RAWALPINDI: South Africa started the final day chasing a target of 370 runs during the second Test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
South Africa set a daunting 370-run target and finished the fourth day on 127-1 with Markram on 59 and Dussen unbeaten on 48. The South Africa team will need another 243 runs to level the series on the final day. Meanwhile, Pakistan needs eight more wickets to win the Test.
Earlier, Pakistan was helped to 298 all out in their second innings by a scintillating maiden hundred by wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan who finished on 115 not out.
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South Africa had lost opener Dean Elgar to fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi for 17 at the total of 33, before Markram and Dussen negated Pakistani spinners on a seemingly unresponsive pitch, having added 94 for the unbroken second-wicket stand.
Team
Pakistan:Â Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi.
South Africa:Â Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.
