RAWALPINDI: Pakistan won its first series against South Africa since 2003by 2-0 with a 95-run victory in the second Test on the fifth and final dayin Rawalpindi on Monday.
Set 370-run to win, the Proteas were bowled out for 274 with Pakistanmedium pacer Hasan Ali taking 5-60 — his best match figures of 10-114.- Advertisement –
Opener Aiden Markram scored a fighting 108 and Temba Bavuma 61.
They put on a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket but Hasan struck with thesecond new ball to end Markram’s resistance.
The 2-0 win is only Pakistan’s second over South Africa in the 12 Testseries, having lost eight and drawn three.
Pakistan won the first Test by seven wickets in Karachi.
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Pakistan’s only previous series win over South Africa was in a two-matchseries at home in 2003.
The series against South Africa — who were touring Pakistan for the firsttime in 14 years — is the biggest hosted by the home side since a deadly2009 militant attack on Sri Lanka’s squad in Lahore halted internationaltours.
The two teams will now play three T20 internationals on February 11, 13,and 14 — all in Lahore.
