KINGSTON, Jamaica, 10 May 2005 — South Africa defied a 75-minute stoppage for rain to complete an eight-wicket win in the second One-Day International against the West Indies on Sunday.

Chasing a revised target of 124 runs from 33 overs, South Africa hit the jackpot in the 27th over, when Herschelle Gibbs drove a short-of-a-length delivery from Wavell Hinds off the backfoot through extra cover for two runs to give the visitors a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

Opening batsman Boeta Dippenaar top-scored for the South Africans with an undefeated 60 from 78 balls that contained four boundaries and earned the man-of-the-match award. Dippenaar added 106, unbroken, for the third wicket with Gibbs, who hit one four and two sixes in 44 from 57 balls that carried the South Africans over the threshold.

Ian Bradshaw was the pick of the West Indies bowlers with two wickets for 16 runs from six overs.

“We batted very poorly,” admitted West Indies skipper Shivnarine Chanderpaul. “It was a decent wicket, maybe a bit slow and we needed to get our heads down.

“We need to get through the new ball and build partnerships. We have to go away and think about it.”

South Africa skipper Graeme Smith praised his team’s convincing performance.

“It was clinical. We bowled well and got it in the right areas and were very disciplined. We kept them under pressure from the word go.”

South Africa, choosing to field, again bowled with discipline to restrict West Indies to a modest 152 for seven from their allocation of 50 overs.

Shaun Pollock was the pick of the South African bowlers with two for 28 from 10 overs, and Charl Langeveldt supported with two for 33 from 10 overs on a hard, slow Sabina Park pitch when West Indies batted under sunny skies.

Wicketkeeper batsman Courtney Browne, under pressure to keep his place, hit the top score for West Indies of 46 not out from 59 balls that contained half-dozen boundaries. Browne added 49, unbroken, for the eighth wicket with compatriot Bradshaw that was the highest partnership of the innings.

Chanderpaul contributed 36 from 95 balls that included two fours.

The early wickets of Smith and Jacques Kallis inside the first six overs set back the Proteas in the run chase.