Tahir record haul skittles Windies: Tri-Nations No 6 WIN v RSA (St Kitts)

Hashim Amla struck a fine century (110) before Imran Tahir took a record 7-45 as South Africa secured an impressive 139-run bonus-point win in the sixth match of the one-day international tri-series against the West Indies.

Tahir's haul was the best ODI match figures by a South African. He also became the fastest South Africa to 100 ODI wickets, in his 58th match.

Earlier, Amla, who brought up his 23rd ODI century off 89 balls with 11 fours, shared in a mammoth 182-run opening stand with Quinton de Kock (71) as they posted a massive 343-3.

South Africa 343 for 4 (Amla 110, du Plessis 73*, Pollard 2-64) beat West Indies 204 (Charles 49, Tahir 7-45) by 139 runs.

June 2016