Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored courageous centuries in vain as South Africa won the second Test against the West Indies on Monday.

Sarwan scored 114 and Chanderpaul made 109, but South Africa dismissed the West Indies for 329 to win by an innings and 65 runs with a day to spare to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.

The West Indies were dismissed for 264 in their first innings to which South Africa replied with 658 for nine declared.

Ntini took three for 72 to end 2003 with 59 wickets and become the bowler who has taken the most Test wickets in the world this year.

Scoreboard

West Indies (1st innings): 264 (B.Lara 72, V.Drakes 67, R.Jacobs 58; M.Ntini 5-66)

South Africa (1st innings): 658-9 declared (J.Kallis 177, H.Gibbs 142, G.Kirsten 137)

West Indies (2nd innings): (overnight 18-0)
W.Hinds b Nel 11
D.Ganga lbw Pollock 12
R.Sarwan b Ntini 114
B.Lara c McKenzie b Hall 11
C.Baugh c Ntini b Kallis 2
R.Jacobs c Kirsten b Rudolph 15
S.Chanderpaul c McKenzie b Ntini 109
V.Drakes c Rudolph b Nel 4
M.Dillon c Gibbs b Nel 0
A.Sanford not out 18
F.Edwards c Boucher b Ntini 5.

Extras: (lb-16, nb-11, w-1) 28.

Total: (all out, 113 overs) 329

Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-32, 3-78, 4-95, 5-130, 6-243, 7-271, 8-271, 9-317.

Bowling: Pollock 22-9-42-1 (nb-9), Ntini 26-8-72-3, Nel 18-3-68-3 (nb-1), Hall 13-3-20-1 (w-1), Kallis 11-3-20-1, Rudolph 23-3-91-1 (nb-1).

Result: South Africa won by an innings and 65 runs.

First Test: Johannesburg - South Africa won by 189 runs.

Third Test: Cape Town - January 2-6.

Fourth Test: Centurion - January 16-20.