Amla injured but Elgar seals South Africa's fourth-morning victory

Hashim Amla was forced to retire hurt as South Africa ticked off the 41 runs required for victory

Pakistan bowling 'not up to the mark', laments Sarfraz Ahmed

Pakistan captain critical of his seamers' lack of pace after his team were beaten by nine wickets in Cape Town

Faf du Plessis suspended for one Test due to second over-rate offence

The South Africa captain will be forced to skip the third and final Test against Pakistan, beginning in Johannesburg from January 11

Pakistan live to die another day after spirited fightback

Pakistan battled through an absorbing third day, but defeat is only a matter of time

Counterattacking approach brings runs but little joy for Asad Shafiq

The Pakistan batsman went after the short ball and scored a high-quality 88 on a bittersweet day when his side slid to the brink of defeat

Fakhar Zaman's eight-ball horror show exemplifies Pakistan's horror tour

Out of position, out of sorts, and seemingly out of his depth - every questionable call made by the team management was distilled into one brief and forgettable innings

Resilient South Africa outlast Pakistan on a day of toil

As the pitch flattened out and the short ball stopped working, the bowlers decided to stick to a channel and wait for the opposition to blink

Centurion, Cape Town pitches not good enough for Test cricket - Mickey Arthur

South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma, who scored 75 on the second day, said the Newlands surface was 'tricky and challenging', but not 'dangerous'

Okay with batsmen's numbers dropping as long as we're winning - du Plessis

Tasked with batting in some of the toughest conditions in the world, the South Africa captain said players got to keep their places if they helped win Test matches

Soft signal, hard luck, as Pakistan suffer more third-umpire woe

Why are Pakistan ignoring Faheem Ashraf?

He couldn't do too much worse than the current top six, and his bowling would take some of the load off an overworked pace attack. So why isn't he playing?

Pakistan's gloom deepens in Table Mountain's shadow

With pretty much the same core group of batsmen, minus MisYou, Pakistan have lost 13 of their last 20 Tests; 14 out of 21 now seems almost certain

Azhar Ali struggle versus Duanne Olivier the microcosm of a mismatch

For the third time in as many innings, Pakistan's senior batsman found himself bounced out by Duanne Olivier

South Africa smash labels with four quicks at Newlands

Faf du Plessis' team is all about breaking stereotypes, and if that means going into a Cape Town Test without a spinner for only the third time in 25 years, so be it

Faf du Plessis' century leaves Pakistan with mountain to climb

Faf du Plessis bounced back from his pair at Centurion with a captain's innings of 103 as South Africa stretched their lead above 200

Aiden Markram and Duanne Olivier put South Africa in full control at Newlands

Pakistan's batting subsided meekly for the third innings of the series, in spite of a battling half-century from their captain Sarfraz Ahmed

Steyn out? No spinner? South Africa ponder their pace riches

With the return to fitness of Vernon Philander, South Africa have to work out how best to balance their attack for the second Test

IPL just before World Cup 'a concern' for Faf du Plessis

South Africa captain said the last thing he wanted was one of his bowlers getting injured just before the World Cup

Pakistan stick with under-fire top six for Newlands examination

Sarfraz Ahmed backed his batsmen to come good as he ruled out changes or the inclusion of an allrounder

Knee injury forces Haris Sohail out of South Africa tour

Haris had missed the Boxing Day Test in Centurion, where Shan Masood was named his replacement in the playing XI just 90 minutes ahead of the scheduled start

Clash of the medium pacers: Abbas arrives on Philander's patch

Mohammad Abbas has carved a superb record in unhelpful conditions - but how will go against the master, Vernon Philander, on his home ground?

Vernon Philander's return amps up pressure on Pakistan's middle order

One source of hope for the visitors is the potential presence of Mohammad Abbas, who missed the first Test with a shoulder injury