West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph revealed that his five-wicket-haul in the second Test against South Africa felt extra special to him with his family being present in the stands of the Providence Stadium in Guyana for the game. Joseph reflected on his performance with the ball against the Proteas, explaining how he had focused himself on getting an outcome needed for the team.

Despite South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma having won the toss and electing to bat first, Proteas openers Tony de Zorzi and Aiden Markram failed to vindicate his decision by losing their stumps against Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph respectively. Bedingham (28) also failed to convert his start and fell prey to Joseph after edging a delivery straight to Joshua Da Silva. The right-arm speedster further shattered the stumps of Keshav Maharaj and Kyle Verreyne (21) to register his third five-wicket-haul (5/33) of his career.

Speaking at the innings break, Shamar Joseph reflected on his performance and his mindset that went into the spell.

“I think it’s a great feeling, especially at home. Taking another five-wicket haul is a great feeling for me. To be fair I haven’t played many games at Providence. But I just did what the team needed and what I was supposed to bowl,” Joseph said.

“It’s a great feeling, with mom, dad and siblings here. I think Jason Holder will bowl very well tomorrow and then Jomel Warrican and myself. It’s all about the support. Going out there and supporting the senior batsman Jason,” Joseph added.

However, South Africa seamer Wiaan Mulder gave slight edge to his team at stumps on Day 1 of the second Test. The right-arm pacer had a big impact on the match with his figures of 4/18 to dismantle the West Indies batting and left them reeling at 97/7 at stumps trailing by 63 runs in the first innings.