Jacques Kallis backed his years of experience to guide South Africa through a tough run chase on the third day at Cape Town. He and Ashwell Prince added 117 to carry their side to a five-wicket win, which secured the series 2-1
Osman Samiuddin's verdict on the thirdand final day at Cape Town
South Africa gained their second Test series success of the season, but the five-wicket margin doesn't tell the whole story of the third and final day at Cape Town
The packed international calendar has again been blamed for a team's Test series loss with Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, criticising a "ridiculous" schedule
On the first day Pakistan were bowled out for 157 with Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis getting four wickets each. South Africa batted for the 39 overs remaining in the day and lost five wickets
Try telling the batsmen that cricket's a game designed for them. This has been a series dominated by the bowlers, with just one individual century, and the theme continued as South Africa set up a series-winning opportunity at Cape Town
This has been a series of fast forward cricket and the start of the decisive Test at Newlands was no different as Pakistan refused to lie down despite numerous setbacks
Where are the stump mics when you really need them? Having suckered Herschelle Gibbs at Centurion, they failed to capture what might have been the most intriguing conversation of the day
Match home for the third Test between South Africa and Pakistan
About the only guarantee when South Africa take on Pakistan in the third and final Test at Cape Town is that both sides should have eleven players, the pitch will be 22 yards long and each end will have three stumps and a couple of bails
