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South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd Test Match Summary

SA vs PAK, 2019 - Test Summary

South Africa vs Pakistan Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Newlands, Cape Town , Jan 03, 2019
South Africa South Africa
431&43/1 (9.5)
Pakistan Pakistan
177&294
South Africa beat Pakistan by 9 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Faf du Plessis
PAK 177/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/986-sarfraz-ahmed-playerprofile>Sarfaraz Ahmed</a>
Sarfaraz Ahmed
56 (81)
  • 9x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 69.13SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1483-shan-masood-playerprofile>Shan Masood</a>
Shan Masood
44 (71)
  • 5x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 61.97SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Duanne Olivier
ECON 3.2
15
OVERS
48/4
R/W
Bowler
Dale Steyn
ECON 3.16
15.1
OVERS
48/3
R/W
SA 431/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1579-faf-du-plessis-playerprofile>Faf du Plessis</a>
Faf du Plessis
103 (226)
  • 13x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 45.57SR
<a href=/cricket/players/64634-aiden-kyle-markram-playerprofile>Aiden Markram</a>
Aiden Markram
78 (96)
  • 14x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 81.25SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Mohammad Amir
ECON 2.66
33
OVERS
88/4
R/W
Bowler
Shaheen Afridi
ECON 4.52
27.1
OVERS
123/4
R/W
PAK 294/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1497-asad-shafiq-playerprofile>Asad Shafiq</a>
Asad Shafiq
88 (118)
  • 12x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 74.57SR
<a href=/cricket/players/59905-mohammad-babar-azam-playerprofile>Babar Azam</a>
Babar Azam
72 (87)
  • 15x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 82.75SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Kagiso Rabada
ECON 3.66
16.4
OVERS
61/4
R/W
Bowler
Dale Steyn
ECON 4.47
19
OVERS
85/4
R/W
SA 43/1
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1377-dean-elgar-playerprofile>Dean Elgar</a>
Dean Elgar
24 (39)
  • 4x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 61.53SR
<a href=/cricket/players/51431-theunis-booysen-de-bruyn-playerprofile>Theunis de Bruyn</a>
Theunis de Bruyn
4 (10)
  • 1x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 40SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
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Another clinical performance from the hosts and they have won another series as well. They completely dominated the 2 Test matches and now would be looking for a whitewash. Pakistan on the other hand will try and avoid that. Will they be able to do so? Join us on the 11th of January at 1000 local (0800 GMT) to find out. Till then, take care and goodbye!
South African skipper and Man of the Match, Faf du Plessis, starts by saying he is happy he finally got a ton on his favorite ground. Further adds it is an amazing stadium and he is delighted he got a ton here. Mentions it was a gutsy effort from his team. States they enjoy playing here as the crowd is always right behind them. Reckons they are doing well at home and they want to keep the good work up. He feels the wicket got easier to bat on as the days progressed and he was fortunate to win the toss. All-in-all he says the wicket was good for both, the batters and the bowlers. Informs playing 4 pacers was their plan and it worked out quite well for them. Ends by saying he still feels the pressure of not scoring a lot, he remembered the good innings he has played and managed to do well here.
Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, says they did not have enough runs on the board in the first innings and they weren't able to restrict the South Africans too. Reckons the first couple of hours was really tough on Day 1 and they could not cope with it. Feels a couple more of practice matches before the Test series would have helped. He hopes of doing well in the third Test.
An innings defeat looked certain especially when Pakistan went into Lunch on Day 3 after losing two wickets. But half tons from Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam and Shan Masood saved their blushes. Especially the partnership between Masood and Shafiq which accounted for 132 runs. They did manage to worry the South Africans for a little while but a cluster of wickets in the last session on Day 3 with Rabada and Steyn both picking 4 each, saw the home side needing 41 on Day 4 which they knocked off easily. Stay tuned for the presentation.
In reply, it seemed, the hosts were batting on a completely different wicket. They had three batsman scoring fifties and their skipper, leading from the front with an outstanding ton. They batted close to 125 overs and took a big lead of 254.
It was a combined effort from them. Their bowlers first, justified their skipper's decision by bundling the visitors out for a paltry total. All the pacers picked a wicket at least, Steyn and Olivier were the pick as the former finished with a three-fer and the latter with a four-fer.
End of a commanding performance by an impressive team on home soil. Also, it is South Africa's 7th series win in a row at home. This was never in doubt when they came out to bat today morning, it was just a matter of how long will they take and it took them 59 balls to knock off these 41 runs. They did lose de Bruyn and Amla did walk off injured but Faf and Elgar ensured they complete the job and seal the series with a game to go.
9.5
4
Azhar Ali To Dean Elgar
FOUR! Drags it short around leg, Elgar pulls it through fine leg for a boundary. AND SOUTH AFRICA WIN THE TEST MATCH AND LEAD THE SERIES 2-0.
9.4
4
Azhar Ali To Dean Elgar
FOUR! Super response from Elgar. Fuller delivery on off, Elgar smashes it over the bowlers head and through mid on for a boundary. Protea require 2 more runs to win the Test match.
9.3
0
Azhar Ali To Dean Elgar
Good length on middle, Elgar tucks it towards mid-wicket
9.2
0
Azhar Ali To Dean Elgar
Outside off, Dean lets it go.
9.1
0
Azhar Ali To Dean Elgar
What a delivery to start with. Length delivery swinging away. Elgar tries to defend it, but it goes past the outside edge of the bat.
Azhar Ali is on.
Over 9 : 35/1
5 Runs
du Plessis
3 (6)
D. Elgar
16 (34)
M. Amir
5-2-17-0
8.6
0
Mohammad Amir To Faf du Plessis
A bumper but it is down leg side, du Plessis avoids it.
8.5
0
Mohammad Amir To Faf du Plessis
Shortish again and once more it is angling across Faf. He tries to defend but the ball takes an outside edge and goes on the bounce to the slip fielder. He had played that with soft hands.
8.4
0
Mohammad Amir To Faf du Plessis
Back of a length, angling across the right-hander. Faf defends it off the back foot.
8.3
1
Mohammad Amir To Dean Elgar
Another short one on the body, Elgar mistimes his pull towards fine leg for a single. A biggie away now.
8.2
0
Mohammad Amir To Dean Elgar
Very short this time and Elgar watches it go to the keeper.
8.1
4
Mohammad Amir To Dean Elgar
FOUR! JUST OVER! This time there was glove involved but it went over the keeper. Short and on the body, Elgar goes for the pull but it takes the top edge and goes over the keeper for a boundary. 7 more needed.
Over 8 : 30/1
7 Runs
D. Elgar
11 (31)
du Plessis
3 (3)
M. Abbas
4-0-14-1
7.6
1
Mohammad Abbas To Dean Elgar
A touch short on middle and leg, Dean works it around the corner for a run.
7.5
2
Mohammad Abbas To Dean Elgar
Goes short again on middle, Elgar pulls it through fine leg for a couple of runs.
Pakistan review for a caught behind! They feel that Elgar has gloved this. The umpire though feels different. Let us see who is right.
7.4
0
Mohammad Abbas To Dean Elgar
NOT OUT! Elgar survives. Short of a length delivery on middle and leg, Egar tries to pull it, but it hits something and goes to the keeper. Sarfraz immediately goes for the review. He think it has hit his bat. The replay shows it hits his arm guard and Pakistan lose the review.
7.3
0
Mohammad Abbas To Dean Elgar
Bouncer on middle, Elgar ducks underneath it.
7.2
3
Mohammad Abbas To Faf du Plessis
Good shot! Fuller on off, du Plessis drives it through mid off, the batsmen run hard and get three runs in the process. Faf is off the mark with that.
7.1
1
Mohammad Abbas To Dean Elgar
Length delivery on off, Elgar taps it towards point for a quick single.
Over 7 : 23/1
5 Runs
du Plessis
0 (2)
D. Elgar
7 (26)
M. Amir
4-2-12-0
6.6
0
Mohammad Amir To Faf du Plessis
Similar delivery, Faf defends it off the back foot. South Africa need 18 runs to win the game.
6.5
0
Mohammad Amir To Faf du Plessis
Back of a length on middle, du Plessis defends it from within the crease.
Physios are on the field to have a look at Hashim Amla. This is taking some time now. Amla looks in some serious pain, his arm is quite swollen. He has now decided not to continue batting as he is seen walking off the field. Faf du Plessis is making his way out bat.
6.4
0
Mohammad Amir To Hashim Amla
NASTY! That too has taken off, this time though it has hit Amla. Just behind a length on off, Amla tries to shoulder arms with his bat pointing skywards. The ball though rises after pitching and hits Amla on his arm. That surely must have hurt.
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Match Info
  • Venue Newlands, Cape Town
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to field
  • Result South Africa beat Pakistan by 9 wickets
  • Player of the Match Faf du Plessis
  • Umpire Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Joel Wilson (WI) and S Ravi (IND)
  • Referee David Boon (AUS)
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