Younis century secures fighting draw
Pakistan battled through the first session, losing Azhar Ali for a characterful 63 but preventing any further setbacks to go to lunch at 187 for 3
12/11Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Nov 12-16 2010
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
380 & 318/2d -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
248 & 343/3 (117 ov)
Player of the Match
12/11Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Nov 12-16 2010
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
380 & 318/2d -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
248 & 343/3 (117 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Younis and Misbah return in style
Younis Khan reminded Pakistan just what they had been missing as his 17th Test hundred guided them to safety on the final day in Dubai
Day 4
Pakistan fight but South Africa on course for victory
South Africa will be confident of taking a series lead on the final day in Dubai after setting Pakistan a huge 451 then extracting two wickets during a hard-working final session
Kallis & Amla do it again
Kallis reached a 36th Test hundred in the course of his unbroken 242-run partnership with Hashim Amla, South Africa's second highest for any wicket against Pakistan, on the fourth day at Dubai
Day 3
South Africa in control after Morkel and Botha star
South Africa reasserted their control on the opening Test in Dubai with Johan Botha and Morne Morkel combining to run through Pakistan
Morkel warns his best is yet to come
Morne Morkel may have charged through Pakistan's lower-order to finish with 5 for 54 but he insists he's 'only firing at 75%' and warned that he has plenty more to offer after South Africa took charge of the first Test in Dubai
Day 2
Pakistan fight back to leave contest level
Pakistan fought back valiantly on the second day in Dubai as Umar Gul sparked a South Africa collapse to 380 before Taufeeq Umar and Mohammad Hafeez responded with an opening stand of 105
Wahab Riaz ruled out of South Africa series
Left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series between Pakistan and South Africa due to a muscle strain
Containing the batsmen was key - Gul
Umar Gul sparked Pakistan's fightback on the second morning at Dubai as he removed nightwatchman Paul Harris, AB de Villiers and Ashwell Prince in quick succession in the midst of his spell of 3 for 15 in eight overs
Day 1
Smith's hundred leads solid South Africa day
Graeme Smith led the way in a strong South Africa display with his 22nd Test century to help his team reach a commanding 311 for 3 on the first day in Dubai
Petersen satisfied with South African start
South Africa weathered a difficult start to dominate the day
Yousuf ruled out of Test series
Mohammad Yousuf has been ruled out of the Test series against South Africa after picking up a recurrence of an old groin injury
Others
South Africa look beyond Ajmal
With a strong record against the top spinner, South Africa haven't been consumed by the Ajmal threat and have focused their attention on the whole of Pakistan bowling
Prince happy to be back at the centre of action
Just over eighteen months ago, Ashwell Prince was forced to be born again. Not as Christian, although he is a religious man, but as a cricketer
Spectre of Haider haunts Pakistan's fresh start
On the eve of a Test series, the air should be thick with anticipation. Instead, Pakistan's desert encounter with South Africa begins under clouds of corruption and death threats