Paceman Shamar Joseph took five wickets as West Indies bowled out South Africa for 160 on the opening day of the second and final Test, but the hosts then struggled to a score of 7-97 on the lively pitch in Guyana.

Seventeen wickets fell on Thursday as seamers from both sides were able to move off the field and through the air after South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Jason Holder is not out on 33 and will look to take his side above the visitors’ first innings score on the second morning, but must do so before he runs out of partners.

Wiaan Mulder took a personal best of 4-18 as he tore through the West Indies top order, dismissing bowling captain Kraigg Brathwaite (3) and taking out Alick Athanaze (1) with a brilliant one-handed catch and bowling.

“The ball stayed pretty low so it was all about hitting the stumps. I didn’t do my best but things went my way today,” Mulder said.

“Shamar bowled really well and made it difficult for the batsmen to score and I tried to emulate that.”

The hosts were in deep trouble at 6-56, but Holder launched a superb counter-attack, scoring 41 for the seventh wicket with left-hander Gudakesh Motie (11).

The latter was eliminated on the last delivery of the day when the spinner Keshav Maharaj caught the ball in front of the wicket and also began to take a turn on the pitch.

Joseph took figures of 5-33 as the West Indies earlier bowled South Africa out of the match with some excellent fast bowling in 54 overs.

The tourists finished at 9-97, but a 63-run stand on the 10th wicket between Dane Piedt (38 not out) and Nandre Burger (23), a record for South Africa against the West Indies, helped them to a respectable first innings result under the conditions.

The home team’s bowlers showed amazing swing, with five of the South African batters bowling cleanly and seamer Jayden Seales also taking 3-45.

The first test in Port of Spain was heavily influenced by rain and ended in a draw.