Even with the intervention of the Duckworth/Lewis formula yesterday, the huge difference between the teams was starkly exposed as South Africa took a 2-0 lead in the five-match limited overs series against the West Indies. South Africa's fast bowler Makhaya Ntini (back to camera) celebrates the dismissal of West Indies opener Chris Gayle, bowled for 11, during yesterday's second One Day International at Sabina Park. South Africa won by eight wickets. (Photo: Bryan Cummings) First, South Africa's bowlers, supported by quick, agile and sure-handed fielders, made the most of a Sabina Park pitch with variable bounce to contain the inserted home team to 152-7 off their 50 overs. Then the visitors, having lost two early wickets in the first eight overs before a 70-minute rain break, cruised to a revised target of 124 without further loss with six overs and two balls to spare. The eight-wicket victory margin was the same as in Saturday's opener. It was the West Indies' fifth defeat in 17 One Day Internationals at Sabina and the fourth in a row, following back-to-back losses to Australia in 2003. A large - though not jam-packed - crowd would have been encouraged when left-arm pacer Ian Bradshaw (2-16) removed Saturday's centurion Grame Smith (6) and champion batsman Jacques Kallis (7) with just 18 runs on the board in South Africa's reply. But after the rain break at 25-2, Boeta Dippenaar with 60 not (78 balls, four fours) and Herschelle Gibbs unbeaten on 44 (57 balls, one four, two sixes) quickly dashed Caribbean hopes. Against bowlers who struggled to maintain a consistent line and length, Dippenaar and Gibbs reached their target far more easily than should have been the case. A dropped catch by a leaping Ramnaresh Sarwan at midwicket, as Gibbs pulled Corey Colleymore in the 12th over, was the closest the West Indies bowlers came to making a difference after the rain. Earlier, the dismissal of Bran Lara (0) in the 11th over at 30-3 - caught by Smith at slip as the lefthander waved his bat at a wide delivery from Shaun Pollock (2-28) - was a sure-fire signal for the West Indies that they were in deep trouble. By then Chris Gayle (11), middling the ball well as he had done in Saturday's game, had been yorked by Makhaya Ntini (1-33). And Wavell Hinds (3), looking a shadow of the man who made a double century in the opening test in Guyana six weeks ago, had also fallen to a slip catch off Pollock. The attempt by the Guyanese Ramnaresh Sarwan (19 from 34 balls) and Shivanarine Chanderpaul (36 from 95 balls) to carry out another rescue act together, was wrecked by the seamer Charl Langveldt (2-33). He breached Sarwan's defence to hit offstump at 40-4 with one that bounced much lower than seemed reasonable. A period of intense attrition followed with 13 overs being bowled without a boundary. The big fastbowler Andre Nel was particularly mean, his first spell yielding just two runs from six overs. Nel's great height, if anything, accentuated the variation in bounce caused no doubt by limited preparation, since no competitive cricket has been played on the pitch square since December because of upgrading of the venue ahead of the World Cup in 2007. Dwayne Bravo (14 from 42 balls) succumbed in the 28th over, stumped - as he over-balanced slightly and lifted his toe- by a helmeted wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, standing over the stumps to the medium pace of the towering Justin Kemp. That was 66-5 and it quickly became 67-6 when Dwayne Smith (0), defeated by extra bounce from Kallis, spooned a catch to extra cover. Courtney Browne (46 not out from 59 balls with six fours), in good nick and growing in confidence, lost skipper Chanderpaul in the 41st over, bowled off the bottom edge by Langeveldt at 103-7. Not for the first time in the innings, fears that the West Indies would fall below their lowest ever ODI score in the Caribbean of 114, looked real. But the heroes from last year's Champions Trophy final, Browne and Ian Bradshaw, 17 not out, provided the best batting of the West Indies' innings. Running hard between wickets and finding the gaps, they posted 49 in the last nine overs. The two early wickets brought the house down when South Africa replied. Smith, surprised perhaps by extra bounce, lobbed to Lara diving forward at extra cover in the second over at 7-1. And four overs later, Kalllis' miscued flick was taken by a jubilant Smith at midwicket. But then the rains came and whatever momentum the West Indies had was lost. Scoreboard West Indies C Gayle b Ntini 11 W Hinds c Smith b Pollock 3 R Sarwan b Langeveldt 19 B Lara c Smith b Pollock 0 S Chanderpaul b Langeveldt 36 D Bravo st Boucher b Kemp 14 D Smith c Pollock b Kallis 0 C Browne not out 46 I Bradshaw not out 17 Extras: (1b, 1lb, 2w, 2nb) 6 TOTAL: (for seven wickets) 152 Overs: 50 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-29, 3-30, 4-40, 5-66, 6-67, 7-103. Did not bat: D Powell, C Collymore. Bowling: Pollock 10-2-28-2 (2nb), Ntini 10-2-33-1, Langeveldt 10-0-33-2 (2w), Nel 10-4-26-0, Kallis 5-0-14-1, Smith 1-0-7-0, Kemp 4-1-9-1. South Africa (target reduced to 124 to win off 33 overs after rain interruption with South Africa on 26 for two after eight overs) G Smith c Lara b Bradshaw 6 B Dippenaar not out 60 J Kallis c Smith b Bradshaw 7 H Gibbs not out 44 Extras: (1lb, 5w, 1nb) 7 TOTAL: (for two wickets) 124 Overs: 26.4 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-18. Did not bat: J Kemp, J Ontong, M Boucher, S Pollock, C Langeveldt, A Nel, M Ntini. Bowling: D Powell 7-0-34-0 (1nb, 3w), I Bradshaw 6-0-16-2 (1w), D Bravo 3-0-21-0, C Collymore 7-0-35-0 (1w), D Smith 2-0-7-0, W Hinds 1.4-0-10-0. Result: South Africa won by eight wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method). South Africa leads five-match series 2-0. Man of the Match: B Dippenaar. Umpires: S Taufel (Australia), B Doctrove (Dominica). Third/TV replay umpire: B Morgan (Montserrat). ICC Match Referee: J Crowe (New Zealand).