SA look in control, De Kock gets a ton against Pakistan
Pakistan have a winning chance in the final Test, but victory for the visitors seems improbable
Pakistan’s tilt at history in terms of not only recording their first Test win in Johannesburg but also pulling off their second-highest Test run chase will go into a fourth day on Monday. With their most aggressive batsmen in Babar Azam (17*) and Asad Shafiq (48*) at the crease and time on their side, 381 is within their reach, though it seems improbable. Pakistan ended the third day on 153/3, 228 runs from their historic goal with only Sarfraz Ahmed and a longish fragile tail to follow. But they showed the fight sorely lacking in first-innings battles in all three Tests. Then again, Pakistan tend to play their best cricket when their backs are to the wall. Imam-ul-Haq (35) and Shan Masood (37) gave the visitors a solid 67-run start after SA were bowled out for 303. The openers were removed by the Quinton de Kock/Dale Steyn combination. Azhar Ali’s (15) miserable series came to an end when his nemesis, Duanne Olivier, bounced him out yet again. Olivier has dismissed Ali four out of...
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