Maharaj hat-trick, Rabada triple-strike lead SA's victory push

Kagiso Rabada struck three times on the fourth morning © AFP/Getty Images

Lunch: West Indies 149 and 109 for 6 (Blackwood 5*, Roach 1*) need another 215 runs to beat South Africa 298 and 174 (van der Dussen 75*, Roach 4-52)

Keshav Maharaj took a hat-trick to put South Africa four wickets away from a first series win away from home in more than four years since beating New Zealand in March 2017. After setting West Indies 324 runs to win the second Test, South Africa’s attack made steady progress.

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje opened the bowling on the fourth morning and immediately threatened. Nortje almost bowled Kraigg Brathwaite with a delivery that he inside-edged just shy of the stumps and then lured Kieran Powell into a drive and beat him. But it was at the other end that the incisions were made.

Full report to follow…

Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo’s South Africa correspondent

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