J P Duminy scored a career best 79 not out to guide South Africa to victory in the first one-day international against West Indies on Sunday.

South Africa won by six wickets with 12 balls to spare after scoring 176 for four in reply to West Indies' total of 175. Rain reduced the match to 36 overs a side. Duminy's score bettered the 60 he made against Zimbabwe last season.  Shaun Pollock led South Africa's bowling performance with a return of 1-19 from seven overs as West Indies, who were put into bat, were dismissed with a ball remaining in their innings. 

Score board   

WEST INDIES
Smith c Smith b Steyn 5
Parchment lbw b Pollock 19
Samuels b Nel 11
C’paul c de Villiers b Nel 17
Morton (run out) 41
Bravo c Boucher b L’veldt 2
Ramdin c Boucher b Morkel 3
Sammy (run out) 51
Rampaul (run out) 2
Powell b Steyn 0
Edwards (not out) 0
Extra (B-1, LB-15, NB-1, W-7) 24
Total (all out, 35.5 overs) 175
Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-35, 3-61, 4-68, 5-72, 6-81, 7-150, 8-174, 9-175.
Bowling: Pollock 7-0-19-1, Steyn 7.5-0-24-2, Andre Nel 7-0-36-2, Charl Langeveldt 7-0-23-1, A lbie Morkel 7-0-57-1.

South Africa
Smith b Powell 1
D’Villiers c Samuels b Edwards 2
Kallis c Ramdin b Rampaul 24
Duminy (not out) 79
Ontong c & b Bravo 23
Boucher (not out) 26
Extras (B-4, LB-6, NB-2, W-9) 21
Total (4 wickets, 34 overs) 176
Bowling: Powell 7-2-32-1, Edwards 7-0-27-1, Sammy 7-0-37-0, Rampaul 7-0-34-1, Bravo 4-0-28-1, Samuels 2-0-8-0.