South Africa v Pakistan 1st Test

PAK in SA - 2018 (2018/19) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 26 December 2018

South Africa won by 6 wickets

South Africa won by 6 wickets. Babar Azam top-scored with 71 for Pakistan. Duanne Olivier took 6/37.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: PAK in SA - 2018 (2018/19)
Ground: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dates: 26 December 2018 to 28 December 2018
Toss: Pakistan, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Duanne Olivier
Captains: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and S Ravi
Match referee: DC Boon

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

Pakistan batted first and made 181 all out. Babar Azam top-scored with 71 off 79 balls. Duanne Olivier took 6 for 37 for South Africa. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at SuperSport Park, 343 across 10 Tests.

South Africa replied with 223 all out. Temba Bavuma top-scored with 53 off 87 balls, and Quinton de Kock made 45. Mohammad Amir took 4 for 62 for Pakistan. South Africa led by 42 on first innings.

Pakistan made 190 all out in their second innings. Shan Masood top-scored with 65 off 120 balls, and Imam-ul-Haq made 57. Duanne Olivier took 5 for 59 for South Africa. From 134 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 159 for 8.

Set 149 to win, South Africa made 151 for 4. Hashim Amla top-scored with 63 not out off 148 balls, and Dean Elgar made 50. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the second wicket between Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar, 79% of the total.

South Africa won by 6 wickets.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 181 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Imam-ul-Haq	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	0	9
Fakhar Zaman	c Dean Elgar b Dale Steyn	12	17
Shan Masood	b Duanne Olivier	19	34
Azhar Ali	c Theunis de Bruyn b Duanne Olivier	36	69
Asad Shafiq	lbw b Duanne Olivier	7	12
Babar Azam	c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada	71	79
Sarfaraz Ahmed	b Duanne Olivier	0	4
Mohammad Amir	b Duanne Olivier	1	15
Yasir Shah	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	4	10
Hasan Ali	not out	21	28
Shaheen Shah Afridi	c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier	0	5

Extras 10 · Total 181 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	13	1	66	1
Kagiso Rabada	17	4	59	3
Duanne Olivier	14	3	37	6
Keshav Maharaj	3	1	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Imam-ul-Haq, 1.4 ov), 2-17 (Fakhar Zaman, 6.1 ov), 3-54 (Shan Masood, 15.2 ov), 4-62 (Asad Shafiq, 17.5 ov), 5-86 (Azhar Ali, 28.1 ov), 6-86 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 28.5 ov), 7-96 (Mohammad Amir, 32.5 ov), 8-111 (Yasir Shah, 35.5 ov), 9-178 (Babar Azam, 45.3 ov), 10-181 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 46.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Fakhar Zaman (1) and Imam-ul-Haq (0)	1	10
second	Shan Masood (5) and Fakhar Zaman (11)	16	27
third	Azhar Ali (22) and Shan Masood (14)	37	55
fourth	Azhar Ali (1) and Asad Shafiq (7)	8	15
fifth	Azhar Ali (13) and Babar Azam (10)	24	62
sixth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (0) and Babar Azam (0)	0	4
seventh	Mohammad Amir (1) and Babar Azam (8)	10	24
eighth	Yasir Shah (4) and Babar Azam (6)	15	18
ninth	Babar Azam (47) and Hasan Ali (20)	67	58
tenth	Hasan Ali (1) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (0)	3	9

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Aiden Markram	lbw b Hasan Ali	12	19
Dean Elgar	c Azhar Ali b Shaheen Shah Afridi	22	50
Hashim Amla	c Babar Azam b Mohammad Amir	8	16
Theunis de Bruyn	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir	29	71
Faf du Plessis	c Babar Azam b Shaheen Shah Afridi	0	1
Temba Bavuma	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi	53	87
Dale Steyn	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir	23	23
Quinton de Kock	c Fakhar Zaman b Mohammad Amir	45	53
Keshav Maharaj	lbw b Hasan Ali	4	15
Kagiso Rabada	c Asad Shafiq b Shaheen Shah Afridi	19	25
Duanne Olivier	not out	0	3

Extras 8 · Total 223 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Mohammad Amir	20	6	62	4
Hasan Ali	18	4	70	2
Shaheen Shah Afridi	18	1	64	4
Yasir Shah	4	0	24	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Aiden Markram, 5.6 ov), 2-43 (Hashim Amla, 13.2 ov), 3-43 (Dean Elgar, 14.5 ov), 4-43 (Faf du Plessis, 14.6 ov), 5-112 (Theunis de Bruyn, 32.5 ov), 6-146 (Dale Steyn, 40.1 ov), 7-170 (Temba Bavuma, 47.6 ov), 8-189 (Keshav Maharaj, 52.3 ov), 9-220 (Kagiso Rabada, 58.3 ov), 10-223 (Quinton de Kock, 59.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (6) and Aiden Markram (12)	19	36
second	Hashim Amla (8) and Dean Elgar (16)	24	44
third	Dean Elgar (0) and Theunis de Bruyn (0)	0	9
fourth	Faf du Plessis (0) and Theunis de Bruyn (0)	0	1
fifth	Temba Bavuma (37) and Theunis de Bruyn (29)	69	108
sixth	Dale Steyn (23) and Temba Bavuma (10)	34	44
seventh	Temba Bavuma (6) and Quinton de Kock (18)	24	47
eighth	Keshav Maharaj (4) and Quinton de Kock (14)	19	27
ninth	Quinton de Kock (11) and Kagiso Rabada (19)	31	37
tenth	Quinton de Kock (2) and Duanne Olivier (0)	3	10

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 190 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Imam-ul-Haq	b Duanne Olivier	57	96
Fakhar Zaman	c Kagiso Rabada b Duanne Olivier	12	38
Shan Masood	c Keshav Maharaj b Dale Steyn	65	120
Azhar Ali	c Kagiso Rabada b Duanne Olivier	0	3
Asad Shafiq	c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn	6	20
Babar Azam	b Kagiso Rabada	6	24
Sarfaraz Ahmed	c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada	0	2
Mohammad Amir	b Kagiso Rabada	12	10
Yasir Shah	c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier	0	1
Hasan Ali	not out	11	13
Shaheen Shah Afridi	c Aiden Markram b Duanne Olivier	4	9

Extras 17 · Total 190 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	15	4	34	2
Kagiso Rabada	15	4	47	3
Duanne Olivier	15	3	59	5
Keshav Maharaj	11	2	34	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Fakhar Zaman, 12.6 ov), 2-101 (Imam-ul-Haq, 28.5 ov), 3-103 (Azhar Ali, 30.2 ov), 4-134 (Asad Shafiq, 38.6 ov), 5-142 (Babar Azam, 44.6 ov), 6-142 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 46.2 ov), 7-158 (Mohammad Amir, 48.6 ov), 8-159 (Yasir Shah, 49.2 ov), 9-185 (Shan Masood, 54.2 ov), 10-190 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 55.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Fakhar Zaman (12) and Imam-ul-Haq (30)	44	78
second	Shan Masood (23) and Imam-ul-Haq (27)	57	95
third	Azhar Ali (0) and Shan Masood (2)	2	9
fourth	Shan Masood (25) and Asad Shafiq (6)	31	52
fifth	Shan Masood (2) and Babar Azam (6)	8	36
sixth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (0) and Shan Masood (0)	0	8
seventh	Shan Masood (4) and Mohammad Amir (12)	16	16
eighth	Yasir Shah (0) and Shan Masood (1)	1	2
ninth	Shan Masood (8) and Hasan Ali (10)	26	30
tenth	Hasan Ali (1) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (4)	5	10

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 151 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Dean Elgar	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shan Masood	50	123
Aiden Markram	lbw b Hasan Ali	0	2
Hashim Amla	not out	63	148
Theunis de Bruyn	st Sarfaraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah	10	15
Faf du Plessis	c Hasan Ali b Shaheen Shah Afridi	0	6
Temba Bavuma	not out	13	10

Did not bat: Quinton de Kock, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Duanne Olivier

Extras 15 · Total 151 for 4

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Mohammad Amir	12	5	24	0
Hasan Ali	13	6	39	1
Shaheen Shah Afridi	15	1	53	1
Yasir Shah	7.4	1	20	1
Shan Masood	3	1	6	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Aiden Markram, 1.2 ov), 2-119 (Dean Elgar, 41.3 ov), 3-136 (Theunis de Bruyn, 46.1 ov), 4-137 (Faf du Plessis, 47.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (0) and Aiden Markram (0)	0	8
second	Hashim Amla (54) and Dean Elgar (50)	119	241
third	Hashim Amla (7) and Theunis de Bruyn (10)	17	28
fourth	Hashim Amla (1) and Faf du Plessis (0)	1	7
fifth	Hashim Amla (1) and Temba Bavuma (13)	14	20

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