West Indies take first day honours

Dec 26, 2007

Graeme Smith won the toss in his 50th Test as South Africa captain and asked West Indies to bat•Keith Lane

Gayle blitzed a 49-ball 66 as the openers added 98 at nearly a run-a-ball•Getty Images

After 130 runs were added before lunch, West Indies could manage only 60 runs in the second session as South Africa clawed their way back•AFP

Dale Steyn, who had struggled all day with his rhythm, got one to swing away from Samuels, who edged it to Kallis at second slip •Getty Images

Captain Chris Gayle, returning from injury, got West Indies off to a blazing start •Getty Images

Andre Nel provided South Africa their first breakthrough by having Daren Ganga caught behind•Getty Images

Marlon Samuels played a composed innings and ensured the visitors didn't squander their good start •AFP

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, though, remained unbeaten with a solid 43 as West Indies finished the day on a strong 281 for 4 •Gianluigi Guerica/AFP/Getty Images

Two balls later, Gayle edged Paul Harris to Jacques Kallis at first slip and the game's complexion changed •Getty Images

Samuels hit 12 fours but fell short of a deserved century, falling on 94 •AFP