Pakistan v South Africa 2nd Test
South Africa in Pakistan - 2021 (2020/21) · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi · 4 February 2021
Pakistan won by 95 runs
Pakistan won by 95 runs. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 115* for Pakistan. Hasan Ali took 5/54.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa in Pakistan - 2021 (2020/21)
- Ground
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Dates
- 4 February 2021 to 8 February 2021
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 95 runs
- Player of the match
- Hasan Ali
- Captains
- Babar Azam (Pakistan), Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
- Umpires
- Ahsan Raza and Aleem Dar
- Match referee
- Muhammad Javed
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 272 all out. Faheem Ashraf top-scored with 78 not out off 160 balls, and Babar Azam made 77. Anrich Nortje took 5 for 56 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the fourth wicket between Fawad Alam and Babar Azam, 45% of the total.
South Africa replied with 201 all out. Temba Bavuma top-scored with 44 not out off 138 balls. Hasan Ali took 5 for 54 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 71 on first innings.
Pakistan made 298 all out in their second innings. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 115 not out off 204 balls, and Noman Ali made 45. George Linde took 5 for 64 for South Africa.
Set 370 to win, South Africa made 274 all out. Aiden Markram top-scored with 108 off 243 balls, and Temba Bavuma made 61. Hasan Ali took 5 for 60 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket between Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram. From 241 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 27 runs, to 268 for 9.
Pakistan won by 95 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium across the 13 Tests in our archive.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 272 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Butt | c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj | 15 | 36 |
| Abid Ali | c Aiden Markram b Anrich Nortje | 6 | 43 |
| Azhar Ali | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 9 |
| Babar Azam | c Faf du Plessis b Anrich Nortje | 77 | 127 |
| Fawad Alam | run out (Temba Bavuma) | 45 | 155 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | c Kagiso Rabada b Anrich Nortje | 18 | 68 |
| Faheem Ashraf | not out | 78 | 160 |
| Hasan Ali | c Dean Elgar b Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 29 |
| Yasir Shah | c & b Wiaan Mulder | 8 | 27 |
| Noman Ali | c Aiden Markram b Anrich Nortje | 8 | 36 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | c Dean Elgar b Anrich Nortje | 0 | 2 |
Extras 9 · Total 272 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 21 | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 24.3 | 8 | 56 | 5 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 45 | 11 | 90 | 3 |
| George Linde | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 1.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 17 | 7 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Imran Butt, 11.1 ov), 2-21 (Azhar Ali, 13.4 ov), 3-22 (Abid Ali, 14.5 ov), 4-145 (Babar Azam, 58.2 ov), 5-149 (Fawad Alam, 63.4 ov), 6-190 (Mohammad Rizwan, 82.3 ov), 7-221 (Hasan Ali, 93.2 ov), 8-251 (Yasir Shah, 102.4 ov), 9-272 (Noman Ali, 114.1 ov), 10-272 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 114.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Abid Ali (6) and Imran Butt (15) | 21 | 67 |
| second | Azhar Ali (0) and Abid Ali (0) | 0 | 15 |
| third | Abid Ali (0) and Babar Azam (0) | 1 | 8 |
| fourth | Fawad Alam (42) and Babar Azam (77) | 123 | 263 |
| fifth | Fawad Alam (3) and Mohammad Rizwan (1) | 4 | 31 |
| sixth | Mohammad Rizwan (17) and Faheem Ashraf (23) | 41 | 113 |
| seventh | Faheem Ashraf (23) and Hasan Ali (8) | 31 | 65 |
| eighth | Yasir Shah (8) and Faheem Ashraf (20) | 30 | 57 |
| ninth | Noman Ali (8) and Faheem Ashraf (12) | 21 | 70 |
| tenth | Faheem Ashraf (0) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (0) | 0 | 2 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali | 15 | 21 |
| Aiden Markram | c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Noman Ali | 32 | 60 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | b Hasan Ali | 0 | 1 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Mohammad Rizwan b Faheem Ashraf | 17 | 33 |
| Temba Bavuma | not out | 44 | 138 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 29 | 20 |
| Wiaan Mulder | run out (Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan) | 33 | 83 |
| George Linde | b Hasan Ali | 21 | 21 |
| Keshav Maharaj | b Hasan Ali | 1 | 15 |
| Kagiso Rabada | run out (Abid Ali) | 0 | 10 |
| Anrich Nortje | b Hasan Ali | 0 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 13 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Hasan Ali | 15.4 | 2 | 54 | 5 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 8 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Noman Ali | 17 | 8 | 36 | 1 |
| Yasir Shah | 12 | 2 | 54 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Dean Elgar, 5.5 ov), 2-26 (Rassie van der Dussen, 5.6 ov), 3-55 (Faf du Plessis, 14.3 ov), 4-81 (Aiden Markram, 23.6 ov), 5-114 (Quinton de Kock, 30.3 ov), 6-164 (Wiaan Mulder, 53.1 ov), 7-186 (George Linde, 57.5 ov), 8-192 (Keshav Maharaj, 61.6 ov), 9-201 (Kagiso Rabada, 65.3 ov), 10-201 (Anrich Nortje, 65.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (15) and Aiden Markram (10) | 26 | 36 |
| second | Rassie van der Dussen (0) and Aiden Markram (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Faf du Plessis (17) and Aiden Markram (10) | 29 | 53 |
| fourth | Temba Bavuma (14) and Aiden Markram (12) | 26 | 57 |
| fifth | Temba Bavuma (2) and Quinton de Kock (29) | 33 | 41 |
| sixth | Temba Bavuma (17) and Wiaan Mulder (32) | 50 | 135 |
| seventh | Temba Bavuma (1) and George Linde (21) | 22 | 28 |
| eighth | Keshav Maharaj (1) and Temba Bavuma (5) | 6 | 25 |
| ninth | Temba Bavuma (5) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 9 | 25 |
| tenth | Temba Bavuma (0) and Anrich Nortje (0) | 0 | 1 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 298 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Butt | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 13 |
| Abid Ali | c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj | 13 | 53 |
| Azhar Ali | lbw b George Linde | 33 | 82 |
| Babar Azam | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 17 |
| Fawad Alam | c Aiden Markram b George Linde | 12 | 33 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | not out | 115 | 204 |
| Faheem Ashraf | c Anrich Nortje b George Linde | 29 | 49 |
| Hasan Ali | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 5 | 18 |
| Yasir Shah | c Quinton de Kock b George Linde | 23 | 57 |
| Noman Ali | c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada | 45 | 78 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | b George Linde | 4 | 10 |
Extras 11 · Total 298 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 14 | 3 | 34 | 2 |
| Anrich Nortje | 17 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 38 | 4 | 118 | 3 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| George Linde | 26 | 9 | 64 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Imran Butt, 4.1 ov), 2-28 (Abid Ali, 16.2 ov), 3-45 (Babar Azam, 22.4 ov), 4-63 (Azhar Ali, 31.2 ov), 5-76 (Fawad Alam, 35.1 ov), 6-128 (Faheem Ashraf, 49.3 ov), 7-143 (Hasan Ali, 56.1 ov), 8-196 (Yasir Shah, 73.5 ov), 9-293 (Noman Ali, 98.5 ov), 10-298 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 101.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Abid Ali (0) and Imran Butt (0) | 0 | 25 |
| second | Azhar Ali (14) and Abid Ali (13) | 28 | 74 |
| third | Azhar Ali (8) and Babar Azam (8) | 17 | 39 |
| fourth | Azhar Ali (11) and Fawad Alam (7) | 18 | 52 |
| fifth | Fawad Alam (5) and Mohammad Rizwan (4) | 13 | 23 |
| sixth | Mohammad Rizwan (23) and Faheem Ashraf (29) | 52 | 86 |
| seventh | Mohammad Rizwan (10) and Hasan Ali (5) | 15 | 40 |
| eighth | Yasir Shah (23) and Mohammad Rizwan (25) | 53 | 106 |
| ninth | Noman Ali (45) and Mohammad Rizwan (52) | 97 | 150 |
| tenth | Mohammad Rizwan (1) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (4) | 5 | 19 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 274 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Imran Butt b Hasan Ali | 108 | 243 |
| Dean Elgar | c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 17 | 24 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | b Hasan Ali | 48 | 97 |
| Faf du Plessis | lbw b Hasan Ali | 5 | 13 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 61 | 125 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Imran Butt b Hasan Ali | 0 | 1 |
| Wiaan Mulder | b Yasir Shah | 20 | 40 |
| George Linde | c Faheem Ashraf b Hasan Ali | 4 | 5 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Imran Butt b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 0 | 4 |
| Kagiso Rabada | b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 0 | 2 |
| Anrich Nortje | not out | 2 | 3 |
Extras 9 · Total 274 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 21 | 6 | 51 | 4 |
| Hasan Ali | 16 | 2 | 60 | 5 |
| Noman Ali | 20 | 6 | 63 | 0 |
| Yasir Shah | 23.4 | 5 | 56 | 1 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 10 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Fawad Alam | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Dean Elgar, 8.2 ov), 2-127 (Rassie van der Dussen, 41.3 ov), 3-135 (Faf du Plessis, 45.5 ov), 4-241 (Aiden Markram, 81.1 ov), 5-241 (Quinton de Kock, 81.2 ov), 6-253 (Temba Bavuma, 86.5 ov), 7-258 (George Linde, 87.6 ov), 8-268 (Keshav Maharaj, 90.1 ov), 9-268 (Kagiso Rabada, 90.3 ov), 10-274 (Wiaan Mulder, 91.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (17) and Aiden Markram (14) | 33 | 52 |
| second | Rassie van der Dussen (48) and Aiden Markram (45) | 94 | 200 |
| third | Faf du Plessis (5) and Aiden Markram (1) | 8 | 26 |
| fourth | Temba Bavuma (57) and Aiden Markram (48) | 106 | 213 |
| fifth | Temba Bavuma (0) and Quinton de Kock (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Temba Bavuma (4) and Wiaan Mulder (6) | 12 | 35 |
| seventh | George Linde (4) and Wiaan Mulder (1) | 5 | 7 |
| eighth | Keshav Maharaj (0) and Wiaan Mulder (9) | 10 | 14 |
| ninth | Kagiso Rabada (0) and Wiaan Mulder (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Anrich Nortje (2) and Wiaan Mulder (4) | 6 | 7 |
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