South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 4, Highlights: Despite a stunning century by Pakistan captain Shan Masood and a valiant batting effort by Pakistan to overturn the follow-on deficit, South Africa romped to a 10-wicket victory and a convincing 2-0 series win at home. Pakistan batted for majority of Day 4, with Masood making 145, Salman Agha 48 and Mohammad Rizwan 41. However, the second-innings total of 478 was not enough due to South Africa's huge lead early on, and a final target of 58 was easily chased down by the Proteas. David Bedingham opened the batting, scoring 44 off 30 balls to help them reach the target in just 7.1 overs. (Scorecard)
The win ensures that South Africa will top the World Test Championship (WTC) table for the 2023-25 cycle. Their next game will be the final, against Australia at Lord's in June.
Welcome back. T10 cricket? 58 is the target. Aiden Markram and a new opening partner, David Bedingham will aim to set things rolling. Mohammad Abbas will start off from the bowling end, to Bedingham. Here we go.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
South Africa had to toil hard. This type of pitch kind of exposed their bowling, which seems to be too dependent on assistance from the deck. They toiled hard for 122.1 overs and looked good only for the last 2-3 hours. Because that's when the pitch started to show turn and inconsistent bounce. Kagiso Rabada with 3 scalps and Kwena Maphaka with 1 scalp were the standouts in this innings who just came running in hard and made life miserable for the Pakistan batters. The other bowlers could not quite support them but eventually, towards the end, reaped the benefits of the pressure created by Rabada and Maphaka. Maharaj eventually ended with 3 scalps but these bowlers will
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