West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels celebrates his century on the third day of the final Test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban yesterday.

DURBAN, South Africa (AP):

FAST BOWLER Dale Steyn took six West Indies wickets yesterday to lead South Africa to an innings victory in the third Test and a 2-1 win in the three-match series.

Steyn finished with 6-72 and South Africa won by an innings and 100 runs - with two days to spare - after the West Indies' second innings ended at 317 for nine, with Shivnarine Chanderpaul unable to bat because of flu.

The West Indies won the first Test by 128 runs and South Africa levelled the series with a seven-wicket win in the second Test.

The West Indies faced an uphill task to save the third Test after South Africa dismissed the visitors for 139 in their first innings at Kingsmead Stadium, and then scored 556 for four in reply.

Samuels' SECOND century

After a fourth-wicket stand of 144 between Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Bravo, Steyn struck with the second new ball of the innings, dismissing Bravo leg before wicket for 75 soon after tea.

But Samuels managed to bring up his second Test century, making 105 off 190 balls with 18 boundaries.

"We fought well," Bravo said. "We must remember South Africa is the No. 2 team in the world, and we are a young team with new coaching staff."

Denesh Ramdin stayed with Samuels and made 25 before Andre Nel tempted him to flash at a wide delivery outside the off stump and give an easy catch to Mark Boucher.

Shortly after making his century, Samuels fell to a delivery from Steyn which clipped his off stump. The dismissal signalled a collapse for the West Indies, and Steyn ripped through the rest of the tail. Darren Sammy was out for 17 in a looping caught-and-bowled by Steyn, who also hit the offstumps of Daren Powell and Fidel

West Indies first innings 139

South Africa first innings 556 for four dec.

West Indies second innings

(Resumed at 23-0)