West Indies rallies against South Africa

South Africa set West Indies a challenging target after scoring 183-7 in the World Cup Twenty20 match at The Oval.

Herschelle Gibbs smashed 55 from 35 balls, including eight fours and one six, while openers Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith contributed 45 and 31 respectively in the Super8 game.

But Jerome Taylor took 3-30 as West Indies belatedly slowed the scoring rate by taking five wickets for 35 runs in the final five overs.

Chris Gayle won the toss and asked South Africa to bat first on an excellent wicket with a fast outfield.

Taylor conceded just two runs in his opening over, but his next went for 16, which included a towering six …