1st Test Day 3: Pakistan seize management towards South Africa with three late wickets

Pakistan grabbed three late wickets by its spinners and left South Africa in bother at 187-4 in its second innings at stumps on day three of the primary Test on Thursday.
Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen led South Africa’s resistance in overturning a 158-run first-innings deficit. Their half-centuries in a gritty 127-run stand nosed the Proteas forward after tea, however each batsmen had been dismissed inside the day’s final 33 balls, together with Faf du Plessis for 10.
South Africa was successfully 29-4 with two days to play.
Legspinner Yasir Shah bagged 3-53 _ six for the match _ and Nauman Ali 1-27.
“The wicket has started to take turn and there is also some bounce for the spinners,” Shah stated. “Tomorrow, we will try to bowl them out quickly so that we do not have to chase that many runs for victory.”
Aiden Markram made 74 and Van der Dussen 64, digging in collectively for almost 3 1/2 hours. At stumps, captain Quinton de Kock was but to attain and nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj was 2 not out.
Shah ended the threatening stand by having Van der Dussen caught near the wicket, after which had du Plessis plumb leg earlier than wicket off a pointy googly. Du Plessis made a profitable lbw video referral earlier than he scored and was additionally dropped on 6.
Nauman secured Pakistan’s benefit when he induced Markram ahead to dam and the ball nicked the bat’s shoulder and gave Abid his second catch at foolish level.
Earlier, Pakistan was bowled out for 378 within the morning, Shah main the tailenders with an unbeaten 38 invaluable runs.
South Africa scored solely 47 runs within the center session and misplaced solely Dean Elgar, for 29 to Shah when wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan dived full size in entrance of the stumps and plucked a shocking two-handed catch.
Markram and Van der Dussen rode their luck.
Markram survived a video referral on 22 and was dropped 4 runs later by captain Babar Azam at 71-1. Van der Dussen was adjudged lbw by umpire Aleem Dar off seamer Faheem Ashraf quickly after reaching his half-century however the South African bought the choice overruled.
Van der Dussen overhauled the deficit in the identical over when he guided Ashraf by way of gully to 3rd man for a boundary earlier than falling to Shah.
Shah ended Pakistan’s innings within the first hour with a flourish, making an unbeaten 38 off 37 balls and sharing a 55-run, last-wicket stand with Nauman, 24.
Pakistan recovered from 33-4 on day one to put up a commendable complete on the again of Fawad Alam’s affected person century and contributions from the decrease order.
Kagiso Rabada’s two hundredth take a look at wicket was the spotlight for South Africa after Pakistan resumed on day three at 308-8. Rabada reached the milestone in his first over of the day when he uprooted Hasan Ali’s center stump because the batsman tried a reckless pull on 21.
The quick bowler, enjoying his forty fourth take a look at, grew to become the youngest South African at 25 to take 200 wickets. His innings figures had been 3-70.
Rabada delivered 8,154 balls to grow to be the third quickest bowler to 200 wicket in take a look at historical past by way of balls, after Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis (7,730) and Dale Steyn (7,848).
“It’s a massive feat to be included in a list of such names,” stated Rabada, enjoying his first take a look at in a 12 months. “It is satisfying. But the show goes on.”
Shah ensured Pakistan stretched its lead past 150 runs by smashing 4 boundaries and in addition lofting Maharaj (3-90) over lengthy on for a six earlier than the left-arm spinner ended the innings by having Nauman trapped lbw.
Lungi Ngidi took 2-57 however quick bowler Andrich Nortje returned an costly 2-105.