New DelhiThe test series between South Africa and Pakistan has started. On the basis of brilliant bowling by Dan Patterson and Corbin Bosch in the first day’s play, South Africa bowled out Pakistan for 211 runs on the opening day of the first Test cricket match on Thursday. Patterson took five wickets for 61 runs while Bosch, playing his first Test match, took four wickets for 63 runs. Marco Jansson also got a wicket due to which South Africa all out Pakistan in 57.3 overs.
Kamran Ghulam scored the highest 54 runs for Pakistan. After him, the second big score was of number eight batsman Amir Jamal (28). Mohammad Rizwan was out after scoring only 27 runs. Bosch took a wicket on the first ball of his Test career. He achieved this feat by dismissing Pakistan captain Shan Masood (17). He became the fifth South African bowler to take a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket, after Bert Vogler, Dane Peet, Hardu Viljoen and Tshepo Moreki. Kamran and Rizwan added 81 runs for the fifth wicket but after this partnership was broken, it did not take long for Pakistan’s innings to collapse. Pakistan scored 211 runs in the first innings.
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South Africa did not have a very good start while batting in the second innings. South Africa scored runs in the first day’s play. Aiden Markram, who came to open, remained unbeaten after scoring 47 runs in the first day’s play. At the same time, Temba Bavuma is accompanying him at the crease. Apart from this, Tony De Jordi was out after scoring 2 runs, Ryan Rickleton was out after scoring 8 runs and Tristan Stubbs was out after scoring 9 runs. In the first day’s play, the South African team could score 82 runs. During this he lost 3 wickets.
South Africa is currently on top in the World Test Championship table. If it wins one match of the two-Test series against Pakistan, it will secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship to be held in London in June next year. At the same time, Pakistan is at seventh place in this table.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 26, 2024, 21:55 IST