The West Indies Cricket Board has been left sweating on the fitness of their key frontline fast bowler Kemar Roach after he pulled up with an ankle injury during the first day of the opening Test match between West Indies and fellow South Africa in the Centurion ground arena in South Africa. The twenty six year old fast pace bowler, if trusted sources are to be believed, sustained a injury to his right ankle while bowling his 16th over in the opening match, in the post tea session at the Super Sport Park in Centurion ground arena on Wednesday, the 17th of December, 2014.
Roach was immediately treated on the field by the West Indies team physiotherapist C. J. Clark and was then eventually taken to the nearest medical facility in Pretoria, South Africa where he underwent an MRI scan, according to media reports. In the evening, West Indies Team Spokesman, Philip Spooner had said the entire team management was hopeful of the fact that Kemar Roach would regain his fitness as soon as possible and that he will be able to actively participate in the second day’s play on Thursday.
Kemar Andre Jamal Roach was the best bowler for the visitors on Wednesday, finishing with two for 52 runs, as South Africa piled up huge 340 runs for the loss of three wickets after being sent in. Roach took the wickets of the opener Alviro Petersen and Faf du Plessis with an economy of 3.28. Struggling at 57 runs with three wickets down after just the first hour, South Africa recovered through a record 283-run fourth wicket stand between the Proteas wicket-keeper AB de Villiers who hit a valiant 141 runs not out and the skipper Hashim Amla, who also remained unbeaten with a magnificient score of 133 runs at the end of the day, wherein both the openers Alviro Petersen and Dean Elger along with Faf du Plessis failed miserably to mark a good start the start of the innings.
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