2nd ODI: SA scrape past WI after Sammy blitz

South Africa [ ] overcame a sizzling late innings blitz by Darren Sammy to take a 2-0 lead in the One-Day International series against the West Indies [ ] on Monday.

Chasing South Africa's 300 for seven, the West Indies ended on 283 with Sammy not out on 58 from just 24 deliveries which included six towering sixes and a pair of fours.

South Africa's innings was built on commanding half centuries by Hashim Amla [ ] (92) and Jacques Kallis [ ] (85) at the Sir Vivian Richards [ ] ground.

Amla dominated an opening stand of 89 with captain Graeme Smith [ ] (37) then partnered Kallis as they put on 79 for the second wicket. AB de Villiers [ ] hammered 41 from 35 balls with three fours and a six.

Dwayne Bravo [ ] rallied the West Indian response with 74, including three fours and two sixes, after opener Dale Richards - who was flown in overnight from Barbados - made 51.

With the game looking lost at 200 for six in the 40th over, Sammy reignited Windies hopes with a six-filled innings which took the team within 18 runs of victory before they ran out of wickets.

South African quick bowler Morne Morkel [ ] finished with three for 58 while the standout bowlers for West Indies were Kieron Pollard (two for 39) and Jerome Taylor [ ] (two for 50).

Three matches remain in the series. The next is on Friday in Dominica.

Scorecard:

South Africa

G Smith b Miller 37

H Amla c Richards b Taylor 92

J Kallis c Richards b Pollard 85

A de Villiers c Taylor b Pollard 41

D Miller not out 26

A Petersen lbw b Taylor 1

R McLaren [ ] not out 8

Extras: (b1, lb4, w5) 10

Total: 300 for 5 (50 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-89, 2-168, 3-239, 4-276, 5-278.

Bowling: Taylor 9-0-50-2, Rampaul 8-0-58-0, Bravo 10-0-63-0, Miller 2.5-0-19-1, Gayle 7.1-0-41-0, Sammy 5-0-25-0, Pollard 8-0-39-2.

West Indies

C Gayle c McLaren b Morkel 26

D Richards b Kallis 51

R Sarwan c de Villiers b Botha 6

N Deonarine c Miller b Tsotsobe 7

D Bravo c Kallis b Steyn 74

K Pollard c Botha b Morkel 29

J Taylor b McLaren 6

D Ramdin run out (Miller) 2

D Sammy not out 58

R Rampaul run out (McLaren) 5

N Miller run out (Smith) 0

Extras: (b1, lb6, w12) 19

Total: 283 (48.1 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-77, 3-119, 4-182, 5-189, 6-200, 7-236, 8-236, 9-283.

Bowling: Steyn 10-0-59-1, Tsotsobe 9-1-53-1, Morkel 9.1-2-58-3, McLaren 7-1-41-0, Botha 10-0-58-1, Kallis 3-0-7-1