Corbin Bosch had a great two days at Centurion. Taking 4 wickets on the first day of the debut Test, the South African pacer also shined with the bat today. Batting at number 9, he scored 81 runs off 93 balls. The number of fours in the innings is 15. Along with him, the other two tail batsmen Kagiso Rabada (13) and Dan Pietersen (12) also scored 301 runs in the first innings.
Although the first day's battle was evenly matched, Pakistan went through the second day under pressure. Starting the second innings to make 88 runs that lost 3 wickets! The visitors will go into bat on the third day trailing by 2 runs. Babar Azam (16) will start the day tomorrow with Saud Shakeel (8). Pakistan scored 211 runs in the first innings.
Saim Ayyub and Shan Masood got off to a great start after the tea break today. Rabada broke the pair of 49 runs. Ayub returned bowled for 28 runs. The next day was Marco Jansen's double hunt. Skipper Masood (28) and Kamran Golam (4) returned with a gap of 4 runs.
Before that, the Proteas started the day with 82 runs for 3 wickets. The morning was well handled by the two unbeaten batters of the previous day, Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma. Amer Jamal broke the pair of 70 runs. Captain Bavuma returned for 31 runs. The Proteas were in danger in the second session. Lost 3 more wickets between 171 and 191 runs. The hosts went into lunch with 180 for 5 and lost the remaining wickets in the second session.
Markram was on his way to a century amid the coming and going of his teammates. Khurram Shahzad bowled the Protea opener for 89 runs, but South Africa got a 90-run lead with Bosch's brilliant batting.
