PAK Vs SA Highlights, 1st Test Day 4: Pakistan Crush South Africa By 93 Runs To Take Series Lead

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The Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 4 will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Prenelan Subrayen, Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan

Shaheen Afridi steams in, and de Zorzi barely gets a feather of it—no run! That one darted back from a good length outside off, skimming low and jagging away just enough. de Zorzi flings his bat skywards in desperation, and the ball zips past the off-stump, so close it almost left a kiss mark! You can bet his heart skipped a beat there.

Shaheen Afridi’s on a roll here. First up, Rickelton gets a chance to stretch the arms, pushed outside off, he drives it crisply to a wide mid-off for a single. Quick off the mark!

Next ball, Brevis faces a full swinging one coming in on middle and leg. He stays calm, presents a straight bat, and just eases it to mid-on. No run, but smart cricket from him, keeping things ticking without taking unnecessary risks.

Rickelton’s back on strike, and Noman Ali fires in a pitch just a tad short. Rickelton dances down the track, gets right under it, and whips it beautifully to long-on for a quick single, classy footwork there.

Next ball, Ali floats one full around off, tempting Rickelton to play. He goes for the push back, but mistimes it completely, no run, just a sigh of relief from the bowler. Rickelton will want to get that one back.

Hasan Ali zips one in to Brevis, and there’s an enormous shout for LBW! But it looks like it’s drifting down leg, no review from Pakistan. The ball nips in sharply from a good length, brushes a tiny inside edge onto the pad, and trickles wide of mid-wicket. Even the fielders aren’t sure, so they wisely let this one go. Just a single, and a massive collective sigh from the crowd.

Noman Ali finally conjures up the magic delivery, just what was needed to break through. It pitches on leg and crashes into the top of off stump. Brevis can only stand there, utterly clueless, as the woodwork shatters behind him. That’s 55 off 54 for him, with 6 fours and 2 towering sixes. Pakistan finally gets the breakthrough.

South Africa head into lunch with 140 still needed for victory. It’s been a lively first session, 86 runs on the board, four wickets down, and Dewald Brevis once again the star of the show. His punchy 54 off 54, laced with six fours and two sixes, gave South Africa the spark they needed. His attacking intent let Rickelton settle in and nearly see through the session. The chase is bubbling nicely, still anyone’s game after lunch.

Noman Ali fires one in to Verreynne, and that nearly sneaks through! It comes in with a bit of bite, skimming low on off, but Verreynne reads it perfectly and chops it off to third man for a single. Noman Ali can only clasp his head in disbelief, so close, yet so far.

Drama and intensity on the field! Sajid Khan drifts one in from a fuller length outside off, Muthusamy drops to one knee trying to sweep, but gets beaten on the inside edge, struck right in front. The umpire gives it out, and after a quick partner consultation, Muthusamy opts for a review.

But ball-tracking says it all, three reds lighting up the screen, straight into middle stump. Just like that, Pakistan inch even closer. Muthusamy departs for 6 off 14, and the pressure is mounting.

Pakistan cruised to a convincing 93-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The pitch offered turn and variable bounce, but Pakistan’s batters adapted brilliantly, with contributions from Imam, Masood, Rizwan, and Agha helping post a big first-innings total.

South Africa struggled in reply, with only Rickelton and de Zorzi offering resistance, giving Pakistan a commanding 109-run lead. A late wobble in the second innings saw six wickets tumble for 17 runs, but Pakistan’s dominance was never in doubt.