Pakistan are 109 for the loss of 2 wickets in their second innings, chasing South Africa’s 451 to win the first Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Though Pakistan have made a cautious start to their second innings, South Africa looks the favourite to win the match on the last day. It will require a Herculean effort from Pakistan batsmen to survive 90 overs on a slow and gripping surface of day 5.
The first session will be all important from the point of view of both the teams. South Africa will be firing all cylinders and will attack the Pakistan batsmen right from the word go.
Just before the match started http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 suffered a major blow after one of their key batsman Muhammad Yousaf picked up an injury. South Africa won the toss and put up 380 in the first innings courtesy some great batting by the South African top order. Smith
scoring a dazzling century and Peterson, Amla and Kallis registered half centuries. For Pakistan Umar Gul and Abdur Rehman took 3 wickets each while Wahab Riaz and Saeed Ajmal took two apiece.
In reply Pakistani top order put up some fight as Hafiz and Azhar both scored half centuries but soon after the top four diminished, the batting order collapsed and Pakistan were bowled out for 248 runs.
In http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757’s second innings, both of their openers were dismissed for 76 runs on the board, but Amla and Kallis shared a 242-run stand which left Pakistan in complete disarray.
Botha and Paul Harris will expected to do a lot of work on the final day with an aim to put in a lot of maiden overs and test the batsmen's concentration. Steyn’s fitness will once again be under question after the fast bowler needed treatment on the boundary
edge for a problem with his arm.
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