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South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Centurion

Centurion will test Pakistan's learning

Feb 20, 2013: Although defeat in the series, Pakistan put in a much-improved display at Newlands on a surface that was more favourable to their game. However, coming back to the Highveld will be a different story again

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town

Pacy Mohammad Irfan stands out

Feb 18, 2013: He might not have a bagful of wickets on Test debut, but he showed he was more than an unusually tall curiosity

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

Smith wants Philander to boost pace

Feb 18, 2013: Vernon Philander's rise since his Test debut has been astonishing. His captain, though, feels an extra yard of pace will improve his old-ball spells

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

South Africa excellent, but not yet great

Feb 17, 2013: South Africa are undoubtedly the best Test side at present but they still have much to achieve to be considered among the all-time great teams

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town

Smith scales another peak

Feb 17, 2013: Stats highlights from South Africa's series-clinching win in Cape Town

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

A toot, a tickle and a triple

Feb 17, 2013: Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 3rd day

South Africa look to Peterson

Feb 16, 2013: Robin Peterson goes about his business in an understated fashion but, after making his Test best score with the bat, he now has a big opportunity with the ball

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 3rd day

The highest high-five

Feb 16, 2013: Plays of the Day from the third day of the Cape Town Test between South Africa and Pakistan

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 3rd day

Boucher finally says goodbye

Feb 16, 2013: Seven months after a freak accident forced his retirement, fans and former team-mates paid public tribute to Mark Boucher

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 2nd day

Ajmal gives South Africa a bad turn

Feb 15, 2013: They knew to be wary of Saeed Ajmal but that still couldn't prevent him giving South Africa their worst day of the summer

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 2nd day

Irfan's big moment

Feb 15, 2013: Plays of the Day from the second day of the Newlands Test between South Africa and Pakistan

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 1st day

New ball, same problem

Feb 14, 2013: Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq almost made the day Pakistan's but a familiar weakness means they still have plenty of work to do

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 1st day

Nicks and misses

Feb 14, 2013: Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan

Bowl at Boycs

'Pakistan should hope for less bouncy pitches'

Feb 14, 2013: Geoff Boycott on the road ahead for Pakistan on their tour of South Africa

Batting is Pakistan's Achilles heel

Feb 14, 2013: They've always had the bowlers to take 20 wickets, but not the batsmen to set imposing totals

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town

Smith takes South Africa from solid to ruthless

Feb 13, 2013: Victory at Newlands will give South Africa their most successful Test run under Graeme Smith

Match-winner Steyn, and winless Windies

Feb 8, 2013: Dale Steyn's stats in Test wins are second to none; for West Indies, wins in Australia have completely dried up since 2000

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 4th day

There's no stopping Steyn

Feb 4, 2013: There was no chance Graeme Smith was going to get the ball out of Dale Steyn's hands as he raced towards a career-best performance

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 4th day

Pakistan left searching for answers

Feb 4, 2013: South Africa are becoming fearsome on their home patch and Pakistan have just over a week to come up with a method to make the series a contest

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st Test, Johannesburg

Steyn's best, and de Villiers' record

Feb 4, 2013: Stats highlights from day four of the first Test in Johannesburg