Pakistan Vs South Africa test series was completed as a 2-0 series. The series was a landslide with 95 runs. In the second Test in Rawalpindi.
Match was started on 127-1. The achieving target was 370. South Africa was clean swept on 274. They lost their last seven wickets for 33 runs. A collapse sparked by opener Aiden Markram’s dismissal for 108.
Hasan Ali took 5-60 and the match finished with 10-114. While Shaheen Afridi took 4 wickets on 51 runs. Yasir shah bowled Wiaan Mulder for 20. Which confirmed Pakistan’s first series victory over South Africa since 2003.
The sides play the first of three Twenty-twenty’s on Thursday. Hasan removed Rassie van der Dussen with the third ball of the day. He was bowled via an inside edge for 48. After four overs he trapped Faf du Plessis lbw for five.
But South Africa harbored slim hopes of pulling off the highest successful Test chase in Pakistan as Markram and Temba Bavuma, who made 61, added 106 for the fourth wicket.
Having spent almost six hours compiling his first Test century since 2018. Markram edged to second slip as he pushed at Hasan, who removed Quinton de Kock in almost identical fashion next ball.
De Kock has made 74 runs at an average of 12.33. Since succeeding Du Plessis as captain in December.
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