Hope for West Indies
By Michael D. • Jan 5th, 2008 • Category: Sport 
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul breathed life into West Indies’ hopes of victory in the second test against South Africa on Saturday.
West Indies were dismissed for 262 in their second innings with what became the last ball before tea on the fourth day, leaving South Africa to score 185 on a deteriorating pitch to win.
Gayle, who batted with a broken thumb and with a runner because of a hamstring strain, was last out for 38.
Chanderpaul was at the crease for five hours and faced 168 balls for his unbeaten 70.
Gayle and Chanderpaul shared 70, the biggest stand of the innings and West Indies’ biggest 10th wicket partnership against South Africa.
Ridley Jacobs and Merv Dillon held the record previously with the 64 they put on in Cape Town in 1998-99.
Gayle retired hurt on one when he was hit on the thumb by the fourth ball of the day, which was bowled by paceman Andre Nel.
Nel struck a different kind of blow when his steepling delivery to Dwayne Bravo (12) took the outside edge and was caught by Graeme Smith at first slip.
Three overs later, Rawl Lewis (1) played forward to a delivery from left-arm spinner Paul Harris, edging the ball on to his pad and into the hands of Hashim Amla at short leg.
West Indies might have lost their seventh wicket eight balls after that when Taylor steered a sharply bouncing ball from fast bowler Makhaya Ntini to first slip, where Smith dropped the catch.
Taylor was dismissed 10 balls after lunch for 21 when he edged a delivery from fast bowler Dale Steyn Kallis at second slip.
Steyn used the second new ball to have Daren Powell (1) caught by Smith at first slip.
Fidel Edwards, who also batted with a runner because of a hamstring injury, scored 21 before being spectacularly caught by a diving Paul Harris at extra cover off Nel.
Gayle returned to the fray and smashed the bowlers to all parts while Chanderpaul offered resolute defiance as the South Africans wilted in the sun.
Steyn finally broke through when Gayle heaved a drive to long-on, where Harris took the catch.
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