South Africa vs. West Indies 2014, 2nd Test, Day 5: Scorecard, Report, Reaction

Heavy rain overnight prevented any possibility of play on the final day of the second Test between South Africa and West Indies in Port Elizabeth, and a draw was eventually called, per ESPN's Firdose Moonda:

A severely weather-affected match had seen flashes of competitive play. Four centuries were scored, and the tourists reached 275-9 in response to South Africa's first-innings 417-8 declared.

Total	for 8 (122.0 ovs)	417
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Minutes	Balls
Elgar	c Ramdin	b Peters	121	315	239
Petersen	c Johnson	b Gabriel	17	57	35
du Plessis	c Ramdin	b Taylor	103	316	230
Amla	lbw	b Holder	33	98	63
de Villiers		b Taylor	10	44	25
Bavuma	c Ramdin	b Gabriel	10	59	35
van Zyl	c Ramdin	b Peters	29	79	49
Philander	not out		13	63	36
Steyn	c Holder	b Benn	58	34	28
Extras	8nb 6w 4b 5lb	23
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Taylor	30.0	7	114	2
Peters	20.0	7	69	2
Holder	22.0	7	43	1
Gabriel	21.0	0	80	2
Benn	28.0	4	102	1
Samuels	1.0	1	0	0

Total	for 9 (79.0 ovs)	275
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Minutes	Balls
K Brathwaite	c Petersen	b M Morkel	106	283	186
Devon Smith	c Amla	b M Morkel	22	76	46
Johnson	c du Plessis	b M Morkel	0		1
Samuels	lbw	b Philander	101	196	160
Chanderpaul		b Tahir	7	42	29
Ramdin	lbw	b Tahir	20	34	24
Holder	c de Villiers	b M Morkel	1	5	2
Taylor	not out		10	23	13
Benn	c Petersen	b Tahir	4	7	10
Peters	run out (Steyn)		0	10	3
Extras	0nb 0w 0b 4lb	4
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Steyn	14.0	3	48	0
Philander	18.0	4	41	1
M Morkel	20.0	2	69	4
Tahir	26.0	2	108	3
Elgar	1.0	0	5	0

The Proteas had been targeting a win ahead of the day's play, with Morne Morkel outlining on Monday that it was still a possibility, per Moonda: "If we bat quickly—and we have guys like AB (de Villiers) who can score runs quickly—and we have enough overs, we can still win. It's never nice to have to survive 50 or 60 overs."

However, while the umpires looked to get play going on Tuesday with regular pitch inspections, the waterlogged nature of the outfield made the prospect of any cricket impossible.

West Indies' 22-year-old opener, Kraigg Brathwaite, was named man of the match, per ICC, his impressive 106 having brought his side into the match—along with Marlon Samuels' 101—after tons from Dean Elgar and Faf Du Plessis in South Africa's opening innings:

The hosts won the first Test of the three-match series convincingly, and the final encounter begins in Cape Town on Friday, Jan. 2, with the West Indies looking to gain parity.