Best performances - Batsmen
Fawad Alam
109(245) 9x4 - 2x6
Control %77%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 24 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
AK Markram
74(224) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 23 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
26/01Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Jan 26-29 2021
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
220 & 245 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
378 & 90/3 (22.5 ov)
Player of the Match
26/01Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Jan 26-29 2021
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
220 & 245 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
378 & 90/3 (22.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Noman Ali
- O25.3
- M8
- R35
- W5
- Eco1.37
| 1W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
Yasir Shah
- O33
- M7
- R79
- W4
- Eco2.39
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | 1W | |||
Partnerships
- SA - 1st
- PAK - 1st
- SA - 2nd
- PAK - 2nd
South Africa - 1st - Innings
Pakistan - 1st - Innings
South Africa - 2nd - Innings
Pakistan - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
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South Africa batsman on the difficulties of batting in spin-friendly conditions
The de Kock issue South Africa need to address quickly
One: Free him of Test captaincy, Two: Have him bat at No. 6, where he's shown he's most comfortable
Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah, Fawad Alam power Pakistan to 1-0
South Africa lost their eighth successive Test in the subcontinent
'No magic answer, just relentless work' - Kagiso Rabada on his milestone of 200 Test wickets
The quick put his consistency at a level this demanding down to diligence and perseverance
Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen show subcontinent steel
The two batsmen were in trouble at various times, but they got through the tough periods and looked good for more
