Misbah-ul-Haq was the star of the third day with a hundred as the hosts gained a vital 1st innings lead and captured four important wickets of South Africa.
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Kyle Abbott minced Pakistani batting on debut– 3rd Test
The debutant quick bowler of South Africa, Kyle Abbott, demolished the weak Pakistani batting while capturing 7 wickets as the hosts anticipated a clean sweep.
South Africa commands the first day – 3rd Test vs. Pakistan
The Proteas got hold of the ordinary looking bowling of Pakistan with a masterly display of batting from the run machine, Hashim Amal, and AB de Villiers.
Another entertaining victory for South Africa – 2nd Test vs. Pakistan
South Africa maintained their supremacy in Test cricket while beating Pakistan in an absorbing encounter on the fourth day of the second match at Cape Town.
Match evenly poised after Robin Peterson sparkled – 2nd Test vs. Pakistan
Robin Peterson smashed his maiden Test fifty and spared South Africa a debacle against Pakistan which managed hundred plus lead in their 2nd innings.
Saeed Ajmal mesmerised South Africa – 2nd Test vs. Pakistan
The master off spinner, Saeed Ajmal, made life difficult for the South African batsmen and ripped off their top order batting after Pakistan scored enough runs.
Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq strengthened Pakistan – 2nd Test vs. South Africa
The most senior batsman of Pakistan, Younis Khan, along with a junior, Asad Shafiq, brought prosperity to Pakistan after an early collapse vs. South Africa.
The South African fast bowlers – Terror for the visiting batsmen
The pace battery of South Africa has made a habit of humiliating the touring teams by crushing them to their low scores in a Test innings since the last two years.
Dale Steyn scratched Pakistan batting at 49 – first Test vs. South Africa
The perishable batting of Pakistan surrendered to the deadly fast bowling of Dale Steyn as the tourists fell to their lowest Test score ever in an innings.
South Africa bulldozed New Zealand – first Test
The mighty South Africa crushed the visiting New Zealand by a mammoth margin of over an innings in the 1st Test just before the tea interval on day three.