South Africa resist after Pakistan s big lead in first Test
January 28, 2021 12:20 PM
South African batsmen thwarted Pakistan's spin attack to reach 84-1 at tea on the third day of the first Test in Karachi on Thursday.
Earlier, Pakistan scored 378 to take a 158-run lead over South Africa's first innings total of 220.
At the break, Aiden Markram was on 34 and Rassie van der Dussen was on 17. The visitors need another 74 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
Markram, dropped on 27 by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam off spinner Yasir Shah in the slips, has added 36 for the second wicket with Dussen.
South Africa were off to a confident start with Markram and Dean Elgar defying Pakistan's attack, and were 37 without loss at lunch.
Elgar, in visible discomfort after being hit on the left hand by a rising delivery from pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, was caught by diving wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan off Yasir for 29.
In the morning Pakistan's tail added 70 runs to frustrate South Africa, who were looking for quick wickets.
South Africa's pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada bowled Hasan Ali for 21 to reach 200 wickets in his 44th Test.
Rabada, 25, is the eighth South African to take 200 or more Test wickets.
Pakistan were 323-9 at that point, but Yasir and Nauman Ali added 55 valuable runs for the final wicket.
Yasir, who scored a Test century in Australia in 2019, hit a six and four fours in his 38 not out, while debutant Nauman scored three boundaries before falling for 24.
Scoreboard
South Africa 1st innings 220 (D. Elgar 58, G. Linde 35; Yasir Shah 3-54, Nauman Ali 2-38, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-49)
Pakistan 1st innings (overnight 308-8)
Imran Butt c Bavuma b Rabada 9
Abid Ali b Rabada 4
Azhar Ali c de Kock b Maharaj 51
Babar Azam lbw b Maharaj 7
Shaheen Shah Afridi b Nortje 0
Fawad Alam c Bavuma b Ngidi 109
Mohammad Rizwan c du Plessis b Ngidi 33
Faheem Ashraf b Nortje 64
Hasan Ali b Rabada 21
Nauman Ali lbw b Maharaj 24
Yasir Shah not out 38
Extras (b1, lb7, nb10) 18
Total (119.2 overs, all out) 378
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Abid), 2-15 (Butt), 3-26 (Azam), 4-27 (Shaheen), 5-121 (Azhar), 6-176 (Rizwan), 7-278 (Fawad), 8-295 (Ashraf), 9-323 (Hasan)
Bowling: Rabada 27-7-70-3 (nb3), Nortje 27-4-105-2 (1nb), Ngidi 17-1-57-2 (3nb), Maharaj 32.2-4-90-3 (3nb), Linde 13-4-38-0, Markram 3-0-10-0
Toss: South Africa, elected to bat
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK)
Tv umpire: Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
Match referee: Mohammad Javed Malik (PAK)