South Africa, which lost the first test by seven wickets but has not lost a test series against Pakistan in 18 years, needs a further 243 runs on the last day on a seemingly batsman-friendly pitch. “We need to build on this partnership as we know wickets can fall in clusters, like we lost in Karachi,” South Africa assistant coach Enoch Nkwe said. Markram and van der Dussen then added a brisk 94 runs to bring South Africa back into contention. Pakistan was leading by 200 when it resumed on 129-6, but Rizwan got invaluable support from tailenders against scrappy South Africa fielding. 10 batsman Nauman’s defiance for 25 overs that frustrated South Africa the most.

Source: Indian Express February 07, 2021 14:48 UTC