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Saim Ayub's fine century, his second of the series, steered Pakistan to 308/9 in a rain-affected first-innings © AFP
Saim Ayub's fine century, his second of the series, steered Pakistan to 308/9 in a rain-affected first-innings in Johannesburg, that saw the match reduced to 47 overs per side.
Put in to bat in pace-friendly conditions after inclement weather delayed the toss, Pakistan lost opener Abdullah Shafique for a duck for the third time in three innings in this series. But Ayub and Babar Azam ensured that South Africa weren't able to strike any more for the next 22 overs. The duo added 114 runs for the second wicket on either side of a 75-minute rain delay, delivering Pakistan to a position of strength midway into the innings.
Babar got to his fifty off 64 balls with a cracking pull shot off Kwena Maphaka, but fell to the young pacer trying an encore. His dismissal though didn't quite pan out the way South Africa would have liked, for Mohammed Rizwan who replaced him at the crease scored more freely and went on to score his fifty off 48 balls, creating further headaches for the hosts who were already under pressure after conceding the series. As many as 51 runs were scored in five overs after Rizwan came to the crease, with the 93-run stand threatening to take the game away from South Africa.
Ayub got to his hundred, his third of a very young career, with a cut off Aiden Markram but he fell in the next over to Corbin Bosch, the debutant who picked his maiden international wicket in the process. Strikes by Bjorn Fortuin followed, accounting for the wickets of Kamran Ghulam and Rizwan in quick succession, and it dented Pakistan's momentum a fair bit until Salman Agha and Tayyab Tahir came together for a 74-run stand. Both the batters scored freely and combined to hit 5 fours and 3 sixes.
For South Africa, Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada combined to pick five wickets but the inexperience of Kwena Maphaka and Corbin Bosch allowed Pakistan to recover from the strikes and add partnerships that helped them rack up a total in excess of 300.
Brief Scores: Pakistan 308/9 (Ayub 101; Rizwan 53, Babar 52; Rabada 3-56, Jansen 2-58) vs South Africa
Saim Ayub's fine century, his second of the series, steered Pakistan to 308/9 in a rain-affected first-innings in Johannesburg, that saw the match reduced to 47 overs per side.
Put in to bat in pace-friendly conditions after inclement weather delayed the toss, Pakistan lost opener Abdullah Shafique for a duck for the third time in three innings in this series. But Ayub and Babar Azam ensured that South Africa weren't able to strike any more for the next 22 overs. The duo added 114 runs for the second wicket on either side of a 75-minute rain delay, delivering Pakistan to a position of strength midway into the innings.
Babar got to his fifty off 64 balls with a cracking pull shot off Kwena Maphaka, but fell to the young pacer trying an encore. His dismissal though didn't quite pan out the way South Africa would have liked, for Mohammed Rizwan who replaced him at the crease scored more freely and went on to score his fifty off 48 balls, creating further headaches for the hosts who were already under pressure after conceding the series. As many as 51 runs were scored in five overs after Rizwan came to the crease, with the 93-run stand threatening to take the game away from South Africa.
Ayub got to his hundred, his third of a very young career, with a cut off Aiden Markram but he fell in the next over to Corbin Bosch, the debutant who picked his maiden international wicket in the process. Strikes by Bjorn Fortuin followed, accounting for the wickets of Kamran Ghulam and Rizwan in quick succession, and it dented Pakistan's momentum a fair bit until Salman Agha and Tayyab Tahir came together for a 74-run stand. Both the batters scored freely and combined to hit 5 fours and 3 sixes.
For South Africa, Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada combined to pick five wickets but the inexperience of Kwena Maphaka and Corbin Bosch allowed Pakistan to recover from the strikes and add partnerships that helped them rack up a total in excess of 300.
Brief Scores: Pakistan 308/9 (Ayub 101; Rizwan 53, Babar 52; Rabada 3-56, Jansen 2-58) vs South Africa