Hassan Ali stars as Pakistan clinch Test series against South Africa
- Chasing 370 on day five, the Proteas were bowled out for 274 with Pakistan medium pacer Hassan Ali bagging 5-60 — his best match figures of 10-114.
- Opener Aiden Markram scored a fighting 108 and Temba Bavuma 61.
Hassan Ali stars as Pakistan down South Africa by 95 runs in the second Test to clinch the series 2-0 on Monday in Rawalpindi.
Chasing 370 on day five, the Proteas were bowled out for 274 with Pakistan medium pacer Hassan Ali bagging 5-60 — his best match figures of 10-114.
Opener Aiden Markram scored a fighting 108 and Temba Bavuma 61.
They put on a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket but Hassan struck with the second new ball to end Markram’s resistance.
The 2-0 win is only Pakistan’s second ever victory over South Africa in 12 Test series, having lost eight and drawn three.
Pakistan won the first Test by seven wickets in Karachi.
Pakistan’s only previous series win over South Africa was in a two-match series at home in 2003.
The series against South Africa — who were touring Pakistan for the first time in 14 years — is the biggest hosted by the home side since a deadly 2009 militant attack on Sri Lanka’s squad in Lahore halted international tours.
The two teams will now play three Twenty20 internationals on February 11, 13 and 14, all in Lahore.
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