West Indies skipper Chris Gayle won the toss at the Newlands Stadium and chose to bat in pursuit of a second win against South Africa, after winning the first test last weekend by 128 runs.

The tourists were in early trouble when Dale Steyn had opener Darren Ganga caught behind for three, with the total at 12. But Runako Morton joined Gayle in a partnership that put up 59 in 11 overs before Morton hit the ball straight to Makhaya Ntini to be caught for 23 off Jacques Kallis' first over.

Gayle showed signs of still being bothered by a hamstring injury, but hit two sixes and two fours in scoring 46 before he was caught by Neil McKenzie off the bowling of Andre Nel.

Kallis had 1-3 off three overs at lunch, while Steyn had 1-19 and Nel 1-21.

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, A.B. de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Paul Harris, Andre Nel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini.

West Indies: Chris Gayle (captain), Darren Ganga, Runako Morton, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Rawl Lewis, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards.

Umpires: Simon Taufel, Australia, and Russell Tiffin, Zimbabwe.

TV Umpire: Marais Erasmus, South Africa. Match referee: Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lanka.

Series: West Indies 1-0.

Chris Gayle c McKenzie b Nel 46

Darren Ganga c Boucher b Steyn 3

Runako Morton c Ntini b Kallis 23

Marlon Samuels not out 1

Shivnarine Chanderpaul not out 1

Extras: (4b, 4lb, 1nb) 9

Overs: 26

Batting time: 121 minutes.

Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-71, 3-77.

Still to bat: Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Rawl Lewis, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards.

Bowling:

Dale Steyn 6-1-19-1 (1nb), Makhaya Ntini 9-3-32-0, Andre Nel 8-2-21-1, Jacques Kallis 3-0-3-1.

Umpires: Simon Taufel, Australia, and Russell Tiffin, Zimbabwe.

TV Umpire: Marais Erasmus, South Africa. Match referee: Roshan

Mahanama, Sri Lanka.