Cape Town Test Day 2: South Africa all out for 615 in the first innings, Pakistan 3 for 64

Cape Town Test Day 2: South Africa all out for 615 in the first innings, Pakistan 3 for 64

(Asghar Ali Mubarak)

In the second Test against Pakistan, the South African team was all out for 615 in the first innings, in response to which the national team lost 3 wickets for 64 runs at the end of the second day.

In the second Test match being played in Cape Town, South Africa scored 615 runs in the first innings thanks to Ryan Rickleton’s 259, Timba Bawma’s 106, and Kyle Vereen’s 100 runs.

In the last session of the second day, the national team’s start in the first innings was very disappointing. Due to Saim Ayub’s injury, Babar Azam opened the innings with Shan Masood, but the captain proved to be a guest of only 2 runs.

Kamran Ghulam, who came to bat at number three, could also score only 12 runs, while vice-captain Saud Shakeel returned to the pavilion without opening his account. Babar Azam is at the crease with 31 runs and Mohammad Rizwan is at 9 runs.

Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets and Marco Johnson took 1 wicket for South Africa. Earlier, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first.

The first wicket of the host team fell for 61 runs, South African opener Aiden Markram was caught by wicketkeeper Rizwan off the ball of Khurram Shahzad after scoring 17 runs.

Wien Mulder, who came in third, also got caught by Rizwan off the ball of Mohammad Abbas after scoring 5 runs for a total score of 70, while Tristan Stubbs, who came in third, was caught by Rizwan off the ball of Agha Salman and returned to the pavilion without opening his account.

After this, Proteas captain Timba Bavuma and Ryan Rickleton put on a 235-run partnership for the fourth wicket and brought the team into a stable position. Timba Bavuma was dismissed for 106 runs, while Ryan Rickleton not only scored his first double century but also played a career-best innings of 259 runs.

Kyle Vereen also played a brilliant innings for South Africa to complete his fourth century, Marco Johnson scored 62 and Keshav Maharaj played an aggressive innings of 40 runs.

For the national team, Mohammad Abbas and Salman Ali Agha took 3 wickets each, while Khurram Shahzad and Mir Hamza took 2 wickets each. In the early overs of the first day of the match, Pakistani batsman Saim Ayub was injured when his foot twisted near the boundary line while fielding. He was taken to the hospital for an X-ray due to severe pain.

Earlier, Pakistan made one change in the playing XI for the second Test against South Africa, replacing Naseem Shah with fast bowler Mir Hamza.

Pakistan’s playing XI for the second Test against South Africa consists of captain Shan Masood, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Mughal, Muhammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza, Khurram Shahzad and Muhammad Abbas.

It should be noted that South Africa has a one-nil lead in the Test series. After suffering a whitewash at home in the ODI series, South Africa had defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in an exciting match in the first Test to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship.