South Africa vs. West Indies, 3rd Test, Day 5: Highlights, Scorecard and Report

South Africa completed a 2-0 series win over West Indies with an eight-wicket win in the third Test at Newlands.

Needing 124 to win, after the tourists lost seven wickets for 33 runs in 15 overs on the fourth evening, the Proteas reached their target for the loss of two wickets.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Elgar	not out		60	272	103
Petersen		b Benn	0		7
du Plessis	c Blackwood	b Benn	14	69	69
Amla	not out		38	61	49
Extras		2nb 0w 8b 2lb	12
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Taylor		7	3	20	0
Samuels		3.4	0	24	0
Benn		17	8	24	2
Holder		5	0	19	0
Gabriel		5	1	27	0

Resuming on 9-1, after Sulieman Benn bowled Alviro Petersen for a duck on Monday, they cantered to the total in 37.4 overs with captain Hashim Amla hitting the winning runs.

SA moved their total to 52 before Benn picked up his second wicket, removing Faf du Plessis for 13.

The tall left-arm spinner got a delivery to leap off a good length and it took the shoulder of the bat with Jermaine Blackwood taking the catch, running back from second slip.

Dean Elgar brought up his third Test half-century from 86 balls, hitting six boundaries and a six in the process, and the 50 partnership with Amla soon arrived from 78 balls.

Elgar finished 60 not out with Amla unbeaten on 38 after cutting Marlon Samuels to the boundary to seal the win.

South Africa retain top spot in the ICC Test rankings after they claimed a victory of an innings and 220 runs at Centurion in the series opener before a rain-affected draw in Port Elizabeth.

They are sure to retain that berth for some time with their next Test action coming on a tour of Bangladesh in July.

The teams now play three Twenty20 internationals before a five-match one-day series.