Bridgetown: South Africa were thwarted by Narsingh Deonarine and Shivnarine Chanderpaul before lunch, after they made a bright start to the third and final Test against West Indies on Saturday.

The South African new-ball pair of Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn removed West Indies openers Dale Richards and Chris Gayle cheaply before Deonarine and Chanderpaul carried the home team to 76 for two at the interval on the opening day at Kensington Oval.