# West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2014–15

The West Indies cricket team toured South Africa from 10 December 2014 to 28 January 2015. The tour consisted of three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). With South Africa's 2–0 win in the Test series, they retained the number one position in the Test rankings.
In the second Twenty20 International, the West Indies set a new world record for the highest successful run chase in a T20I match. In the second ODI, AB de Villiers set the record for the fastest fifty (16 balls) and the fastest hundred (31 balls) in ODI history. South Africa's score of 439/2 in that game is their highest in the 50-over format. South Africa won the ODI series 4–1.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | T20Is | T20Is | ODIs | ODIs |
| West Indies | South Africa | West Indies | South Africa | West Indies | South Africa |
| Denesh Ramdin (C) (WK) Sulieman Benn Jermaine Blackwood Kraigg Brathwaite Shivnarine Chanderpaul Sheldon Cottrell Assad Fudadin Shannon Gabriel Jason Holder Leon Johnson Kemar Roach Marlon Samuels Devon Smith Jerome Taylor Chadwick Walton Darren Bravo (withdrawn) Chris Gayle (withdrawn) Kenroy Peters | Hashim Amla (C) AB de Villiers (VC) Kyle Abbott Temba Bavuma Quinton de Kock (WK) Faf du Plessis Dean Elgar Morne Morkel Alviro Petersen Robin Peterson Vernon Philander Kagiso Rabada Dale Steyn Stiaan van Zyl | Darren Sammy (C) Sulieman Benn Carlos Brathwaite Dwayne Bravo Sheldon Cottrell Andre Fletcher Chris Gayle Jason Holder Ashley Nurse Kieron Pollard Denesh Ramdin (WK) Andre Russell Marlon Samuels Lendl Simmons Dwayne Smith | Faf du Plessis (C) Kyle Abbott Farhaan Behardien Marchant de Lange JP Duminy Reeza Hendricks David Miller Wayne Parnell Aaron Phangiso Kagiso Rabada Rilee Rossouw Imran Tahir Morne van Wyk David Wiese | Jason Holder (C) Sulieman Benn Carlos Brathwaite Jonathan Carter Sheldon Cottrell Narsingh Deonarine Leon Johnson Chris Gayle Denesh Ramdin (WK) Andre Russell Darren Sammy Marlon Samuels Lendl Simmons Dwayne Smith Jerome Taylor | AB de Villiers (C) Hashim Amla (VC) Kyle Abbott Farhaan Behardien JP Duminy Faf du Plessis Imran Tahir David Miller Morne Morkel Wayne Parnell Aaron Phangiso Vernon Philander Rilee Rossouw Dale Steyn Morne van Wyk (WK) |

## Tour Matches
### West Indians v SA Invitational XI

* 10–12 December 2014 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
* SA Invitational XI won the toss and elected to bat
* Rain caused no play on Day 3

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 17–21 December Scorecard
* South Africa won by an innings and 220 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Match start delayed by 30 minutes due to a wet outfield.
* Tea was taken early on day 2 due to potential rain, with no further play possible.
* Stiaan van Zyl (SA) made his Test debut.

### 2nd Test

* 26–30 December Scorecard
* Match Drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Kraigg Brathwaite (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Only 30 minutes of play was possible on Day 2 and 3 hours of play on Day 3 due to rain. No play was possible on Day 5 also due to rain.
* Temba Bavuma (SA) and Kenroy Peters (WI) made their Test debuts.
* Alviro Petersen announced his retirement from International Cricket after the match

### 3rd Test

* 2–6 January Scorecard
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* Play ended early on day 2 due to rain and delayed the start of day 4 until after the tea interval.
* Simon Harmer (SA) made his Test debut.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 9 January Scorecard
| South Africa 165/4 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 168/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Rilee Rossouw 51 (40) Sheldon Cottrell 2/33 (4 overs) | | Chris Gayle 77 (31) Imran Tahir 3/28 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 4 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd T20I

* 11 January Scorecard
| South Africa 231/7 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 236/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Faf du Plessis 119 (56) Dwayne Bravo 2/32 (4 overs) | | Chris Gayle 90 (41) David Wiese 3/43 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 4 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* This is the highest successful run chase in T20I history.

### 3rd T20I

* 14 January Scorecard
| South Africa 195/3 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 126 (19 overs) |
| Morné van Wyk 114* (70) Kieron Pollard 1/13 (2 overs) | | Lendl Simmons 49 (31) David Wiese 5/23 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 69 runs Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Morné van Wyk (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Morné van Wyk's 114* (70) was the longest innings in a T20I

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 16 January Scorecard
| South Africa 279/8 (48.2 overs) | v | West Indies 164 (28.2 overs) |
| AB de Villiers 81 (94) Andre Russell 2/51 (10 overs) | | Chris Gayle 41 (24) Imran Tahir 3/30 (6 overs) |
* South Africa won by 61 runs (DLS method) Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain stopped the South African innings with 48.2 overs completed and reduced West Indies' target to 226 off 33 overs.
* Jonathan Carter (WI) made his ODI debut.
* Hashim Amla (SA) became the fastest player to reach 5,000 runs in ODIs.

### 2nd ODI

* 18 January Scorecard
| South Africa 439/2 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 291/7 (50 overs) |
| Hashim Amla 153* (142) Andre Russell 1/78 (10 overs) | | Denesh Ramdin 57 (55) Morne Morkel 2/43 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 148 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: AB De Villiers (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* South Africa scored their highest ODI score.
* AB de Villiers (SA) scored the fastest 50 (16 balls) and the fastest 100 (31 balls) in ODI cricket. He also equaled the record for the most sixes in an ODI innings (16).

### 3rd ODI

* 21 January Scorecard
| West Indies 122 (33.4 overs) | v | South Africa 124/1 (24.4 overs) |
| Marlon Samuels 26 (38) Imran Tahir 4/28 (7.4 overs) | | Hashim Amla 61* (63) Jason Holder 1/14 (5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 9 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Vernon Philander (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* Dale Steyn (SA) took his 150th ODI wicket.

### 4th ODI

* 25 January Scorecard
| South Africa 262/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 266/9 (48.3 overs) |
| David Miller 130* (133) Jason Holder 4/53 (10 overs) | | Marlon Samuels 68 (93) Farhaan Behardien 2/21 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 1 wicket St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Andre Russell (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Sheldon Cottrell (WI) made his ODI debut.
* David Miller (SA) made his maiden ODI century.

### 5th ODI

* 28 January Scorecard
| South Africa 361/5 (42 overs) | v | West Indies 230 (37.4 overs) |
| Hashim Amla 133 (105) Andre Russell 3/85 (8 overs) | | Marlon Samuels 50 (47) Wayne Parnell 4/42 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 131 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 42 overs a side due to rain.
* Hashim Amla and Rilee Rossouw set a new record for a highest 3rd wicket partnership in ODIs with 247 runs.

## Broadcasters

| Country | TV Broadcaster(s) |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports |
| Pakistan | TEN Sports |
| India | TEN Cricket |
| South Africa | SuperSport |