South Africa v Pakistan

Saeed Ajmal and the art of the pause

Mar 10, 2013: Why Pakistan's lead bowler is like an Argentinian football midfielder

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

'Pakistan took us to our limits' - Amla

Feb 19, 2013: Hashim Amla believes the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town was South Africa's toughest challenge this summer

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, 4th day

My dismissal the turning point - Misbah

Feb 17, 2013: Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's captain, has said that his dismissal occurred a crucial stage in Pakistan's second innings and triggered the collapse

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, 4th day

Resilient South Africa take sixth series in a row

Feb 17, 2013: Pakistan lost 6 for 22 to hand the initiative to South Africa on the fourth day

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, 3rd day

Peterson's career-best evens up match

Feb 16, 2013: Robin Peterson hadn't been able to stem the runs when Pakistan were batting, but on the third day it was Pakistan who couldn't stop the runs when Peterson was batting

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

ICC admits error in Kallis dismissal

Feb 15, 2013: The ICC has admitted its Playing Control Team (PCT) made "an honest error" while applying the DRS to the Jacques Kallis review on the second day of the Newlands Test and that the batsman was erroneously given out

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, 2nd day

Ajmal masterclass stuns South Africa

Feb 15, 2013: The Cape Town pitch was expected to make Saeed Ajmal a central figure towards the end of the Test but he made a massive impact on the second day itself

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

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

Younis and Shafiq lead recovery

Feb 14, 2013: Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq put on Pakistan's biggest partnership in South Africa to even up the match on the first day