West Indies nonetheless trails South Africa by 212 runs after Keshav Maharaj’s three wickets helped frustrate the hosts on a rain-affected Day 3 of the primary check on the Queen’s Park Oval.
Maharaj bowled a marathon spell of 28 overs unchanged though he was given relaxation by rain interruptions that halted play for about 90 minutes on Friday. West Indies struggled to compile runs when play resumed because the hosts reached 145-4.
West Indies went from 114-1 to 124-4, with Maharaj taking the wickets of Keacy Carty and Alick Athanaze in fast succession. Jason Holder (13) and Kavem Hodge (11) then noticed out the session till stumps. Carty was his group’s prime scorer with 42 runs.
Earlier Friday, West Indies rapidly ended South Africa’s first innings at 357 all out after the guests had resumed on 344-8.
Jomel Warrican had Kagiso Rabada (21) caught behind to complete with 4-69, and Jayden Seales (3-67) bowled No. 11 Lungi Ngidi. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma (86) and opener Tony de Zorzi (78) had been the highest scorers within the innings, with Wiaan Mulder 41 not out.
Solely 15 overs had been bowled on the primary day due to rain.
West Indies went into the sequence after dropping 3-0 in England, with two of these checks ending inside three days. The 2-test sequence will likely be adopted by three T20 video games.