South Africa v Pakistan 2nd Test
PAK in SA - 2018 (2018/19) · Newlands, Cape Town · 3 January 2019
South Africa won by 9 wickets
South Africa won by 9 wickets. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 103 for South Africa. Duanne Olivier took 4/48.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- PAK in SA - 2018 (2018/19)
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Dates
- 3 January 2019 to 6 January 2019
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match
- Faf du Plessis
- Captains
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and JS Wilson
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Pakistan batted first and made 177 all out. Sarfaraz Ahmed top-scored with 56 off 81 balls, and Shan Masood made 44. Duanne Olivier took 4 for 48 for South Africa. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Newlands, 348 across 13 Tests.
South Africa replied with 431 all out. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 103 off 226 balls, and Aiden Markram made 78. Mohammad Amir took 4 for 88 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the fifth wicket between Faf du Plessis and Temba Bavuma. South Africa led by 254 on first innings.
Pakistan made 294 all out in their second innings. Asad Shafiq top-scored with 88 off 118 balls, and Babar Azam made 72. Kagiso Rabada took 4 for 61 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the third wicket between Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq, 45% of the total.
Set 41 to win, South Africa made 43 for 1. Dean Elgar top-scored with 24 not out off 39 balls.
South Africa won by 9 wickets.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 177 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imam-ul-Haq | lbw b Vernon Philander | 8 | 21 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Temba Bavuma b Dale Steyn | 1 | 15 |
| Shan Masood | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 44 | 71 |
| Azhar Ali | c Hashim Amla b Duanne Olivier | 2 | 19 |
| Asad Shafiq | c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada | 20 | 26 |
| Babar Azam | c Faf du Plessis b Duanne Olivier | 2 | 5 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier | 56 | 81 |
| Mohammad Amir | not out | 22 | 47 |
| Yasir Shah | c Faf du Plessis b Duanne Olivier | 5 | 8 |
| Mohammad Abbas | c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn | 0 | 8 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn | 3 | 7 |
Extras 14 · Total 177 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 15.1 | 3 | 48 | 3 |
| Vernon Philander | 11 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Duanne Olivier | 15 | 3 | 48 | 4 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Fakhar Zaman (1) and Imam-ul-Haq (8) | 9 | 29 |
| second | Shan Masood (4) and Imam-ul-Haq (0) | 4 | 14 |
| third | Azhar Ali (2) and Shan Masood (1) | 6 | 27 |
| fourth | Shan Masood (7) and Asad Shafiq (20) | 32 | 42 |
| fifth | Shan Masood (1) and Babar Azam (2) | 3 | 8 |
| sixth | Sarfaraz Ahmed (28) and Shan Masood (31) | 60 | 76 |
| seventh | Sarfaraz Ahmed (28) and Mohammad Amir (9) | 42 | 71 |
| eighth | Yasir Shah (5) and Mohammad Amir (1) | 6 | 13 |
| ninth | Mohammad Amir (1) and Mohammad Abbas (0) | 1 | 9 |
| tenth | Mohammad Amir (11) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (3) | 14 | 19 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 431 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | b Shan Masood | 78 | 96 |
| Dean Elgar | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir | 20 | 30 |
| Hashim Amla | b Mohammad Abbas | 24 | 64 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | c Babar Azam b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 13 | 32 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 103 | 226 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 75 | 162 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Amir | 59 | 78 |
| Vernon Philander | b Mohammad Amir | 16 | 29 |
| Kagiso Rabada | b Mohammad Amir | 11 | 13 |
| Dale Steyn | c Fakhar Zaman b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 13 | 10 |
| Duanne Olivier | not out | 10 | 8 |
Extras 9 · Total 431 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 33 | 9 | 88 | 4 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 34 | 8 | 100 | 1 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 27.1 | 3 | 123 | 4 |
| Yasir Shah | 21 | 1 | 79 | 0 |
| Shan Masood | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Asad Shafiq | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (20) and Aiden Markram (35) | 56 | 71 |
| second | Hashim Amla (24) and Aiden Markram (43) | 67 | 109 |
| third | Hashim Amla (0) and Theunis de Bruyn (3) | 3 | 11 |
| fourth | Faf du Plessis (9) and Theunis de Bruyn (10) | 23 | 64 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (80) and Temba Bavuma (75) | 156 | 318 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (14) and Quinton de Kock (35) | 51 | 83 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (14) and Quinton de Kock (24) | 38 | 54 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (2) and Kagiso Rabada (11) | 13 | 19 |
| ninth | Dale Steyn (1) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Dale Steyn (12) and Duanne Olivier (10) | 23 | 17 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 294 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Dean Elgar b Dale Steyn | 6 | 13 |
| Shan Masood | c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn | 61 | 110 |
| Azhar Ali | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 6 | 13 |
| Asad Shafiq | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 88 | 118 |
| Babar Azam | c Hashim Amla b Kagiso Rabada | 72 | 87 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c & b Kagiso Rabada | 7 | 8 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | lbw b Duanne Olivier | 6 | 24 |
| Mohammad Amir | c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn | 0 | 5 |
| Yasir Shah | c Zubayr Hamza b Dale Steyn | 5 | 12 |
| Mohammad Abbas | not out | 10 | 29 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | c Vernon Philander b Kagiso Rabada | 14 | 9 |
Extras 19 · Total 294 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 19 | 6 | 51 | 1 |
| Dale Steyn | 19 | 2 | 85 | 4 |
| Duanne Olivier | 16 | 3 | 84 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 16.4 | 2 | 61 | 4 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shan Masood (3) and Imam-ul-Haq (6) | 10 | 22 |
| second | Azhar Ali (6) and Shan Masood (11) | 17 | 40 |
| third | Shan Masood (47) and Asad Shafiq (71) | 132 | 167 |
| fourth | Asad Shafiq (17) and Babar Azam (18) | 35 | 47 |
| fifth | Babar Azam (0) and Fakhar Zaman (7) | 7 | 15 |
| sixth | Sarfaraz Ahmed (6) and Babar Azam (12) | 19 | 38 |
| seventh | Mohammad Amir (0) and Babar Azam (1) | 1 | 7 |
| eighth | Yasir Shah (5) and Babar Azam (20) | 26 | 22 |
| ninth | Babar Azam (21) and Mohammad Abbas (1) | 23 | 53 |
| tenth | Mohammad Abbas (9) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (14) | 24 | 17 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 43 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | not out | 24 | 39 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas | 4 | 10 |
| Hashim Amla | retired not out | 2 | 5 |
| Faf du Plessis | not out | 3 | 6 |
Did not bat: Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier
Extras 10 · Total 43 for 1
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Azhar Ali | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Theunis de Bruyn, 3.4 ov), 1-23 (Hashim Amla)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (0) and Theunis de Bruyn (4) | 4 | 22 |
| second | Hashim Amla (2) and Dean Elgar (7) | 19 | 19 |
| third | Faf du Plessis (3) and Dean Elgar (17) | 20 | 19 |
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