SA vs WI | Markram returns in style as South Africa make strong start
South Africa’s Aiden Markram celebrates reaching his century on the first day of the first Test against the West Indies.
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Aiden Markram made a successful return to Test cricket as he and former captain Dean Elgar got South Africa off to a strong start on the first day of the first Test against the West Indies at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.Markram made 97 not out as South Africa reached 206 for one at tea. Elgar was the only player dismissed, scoring 71 in an opening partnership of 141 with Markram.Markram was playing in his first Test since being dropped last year after a poor run of form in which he had gone 15 innings without a half-century, with only two scores above 30.Elgar, who was stripped of the captaincy after South Africa were heavily beaten on tours of...