RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Pakistan beat South Africa by 95 runs in the Second Test Match at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, registering a whitewash against the visitors in a two-match Test Series.
It’s the first time in 18 years that Pakistan won a Test Series against South Africa.
In the pursuit of a 370-run target to win the match, South Africa were bowled out for 274 runs in the second innings.
Hasan Ali picked up 5 wickets in the second innings as well, taking a 10-wicket haul in the match for 114 runs.
It was the first 10-wicket haul for a Pakistani bowler in 15 years.
The left-army Shaheen Shah Afridi bagged 4 wickets in the second innings while Yasir Shah also added one more wicket to his tally.
Cricket back in Pakistan so is fast bowling. In 5 Tests since the return, Pakistan pacers have taken 4 five-wicket hauls and a hat-trick [Naseem Shah]. #PakvRSA
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) February 8, 2021
For South Africa, Aiden Markram remained the highest scorer in the second innings with 108 runs followed by Temba Bavuma with 61.
In both of their innings, Pakistan scored 272 and 298 runs respectively while South Africa put 201 and 274 runs on the board.
The wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan also smashed his maiden Test Century for Pakistan in the second innings and remained not out for 115.
Earlier Pakistan won the first Test match against South Africa at National Stadium in Karachi by 7 wickets.
With the victory in the Test Series, Pakistan have now jumped to 5th Spot in ICC Test Rankings – their highest ranking since January 2017.
