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West Indies openers out before lunch

Opening batsmen Kraigg Brathwaite and Devon Smith are both out before lunch as the West Indies reach 80-2 in the morning session of the first day against South Africa.

The West Indies lost both of their opening batsmen as they slipped to 80-2 at lunch on the first day of their third Test against South Africa this morning.

The tourists won the toss and elected to bat first in Cape Town, needing a win to level the series.

Kraigg Brathwaite's spell in the middle was short-lived though, as he made just seven before edging a Dale Steyn ball to Dean Elgar.

It looked like Devon Smith was forming a solid partnership with Leon Johnson as the interval approached, but Simon Harmer removed the second opening's off-stump with the final ball of the morning session, sending him back to the pavilion three runs short of a half-century.

Johnson had a productive spell before the break, leaving him on 24 not out off just 42 balls heading into the afternoon.

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