Pakistan confirmed plenty of battle with the bat on Day 4 of the second Take a look at towards South Africa at Newlands, Cape City on Monday, January 6. Nevertheless, the spirited effort solely delayed the inevitable because the Proteas registered a complete 10-wicket win.
Pakistan began Day 3 on the rating of 213/1, with captain Shan Masood batting alongside nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad. The duo added 22 runs to the in a single day rating earlier than Shahzad was dismissed by Marco Jansen. Kamran Ghulam joined his captain on the crease and so they stitched a 43-run partnership off simply 56 balls. Kagiso Rabada received the higher of Ghulam with a stupendous incoming supply that sneaked by bat and pad and hit the timber.
Saud Shakeel got here out to the center and received himself set on the crease by grinding it out within the center alongside Masood. Nevertheless, the duo have been dismissed in consecutive overs by Rabada and Kwena Maphaka, respectively.
Mohammad Rizwan (41), Salman Ali Agha (48), and Aamer Jamal (34) couldn’t convert their begins into substantial scores as Pakistan completed their innings after scoring 478. Rabada and Keshav Maharaj took three wickets apiece, whereas Marco Jansen chipped in with a pair. In the meantime, Maphaka had just one wicket to indicate for his efforts.
South Africa wanted simply 58 runs to chase down within the fourth innings. They promoted David Bedingham to open the batting with Aiden Markram. The latter loved his time on the non-striker’s finish for many elements of the South African innings as Bedingham performed a whirlwind knock of 47 not out off 30 balls, belting 4 boundaries and two sixes. Markram remained unbeaten on 14 off 13 balls because the Proteas raced to the goal in simply 7.1 overs.
This seems to be South Africa’s seventh consecutive Take a look at win. Ryan Rickelton, who scored a spectacular double-century within the first innings, received the Participant of the Match award. In the meantime, Marco Jansen was adjudged Participant of the Sequence after ending with 80 runs and 10 wickets.
Here is how ‘X’ customers reacted to South Africa’s win:
This type of free shot will not be acceptable below these circumstances. No no no Mr. Kamran Ghulam. All of your good knocks trying ineffective in the mean time. #SAvsPAK #KamranGhulam
— Wasay Habib (@wwasay) January 6, 2025
Rizwan must convert these 30s and 40s into the large match successful scores.
– Right now he was dismissed ninth time in 40s in his check profession, additionally he received out 3 occasions in 40s in his final 10 innings.
#PAKvsSA #SAvsPAK pic.twitter.com/ag5I6FrXuT
— Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) January 6, 2025
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