, no run, comes round the wicket to de Kock. It is a back of a length delivery that pushes de Kock into the crease and he defends it back to Holder

3.3 - J Holder to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and coming back into the batsman, Amla looks to clip, the ball takes the thigh pad and runs away behind square, loud appeal for lbw but the umpire is not interested, that was sliding past the leg-stump

3.2 - J Holder to Amla, no run, short of length and outside off, Amla cuts it to cover point

3.2 - J Holder to Amla, wide, slides this down leg, Amla shuffles across to tuck but is not able to connect, good take by the keeper diving to his left

3.1 - J Holder to Amla, no run, stays on the back foot and defends this inswinging delivery back to the bowler

2.6 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, ooohhh he almost chopped that back on! de Kock gets forward to this low inswinging full toss around off, he pushes at it but the ball nips back in, takes the inside edge and goes past his leg-stump

2.5 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, length delivery coming back in sharply, de Kock presents the full face of the bat and defends

The second slip has moved to catching short cover

2.4 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, nips back into the batsman, de Kock looks to flick, misses and is hit on the pads, the ball deflects towards the off-side

2.3 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, short and well outside off, de Kock arches back and looks to ramp it, misses, good carry through to the keeper

2.2 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, back of a length and on the hips, de Kock tucks taking his bottom hand off the bat just in front of square on the on-side

2.1 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, back of a length and coming back into the left-hander, de Kock defends it off the back foot into the off-side

1.6 - J Holder to Amla, no run, fuller around off, Amla gets forward and drives it to mid-off

1.5 - J Holder to Amla, no run, back of a length and outside off, Amla defends it towards point

1.4 - J Holder to Amla, no run, lovely delivery, almost shaved off Amla's off-stump. It was a back of a length delivery that nips back in sharply, Amla is pushed back into his crease and pushes at it, the ball beats the inside edge of his bat and goes through to the keeper. Snicko shows that there was no bat involved and hit the trouser on its way to the keeper

1.3 - J Holder to Amla, no run, shortish and outside off, Amla mistimes the cut to cover point

1.2 - J Holder to Amla, no run, some bounce again on this shortish delivery, Amla hops back and defends it back towards the bowler

1.1 - J Holder to Amla, no run, short of length and outside off, Amla gets on top of the bounce and knocks it behind point

Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, de Kock comes on the front foot and drives hard, Simmons at cover, dives to his right and makes a fine stop

0.5 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, FOUR, pitched up this time around off, de Kock leans into the drive, presents the full face of the bat and drills it through the extra cover region, excellent placement once again from de Kock, Samuels at the rope sticks his boot to stop the ball but is not able to prevent the boundary

0.4 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, in that channel outside off, de Kock shoulders arms to it

0.3 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, comes round the wicket now. Taylor gets some extra bounce here. de Kock stays back and looks to defend, the ball hits the splice of the bat and drops down

0.2 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, FOUR, a boundary to get off the mark. Nicely done by de Kock, good placement by him. It was a back of a length delivery outside off, de Kock gets back and punches it square of the wicket, the fielder slides near the rope but is not able to stop the ball from crossing the fence

0.1 - Jerome Taylor to de Kock, no run, on a length and moving away from the batsman, de Kock gets his bat out of the way at the last moment and lets it go through, good carry to the keeper

de Kock and Amla are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. Jerome Taylor will open the attack