“We played very well,” South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, who was also named man of the match for a first-innings century, said at the post-match presentation. “There is always something in the wicket here at Newlands and you need to be on form with the bat. They were eventually dismissed for 294, setting their hosts a modest target, which South Africa had hoped to knock off on Saturday but ran out of time and were forced to come back on Sunday. Pakistan scored 177 in their first innings and were critical of the uneven bounce and cracks on the wicket at the iconic Cape Town venue but South Africa, with Du Plessis scoring 103, replied with 431. Touring captain Sarfraz admitted a bad start, in which they lost five wickets in the first session, proved their undoing.

Source: Pakistan Today January 06, 2019 09:45 UTC