South Africa will literally be trying to make up for lost time when they take on the West Indies in the third and final Test at Newlands on Friday.

Although the West Indies put up an improved performance, South African cap-

tain Hashim Amla stopped short of acknowledging their credentials in his post-match comments after the rain-hit second Test in Port Elizabeth ended in a draw.

Amla suggested that South Africa's first innings total of 417 for eight could have been bigger had his team not been trying to force the pace after most of the second day's play was washed out.

He also pointed out that the West Indian reply of275 for nine was laigely due to a third wicket partnership of 176 between Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels, who both hit centuries. The next highest West Indian score was 22 by Devon Smith.

According to Amla, the South African bowlers performed well on an unresponsive pitch in Port Elizabeth.

Amla clearly felt that South Africa would have been favourites to win if the weather had not cut more than half the playing time from the second Test.