Draw hands South Africa the series
Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf ensured Pakistan won the day; South Africa had done enough to secure the series
08/10Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 8-12 2007
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
357 & 305/4d -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
206 & 316/4 (107 ov)
Player of the Match
08/10Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 8-12 2007
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
357 & 305/4d -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
206 & 316/4 (107 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Smith and Kallis put SA in line for series win
South Africa set Pakistan a mammoth 457 to win the second Test with four sessions of play remaining
Day 3
Smith, Kallis stretch lead past 300
Inspired by an unbeaten 88-run partnership between Graeme Smith andJacques Kallis, South Africa strengthened their grip on the second Test
Others
Allrounder Harris gives SA the edge
South Africa began and ended the day in the same fashion, dominating the play to retain control of the match
Disciplined bowling gives Pakistan the advantage
Pakistan ended the first day of the second Test against South Africa with the upper hand
Inzi: a comedy
Let the first dismissal be "… amam-ul-Haq". To us he is simply "Inzi" and all that encapsulates: chubby big brother with a bit about him turned avuncular bearded wonder. Inzamam-ul-Haq sounded ov
Exit Inzamam, the modest legend
The end was not what had been anticipated, especially the hasty manner inwhich it arrived. Ultimately, it did not matter as Pakistan cricket bade ateary, emotional farewell to Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pakistan fans arrested for racial abuse
Four expatriate fans of Pakistani origin were arrested at Gaddafi Stadiumduring the final afternoon of the second Test
Dazzling, delicate; a reassuring presence
Inzamam-ul-Haq may not have kept it all together all the time; he couldn't. But he was there through all of it, the highs, the lows, the thick, the thin: a reassurance
Asif doubtful for ODI series
Mohammad Asif is a doubtful starter for the ODI series against South Africa - commencing next week - due to an elbow injury
Kaneria's second-innings drought
Danish Kaneria has been reasonably effective in the first innings, but his stats in the second have been particularly disappointing of late
A genuine matchwinner
A statistical look at Inzamam-ul-Haq's Test career
Butt fined for criticising umpires
Pakistan vice-captain Salman Butt has been fined 50% of his match fee for making serious public criticism of match officials
'A really special' century, says Smith
Graeme Smith's 12th Test century was an almighty struggle, but it's one he's likely to remember with special fondness
Malik feels the heat
Two Tests is far too early to be drawing conclusions on Shoaib Malik's leadership but he is already feeling the heat, argues Osman Samiuddin
Kallis and Harris made all the difference
Jacques Kallis and Paul Harris made all the difference in South Africa's Test triumph in Pakistan
Fitting and flopped farewells
Fazeer Mohammad on how Inzamam-ul-Haq has a chance of bowing out of the international arena in a blaze of glory
Butt defends attacking approach
Salman Butt indicated the lack of Test cricket in recent months was perhaps the reason for Pakistan's poor performance
A bearded tribute and Boucher's 400
Plays of the Day for the third day of the second Test in Lahore
Pakistan drop to seventh place after series defeat
Pakistan, with 96 points, are only ahead of West Indies (72) and Bangladesh (4) in the ICC Test Championship table after their 1-0 loss to South Africa
'We're heading in the right direction' - Arthur
If he's not careful, there's a danger that Paul Harris might become the kind of multi-skilled cog in the machine his country is so renowned for producing, rather than the uni-skilled square peg in a round hole everyone loves
Akmal's fresh as ever, and Inzi gets the guard
The Plays of the day from day two of the Lahore Test
Smith revels in subcontinental triumph
A first series win in the subcontinent in many years, as Australia andEngland will tell anyone who listens, is a special thing
The Twenty20 hangover gone wrong
While the bowlers seemed to forget the yorkers against the tailenders, Pakistan's batsman did no better, appearing to be stuck in the Twenty20 mode
Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Lahore
Match home for Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Lahore, October 8-12, 2007
'It's a different game altogether' - Prince
Ashwell Prince's sixth Test fifty, as is increasingly becoming the case, came in circumstances when it was most needed
Malik: 'South Africa deserved to win'
Pakistan's captain, Shoaib Malik, admitted that South Africa had 'batted better, fielded better andbowled better'
Spinning with a smile
Osman Samiuddin salutes the opening day efforts of Danish Kaneria at Lahore as he gave Pakistan a chance of levelling the series
Dangerous leaves and Inzamam's generosity
Faras Ghani rewinds the plays of the day from Lahore
Pakistan feel the heat in decider
South Africa are in a position to win a Test series against a major subcontinent side while Pakistan have just one game to square the series and save face