AFP, DURBAN, South Africa
Vice-captain Ashwell Prince said the shock retirement of Shaun Pollock would inspire South Africa to press hard for victory in the series-deciding third Test against the West Indies at Kingsmead.
Prince and AB de Villiers hit centuries as South Africa continued their domination on the second day on Friday.
South Africa raced to 556 for four declared, a first innings lead of 417. The West Indies were 23 for no wicket in their second innings at the close.
"We want to win the series, but more so for Shaun," Prince said. "He took four wickets in the first innings and it would be great if he could take another four in the second innings and maybe cap it with a man of the match award."
On another one-sided day, South Africa's batsmen scored freely with only one hiccup, when overnight batsmen Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith were dismissed in the space of six balls inside the first hour.
The only other South African wicket to fall during the day was that of Jacques Kallis, who made 74.
Prince (123 not out) and De Villiers (103 not out) offered no respite to a lackluster bowling attack as they shared South Africa's third century partnership of the innings and joined captain Smith (147) as individual century-makers.
South Africa scored at a rate of 4.6 runs an over and the West Indies managed only eight maidens in 120 overs.
The rapid scoring enabled Smith to declare with time enough to bowl 11 overs before the close and still have three full days to complete a series victory after they surprisingly lost the first Test in Port Elizabeth by 128 runs before hitting back with a seven-wicket win in Cape Town. Daren Ganga and Brenton Parchment successfully batted out the day.
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