Pakistan start solidly afterderailing South Africa
DUBAI, Nov 13 (AFP) - Pakistan were off to a confident start after
wrapping up South Africa's first innings on 380 on the second day of the
first cricket Test at Dubai Stadium here on Saturday.
Openers Mohammad Hafeez (48) and Taufiq Umer (36) were unbeaten at
the tea break to take Pakistan to 88 without loss as they negotiated the
South African bowling well to turn the tables on their rivals.
Hafeez smashed seven boundaries during his confident 46-ball knock,
while Taufiq, playing his first Test in four years, crossed the
boundaries on three occasions.
Earlier, paceman Umar Gul (3-100) led Pakistan's fightback and was
ably supported by left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman (3-101) and Saeed Ajmal
(2-95) as Pakistan dismissed seven South African batsmen for 69 runs.
Gul claimed three scalps in 20 balls to help Pakistan put the brakes
on the South African innings in which the middle order crumbled under
pressure with just Jacques Kallis putting up any resistance during his
73-run knock.
Pakistan, who had to pull out experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf
minutes before the toss on Friday, also lost paceman Wahab Riaz because
of a side strain which will prevent him from bowling in the innings.
Resuming at 311-3, South Africa lost Paul Harris for a duck in the
sixth over of the day when the nightwatchman edged Gul to the slips
where Younis Khan held onto a difficult catch.
SOUTH AFRICA - 1ST INNINGS
(overnight 311-3) G. Smith c Taufiq b Riaz 100
A. Petersen c Younis b Rehman 67
Hashim Amla c Adnan b Riaz 80
J. Kallis c Adnan b Ajmal 73
P. Harris c Younis b Gul 00
A.B. de Villiers b Gul 05
A. Prince lbw b Gul 01
M. Boucher lbw b Rehman 09
J. Botha b Rehman 10
D. Steyn not out 10
M. Morkel lbw b Ajmal 10
Extras (b9, lb2, nb3, w1) 15
Total (123 overs) 380 Fall of wickets: 1-153, 2-190, 3-307, 4-318, 5-327, 6-329, 7-345,
8-347, 9-363. Bowling: Gul 30-4-100-3 (1nb), Riaz 18-3-61-2 (1nb,1w), Rehman 32-2-101-3,
Ajmal 35-6-95-2, Hafeez 1-0-1-0, Younis 7-2-11-0 (1nb). PAKISTAN - 1ST INNINGS Mohammad Hafeez not out 48
Taufiq Umer not out 36
Extras (lb4) 04
Total (for no loss, 20 overs) 88
Bowling: Steyn 5-0-28-0, Morkel 4-0-28-0, Harris 6-1-16-0,
Kallis 4-1-7-0, Botha 1-0-5-0.
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