Pakistani gamers look ahead to a assessment throughout the third day of the primary cricket Check match in opposition to South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 28, 2024. — AFP
CENTURION: Pakistan are eying early wickets on the fourth day of the primary Check in opposition to South Africa who’ve resumed their second innings from 27-3 on Sunday.
Skipper Temba Bavuma (1*) and Aiden Markram (22*) are aiming to dig in and see their aspect obtain the 148-run goal given by the Shan Masood-led aspect within the first fixture of the two-match Check collection.
The collection is a part of the ICC World Check Championship.
Pakistan must bag seven wickets, whereas South Africa want 121 runs to win the match and safe a lead within the collection.
A day earlier, Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad struck early within the innings and put the house aspect beneath immense strain. The previous eliminated opener Tony de Zorri, and the latter dismissed his substitute, Ryan Rickelton.
Abbas struck once more and eliminated Tristan Stubbs from the pitch all of the whereas hazard man Markram remained on the bottom and was joined by skipper Bavuma.
Earlier than that, Marco Jansen had registered a six-wicket haul in Pakistan’s second innings with the Males in Inexperienced getting bowled out at 237 runs in opposition to South Africa’s first innings whole of 301.
The nationwide aspect had scored 211 runs within the first innings.
Enjoying XIs
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Abbas.
South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson, and Corbin Bosch.
