# South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2004–05

The South Africa national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 2005 to play four Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).

## Squads

| West Indies | South Africa |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul (c) | Graeme Smith (c) |
| Courtney Browne (wk) | Mark Boucher (wk) |
| Tino Best | Nicky Boje |
| Dwayne Bravo | Boeta Dippenaar |
| Pedro Collins | Herschelle Gibbs |
| Narsingh Deonarine | Jacques Kallis |
| Fidel Edwards | André Nel |
| Chris Gayle | Makhaya Ntini |
| Ryan Hinds | Shaun Pollock |
| Wavell Hinds | A B de Villiers |
| Reon King | Andrew Hall |
| Brian Lara | Charl Langeveldt |
| Donovan Pagon | Ashwell Prince |
| Daren Powell | Jacques Rudolph |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | Monde Zondeki |
| Devon Smith | Justin Kemp |
| Dwight Washington | Justin Ontong |
| Ian Bradshaw | |
| Xavier Marshall | |

## Test series summary

South Africa won the series 2–0 with two matches drawn.

### 1st Test

* 31 March–4 April 2005 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and David Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* Narsingh Deonarine and Donovan Pagon (both WI) made their Test debuts.

### 2nd Test

* 8–12 April 2005 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and David Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd Test

* 21–24 April 2005 Scorecard
* South Africa won by an innings and 86 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: André Nel (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

### 4th Test

* 29 April–3 May 2005 Scorecard
* Match drawn Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Dwight Washington (WI) made his Test debut.
* For the first time, eight centuries were scored in a Test - four from each side.

## ODI series summary
### 1st ODI

* 7 May 2005 Scorecard
| West Indies 253 (48.5 overs) | v | South Africa 255/2 (45 overs) |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan 72 (111) Makhaya Ntini 4/46 (10 overs) | | Graeme Smith 103 (102) Dwayne Smith 1/21 (3 overs) |
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Darrell Hair (AUS) Player of the match: Graeme Smith (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd ODI

* 8 May 2005 Scorecard
| West Indies 152/7 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 124/2 (26.4 overs) |
| Courtney Browne 46* (59) Shaun Pollock 2/28 (10 overs) | | Boeta Dippenaar 60* (78) Ian Bradshaw 2/16 (6 overs) |
* South Africa won by 8 wickets (D/L method) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* South Africa's target was reduced to 124 runs in 33 overs.

### 3rd ODI

* 11 May 2005 Scorecard
| South Africa 284/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 283 (49.5 overs) |
| Boeta Dippenaar 123 (129) Dwayne Bravo 2/51 (9 overs) | | Chris Gayle 132 (152) Charl Langeveldt 5/62 (9.5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 1 run Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) and Eddie Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: Charl Langeveldt (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

### 4th ODI

* 14 May 2005 Scorecard
| West Indies 231/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 232/4 (46.5 overs) |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul 85* (103) Makhaya Ntini 3/34 (8 overs) | | Ashwell Prince 89* (117) Ian Bradshaw 2/43 (8 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Ashwell Prince (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th ODI

* 15 May 2005 Scorecard
| West Indies 138/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 141/3 (19.1 overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 41* (40) Andrew Hall 2/21 (4 overs) | | Boeta Dippenaar 61* (47) Ian Bradshaw 1/21 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 7 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: Darrell Hair (AUS) and Eddie Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced before play started to 20 overs per side.