Fast bowler Hasan Ali’s maiden Test 10-wicket haul gave Pakistan its first sequence win over South Africa in 18 years as they beat the Proteas by 95 runs within the second Test on Monday.
Hasan, who bagged 5 wickets within the first innings, tormented the Proteas once more returning figures of 5-60 and South Africa collapsed to 274 all out after lunch on the final day.
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The final time Pakistan beat South Africa in a Test sequence was in 2003 when it received 1-0 at house.
Aiden Markram hit a resolute 108 — the opener’s first Test hundred in nearly three years — and Temba Bavuma made 61 earlier than Hasan bought two wickets off two deliveries with the second new ball to spark the collapse.
Markram and Bevuma placed on 106 runs for his or her fourth-wicket stand and had given South Africa hope of chasing down the 370-run goal after the Proteas resumed on 129-1.
But Hasan had Markram and captain Quinton de Kock caught at second slip off successive deliveries and South Africa misplaced its final seven wickets for simply 33 runs after lunch.
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Shaheen Afridi mopped up the tail with 4-51 earlier than leg-spinner Yasir Shah introduced up the victory by clear bowling Wiaan Mulder for 20.
Markram hit 13 fours and three sixes in his 5 1/2-hour stint on the crease however as soon as Hasan offered the dual breakthrough, South Africa misplaced wickets in bunches because it did in Karachi the place it misplaced the primary Test by seven wickets.
Pakistan rose to No. 5 within the ICC Test rankings for the primary time, its highest place since 2017, whereas South Africa slipped to No. 6.
