BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Imam-ul-Haq	lbw b Philander	8	21	35	2	0	38.09

Fakhar Zaman	c Bavuma b Steyn	1	15	21	0	0	6.66

Shan Masood	c †de Kock b Rabada	44	71	137	5	1	61.97

Azhar Ali	c Amla b Olivier	2	19	23	0	0	10.52

Asad Shafiq	c Elgar b Rabada	20	26	33	4	0	76.92

Babar Azam	c du Plessis b Olivier	2	5	7	0	0	40.00

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c)†	c †de Kock b Olivier	56	81	120	9	0	69.13

Mohammad Amir	not out	22	47	94	1	0	46.80
Yasir Shah	c du Plessis b Olivier	5	8	10	1	0	62.50

Mohammad Abbas	c †de Kock b Steyn	0	8	7	0	0	0.00

Shaheen Shah Afridi	c †de Kock b Steyn	3	7	15	0	0	42.85

Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 1, w 3)	14
TOTAL	51.1 Ov (RR: 3.45, 254 Mins)	177
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Fakhar Zaman, 4.5 ov), 2-13 (Imam-ul-Haq, 7.1 ov), 3-19 (Azhar Ali, 11.4 ov), 4-51 (Asad Shafiq, 18.3 ov), 5-54 (Babar Azam, 19.5 ov), 6-114 (Shan Masood, 32.3 ov), 7-156 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 44.2 ov), 8-162 (Yasir Shah, 46.3 ov), 9-163 (Mohammad Abbas, 47.6 ov), 10-177 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 51.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	15.1	3	48	3	3.16	65	6	0	1	0
4.5 to Fakhar Zaman, throat ball! That's the threat that Steyn possesses. Shorter, straighter, shoving Fakhar viciously back into his crease, but his weight is already committed to the front foot, and the ball can only lob gently to Temba Bavuma at slip as he flings his hands up in self-defence!. 9/1 47.6 to Mohammad Abbas, perfect line, draws the edge - de Kock snaffles it! Full enough to drag him out, swerving enough to kiss the bat, speedy enough for a quick kill. Up goes Joel Wilson's finger and the end is nigh for Pakistan. 163/9 51.1 to Shaheen Shah Afridi, all over, Red Rover - gloved to the keeper! Well-directed short ball from Steyn and he picks up his third as Afridi tries unsuccessfully to sway out of the way! Pakistan's last three wickets muster 21 and SA will consider that a job pretty well done. 177/10
Vernon Philander	11	3	36	1	3.27	51	6	0	0	0
7.1 to Imam-ul-Haq, massive appeal, and after an eternity, up goes the finger! Pakistan have reviewed, that was adjacent to off stump, but bending back in all the time. Did it hit him in line? Joel Wilson took his time to deliberate, and sure enough, it's hitting the top of off!. 13/2
Kagiso Rabada	10	2	35	2	3.50	45	4	1	0	1
18.3 to Asad Shafiq, gone, Rabada gets among 'em! Sooner or later you felt he was going to land one in the right area and there it is... Rearing from a length, 137kph and straightening enough to squash a fat outside edge, before diverting to third slip where Elgar holds a stinger!. 51/4 32.3 to Shan Masood, what a catch from de Kock! There's the breakthrough, and it's Masood's only error in what had been a fine innings. Too tentative outside off this time, a fat nick, and de Kock dives to his left to scoop, open-palmed, in both gloves, low in front of flirst slip. 114/6
Duanne Olivier	15	3	48	4	3.20	68	6	0	2	0
11.4 to Azhar Ali, banged in short, fenced to slip! Olivier does for Azhar once more, cramped on the back foot by a lifter, angled back in from wide on the crease, a flaccid rellexive push, and Amla pouches the nick in front of his nose at first slip. It's been a woeful hour for Pakistan, as South Africa's quicks strike in unison. 19/3 19.5 to Babar Azam, pace and bounce, Babar tries to gets his hands down... but it balloons to slip off the glove! He thought briefly about reviewing, pondering whether it came off the arm guard, but in the end elects not to waste it. Seemed to come off the wrist strap (which is part of the glove) on the bottom hand. 54/5 44.2 to Sarfaraz Ahmed, short and edged, steered through to the keeper! Sarfraz attempts another one of those cute uppercuts but only succeeds in getting a toe-end on it, well taken high to his right by de Kock! He perishes as he thrived, by the kick of his Stallion... but Pakistan could have done with him sticking it out a bit longer, really. 156/7 46.3 to Yasir Shah, gottim, snapped up at second slip! Footless prod from Yasir and he sends a thick outside edge to du Plessis, who takes a sharp catch in front of his mush. 162/8

South Africa 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	b Shan Masood	78	96	134	14	1	81.25

Dean Elgar	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir	20	30	53	2	0	66.66

Hashim Amla	b Mohammad Abbas	24	64	91	4	0	37.50

Theunis de Bruyn	c Babar Azam b Shaheen Shah Afridi	13	32	58	2	0	40.62

Faf du Plessis (c)	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi	103	226	354	13	0	45.57

Temba Bavuma	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi	75	162	235	10	0	46.29

Quinton de Kock †	c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Amir	59	78	107	8	0	75.64

Vernon Philander	b Mohammad Amir	16	29	51	2	0	55.17

Kagiso Rabada	b Mohammad Amir	11	13	18	2	0	84.61

Dale Steyn	c Fakhar Zaman b Shaheen Shah Afridi	13	10	17	1	1	130.00

Duanne Olivier	not out	10	8	14	2	0	125.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 3)	9
TOTAL	124.1 Ov (RR: 3.47, 563 Mins)	431
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Dean Elgar, 11.5 ov), 2-123 (Aiden Markram, 29.6 ov), 3-126 (Hashim Amla, 31.5 ov), 4-149 (Theunis de Bruyn, 42.3 ov), 5-305 (Temba Bavuma, 95.2 ov), 6-356 (Faf du Plessis, 108.6 ov), 7-394 (Quinton de Kock, 117.6 ov), 8-407 (Vernon Philander, 121.1 ov), 9-408 (Kagiso Rabada, 121.3 ov), 10-431 (Dale Steyn, 124.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Amir	33	9	88	4	2.66	165	13	1	0	3
11.5 to D Elgar, there it is! A lifter outside off, Amir's arms are outstretched in triumph, as Elgar is lured fatefully outside the line, for a thin nick to the keeper. 56/1 117.6 to Q de Kock, edged, and scooped up at second slip! Such a cool take from Shafiq, it looked as first as though it hadn't carried... in fact, he squeezed it into his midriff with the heels of his hands! Looking to be forceful off the back foot, de Kock threw his hands into the stroke, and gave the edge enough momentum to carry. 394/7 121.1 to VD Philander, stumps splattered! Amir bursts one through the gate from a full length, via a thin inside-edge, and smashes the leg stump in two! The end of an enterprising knock, and Pakistan's ordeal is almost over. 407/8 121.3 to K Rabada, much wider on the crease, and now Rabada's timbers have been shivered too! The new angle, allied to a full length, twists the batsman's blood as he tries to clip through midwicket but is beaten around the outside edge. Amir earning some belated reward for his toil. 408/9
Mohammad Abbas	34	8	100	1	2.94	161	16	0	0	0
31.5 to HM Amla, oh wow, that's unplayable! Ma-a-a-a-a-ssive jag off the pitch from outside off, and out comes leg stump as a bewildered Amla is left fencing at thin air! That must have hit a crack, but there in a nutshell is the value of hitting the seam time and time again. You never know what natural variation will come to your aid!. 126/3
Shaheen Shah Afridi	27.1	3	123	4	4.52	110	20	0	0	0
42.3 to TB de Bruyn, throws his hands at a wide one and gully clings onto a stinger! Such a nonchalant grab from Babar, high to his right, but a total throwaway from Theunis! No need to chase that one, the runs were coming regardless, but a loss of patience and Pakistan continue to chisel a way back into this contest. 149/4 95.2 to T Bavuma, edged and gone! Out of nowhere, Bavuma is sunk! Afridi makes up for his error the previous ball by tightening his line, straightening one off the seam, and finding the nick through to Sarfraz. No hundred for Bavuma, but a fine knock all the same. 305/5 108.6 to F du Plessis, whoosh, that's a fresh-n-clean delivery! Turns Faf inside out like laundry and then Sarfraz screams out an appeal... No response from Joel Wilson but Pakistan review. And it turns out to be an excellent one! Just a scratch of an outside edge as he fended over the top of off, but Afridi has got him! Fabulous innings from the captain, he walks off to a standing ovation with his team well in control. 356/6 124.1 to DW Steyn, banged in short once more, a slapped uppercut down to third man as Olivier leans back to give himself room, and there is the catch that ends the fun. It's been a lively morning's work, but the upshot is that South Africa have a first-innings lead of 254, and a real chance to wrap this game up today if they bowl as well as they did in the first innings.. 431/10
Yasir Shah	21	1	79	0	3.76	80	6	1	0	0
Shan Masood	5	1	19	1	3.80	25	4	0	0	0
29.6 to AK Markram, bowled 'im! A torpedo to remove off stump with the final ball of the day! Markram is uprooted, there'll be no coming back for a hundred in the morning... Ecstasy for Masood, who only took his first Test wicket at Centurion last week! That has grubbed through at shin height, a shocker to get from a part-time bowler, but Pakistan will grab whatever they can at this stage. South Africa's day but Markram is done. 123/2
Asad Shafiq	4	0	16	0	4.00	13	1	0	0	0

Pakistan 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Imam-ul-Haq	c Elgar b Steyn	6	13	16	1	0	46.15

Shan Masood	c †de Kock b Steyn	61	110	176	9	0	55.45

Azhar Ali	lbw b Rabada	6	13	31	0	0	46.15

Asad Shafiq	c †de Kock b Philander	88	118	165	12	1	74.57

Babar Azam	c Amla b Rabada	72	87	144	15	0	82.75

Fakhar Zaman	c & b Rabada	7	8	12	1	0	87.50

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c)†	lbw b Olivier	6	24	29	1	0	25.00

Mohammad Amir	c †de Kock b Steyn	0	5	10	0	0	0.00

Yasir Shah	c sub (Zubayr Hamza) b Steyn	5	12	18	1	0	41.66

Mohammad Abbas	not out	10	29	53	2	0	34.48
Shaheen Shah Afridi	c Philander b Rabada	14	9	15	1	1	155.55

Extras	(b 9, lb 4, nb 4, w 2)	19
TOTAL	70.4 Ov (RR: 4.16, 339 Mins)	294
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Imam-ul-Haq, 3.3 ov), 2-27 (Azhar Ali, 10.1 ov), 3-159 (Shan Masood, 37.5 ov), 4-194 (Asad Shafiq, 45.4 ov), 5-201 (Fakhar Zaman, 48.1 ov), 6-220 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 54.2 ov), 7-221 (Mohammad Amir, 55.3 ov), 8-247 (Yasir Shah, 59.1 ov), 9-270 (Babar Azam, 67.6 ov), 10-294 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 70.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Vernon Philander	19	6	51	1	2.68	91	7	0	0	1
45.4 to Asad Shafiq, edged, gone! It was too good to last, Philander dangles one more in the channel outside off, a hint of shape away from the bat, and that's a limp end to a wonderful innings. A thin nick to a jubilant keeper. South Africa surge again!. 194/4
Dale Steyn	19	2	85	4	4.47	79	13	1	0	1
3.3 to Imam-ul-Haq, pitched up, scratchy drive from Imam - and it's swallowed at third slip! Steyn makes the breakthrough again, loose from Imam, there'll be no second-innings heroics from him. Full and tempting but he was on the move and totally off balance as he swiped at the ball. 10/1 37.5 to Shan Masood, there's the breakthrough, Masood finally lured into fishing at one! Almost identical to his first-innings dismissal, you can see the pain behind his eyes as Masood again suffers a lapse in concentration... The line was just wide enough to leave but Steyn had been nagging away, like a safe-cracker testing for a weak spot, and he celebrates like he's about to pop! After a 132-run stand, SA finally have wicket number three. 159/3 55.3 to Mohammad Amir, banged in, Amir throws up the hands, a kiss of the gloves and de Kock completes the catch! As thorough a bouncing out as you're likely to see... Steyn sent down a head-seeking missile, the ball just brushing the top hand as it flew through. 221/7 59.1 to Yasir Shah, top-edged again, high over the keeper... taken at LONG STOP!! Zubayr Hamza is the sub fielder and he has held this expertly, right on the rope running across to his left. The plan comes together, Steyn gets a fourth as Yasir's luck runs out. 247/8
Duanne Olivier	16	3	84	1	5.25	66	15	1	1	1
54.2 to Sarfaraz Ahmed, huge appeal and that's gone too! Up goes the finger as Olivier thumps the pad on a full length in front of off... Pakistan review... could there be a question mark over the height? Miles from the bat, but he was trapped on the crease, and that is clipping the bails!. 220/6
Kagiso Rabada	16.4	2	61	4	3.66	73	8	0	1	1
10.1 to Azhar Ali, stays low, thuds into the pad - that's plumb! No review from Azhar, who was perhaps happy enough to walk off knowing he hadn't got out to an Olivier bouncer. That crack as done for another batsman, Rabada right on the money with his first ball, would have rattled middle and off halfway up. 27/2 48.1 to Fakhar Zaman, smashed h-i-i-i-i-gh in the air, and Rabada makes a steepler look simple! A filthy hack off a not-particularly-short delivery, no idea where he was aiming other than Antarctica, but he ended up shooting for the moon instead. Rabada called early, ran back, eye on the ball. Gobbled it. 201/5 67.6 to Babar Azam, extra bounce, finds the edge - Amla snaps it up! That's the big one, Babar extracted after a spunky knock; but has it come in time for SA to finish things tonight? Rabada hit a good length and drew the shot, Babar needing to try and get a single to retain the strike. SA need one more. 270/9 70.4 to Shaheen Shah Afridi, short, swung up and away... collected by Philander on the run at midwicket! That's job done for the bowlers, no doubt about the no-ball this time, but that might well be it for the night, too. 294/10

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 41 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	not out	24	39	48	4	0	61.53
Theunis de Bruyn	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas	4	10	13	1	0	40.00

Hashim Amla	retired hurt	2	5	19	0	0	40.00
Faf du Plessis (c)	not out	3	6	14	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, nb 1, w 5)	10
TOTAL	9.5 Ov (RR: 4.37)	43/1
Did not bat: Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock †, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Theunis de Bruyn, 3.4 ov), 1-23* (Hashim Amla, retired hurt)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Amir	5	2	17	0	3.40	25	2	0	1	1
Mohammad Abbas	4	0	14	1	3.50	17	1	0	0	0
3.4 to TB de Bruyn, short ball, de Bruyn pulls... and gets a feather through to Sarfraz! Pakistan have their breakthrough, Abbas with a sharp bumper - not his usual method of attack, but it does the job! Joel Wilson's finger was quickly up and de Bruyn must have felt the contact, as he heads off disconsolately after missing out as fill-in opener. Just flicked the glove, from the replays. 4/1
Azhar Ali	0.5	0	8	0	9.60	3	2	0	0	0

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Thu, 03 Jan - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 123/2 (Hashim Amla 24*, 30 ov)

Fri, 04 Jan - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 382/6 (Quinton de Kock 55*, Vernon Philander 6*, 116 ov)

Sat, 05 Jan - day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 294

Sun, 06 Jan - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 43/1 (9.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Pakistan 1st innings
Over 7.1: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - Imam-ul-Haq (Umpires Call)
Drinks: Pakistan - 19/3 in 11.4 overs (Shan Masood 5)
Pakistan: 50 runs in 17.4 overs (107 balls), Extras 8
Lunch: Pakistan - 75/5 in 25.0 overs (Shan Masood 17, Sarfraz Ahmed 16)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 30.4 overs (185 balls), Extras 9
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (Shan Masood 26, Sarfraz Ahmed 24, Ex 1)
Over 34.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - Mohammad Amir (Struck down)
Drinks: Pakistan - 124/6 in 37.0 overs (Sarfraz Ahmed 35, Mohammad Amir 3)
Sarfraz Ahmed: 50 off 67 balls (8 x 4)
Pakistan: 150 runs in 40.5 overs (246 balls), Extras 14
Over 49.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - Shaheen Shah Afridi (Struck down)
Tea: Pakistan - 177/10 in 51.1 overs (Mohammad Amir 22)
South Africa 1st innings
South Africa: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (AK Markram 31, D Elgar 18, Ex 1)
Drinks: South Africa - 61/1 in 15.0 overs (AK Markram 40, HM Amla 0)
AK Markram: 50 off 64 balls (11 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (147 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (AK Markram 33, HM Amla 19, Ex 0)
End Of Day: South Africa - 123/2 in 30.0 overs (HM Amla 24)

Day 2

Drinks: South Africa - 149/3 in 42.2 overs (TB de Bruyn 13, F du Plessis 9)
Drinks: South Africa - 149/4 in 42.3 overs (F du Plessis 9)
South Africa: 150 runs in 42.4 overs (256 balls), Extras 5
Over 45.2: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - T Bavuma (Struck down)
Lunch: South Africa - 188/4 in 57.0 overs (F du Plessis 33, T Bavuma 15)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (F du Plessis 27, T Bavuma 22, Ex 1)
South Africa: 200 runs in 62.1 overs (374 balls), Extras 6
F du Plessis: 50 off 111 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 223/4 in 70.0 overs (F du Plessis 52, T Bavuma 30)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 200 balls (F du Plessis 51, T Bavuma 48, Ex 1)
South Africa: 250 runs in 75.6 overs (457 balls), Extras 6
T Bavuma: 50 off 103 balls (7 x 4)
New ball taken at 83.2 overs.
Tea: South Africa - 281/4 in 85.0 overs (F du Plessis 80, T Bavuma 60)
Over 89.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - T Bavuma (Upheld)
South Africa: 300 runs in 94.4 overs (569 balls), Extras 6
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 314 balls (F du Plessis 80, T Bavuma 71, Ex 1)
Drinks: South Africa - 325/5 in 100.0 overs (F du Plessis 93, Q de Kock 15)
F du Plessis: 100 off 209 balls (13 x 4)
South Africa: 350 runs in 105.4 overs (636 balls), Extras 8
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (F du Plessis 14, Q de Kock 35, Ex 2)
Over 108.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
Q de Kock: 50 off 59 balls (7 x 4)
Over 115.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - Q de Kock (Struck down)
End Of Day: South Africa - 382/6 in 116.0 overs (Q de Kock 55, VD Philander 6)

Day 3

South Africa: 400 runs in 120.2 overs (724 balls), Extras 8
Innings Break: South Africa - 431/10 in 124.1 overs (D Olivier 10)
Pakistan 2nd innings
Lunch: Pakistan - 37/2 in 15.0 overs (Shan Masood 18, Asad Shafiq 5)
Pakistan: 50 runs in 17.1 overs (104 balls), Extras 2
Over 20.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - Asad Shafiq (Struck down)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (Shan Masood 10, Asad Shafiq 33, Ex 7)
Over 22.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - Shan Masood (Upheld)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 26.2 overs (160 balls), Extras 9
Asad Shafiq: 50 off 56 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Pakistan - 114/2 in 28.0 overs (Shan Masood 43, Asad Shafiq 50)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 133 balls (Shan Masood 35, Asad Shafiq 56, Ex 9)
Shan Masood: 50 off 98 balls (8 x 4)
Pakistan: 150 runs in 36.1 overs (219 balls), Extras 10
Tea: Pakistan - 177/3 in 40.0 overs (Asad Shafiq 73, Babar Azam 16)
Pakistan: 200 runs in 46.3 overs (281 balls), Extras 15
Over 54.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - Sarfraz Ahmed (Umpires Call)
Drinks: Pakistan - 220/6 in 54.4 overs (Babar Azam 30, Mohammad Amir 0)
Babar Azam: 50 off 55 balls (10 x 4)
Pakistan: 250 runs in 59.5 overs (362 balls), Extras 17
South Africa 2nd innings
Innings Break: South Africa - 0/0
End Of Day: South Africa - 0/0

Day 4

HM Amla retired hurt at 23/1 (2, 6.4 overs)
Over 7.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - D Elgar (Struck down)

MATCH DETAILS

Newlands, Cape Town
Toss	South Africa, elected to field first
Series	Pakistan tour of South Africa
Season	2018/19
Player Of The Match	Faf du Plessis
Series result	South Africa led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 2340
Match days	3,4,5,6 January 2019 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Bruce Oxenford Joel Wilson
TV Umpire	Sundaram Ravi
Reserve Umpire	Shaun George
Match Referee	David Boon