Hinds hits ton to rescue Windies

Later when stand-in skipper Shivnarine Chanderpaul joined him he was involved in another fruitful partnership.

Chanderpaul, playing in his usual aggressive s style, was unbeaten on 29 at tea.

Fast bowler Andre Nel reduced West Indies to 24-2 after removing opener Devon Smith for 11 and Daren Ganga for a duck before lunch. The second session saw Nel striking again as he dismissed Pagon, caught by Kallis. Pagon hit seven fours.

Smith edged a catch to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, who dived to his left to hold on to the ball.

Five balls later, Nel dismissed Ganga in similar fashion as Boucher held on to a regulation catch.

Hinds steadied the innings by batting aggressively and hit nine fours, most of them powerful drives through the covers.

Pagon, who joined Hinds in the sixth over, was more subdued and stroked six fours from the 62 balls he faced.

Nel, who took 2-20 in his first spell of six overs, reached lunch with 2-23 from eight overs.

West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the only survivor from the team’s last Test, against England at the Oval in August 2004.

Along with Pagon, batsman Narsingh Deonarine is also playing in his first Test.

South Africa opted for an extra bowler, allowing all-rounder Andrew Hall to return to the side after missing the two Tests against Zimbabwe.

Hall’s inclusion meant Ashwell Prince, who scored 139 not out in his previous innings in the second Test against Zimbabwe, was left out of the team.

Brief scores

: 186-3 at lunch (W. Hinds batting 105, Chanderpaul batting 29, Nel 3-36)