A tense moment from Day 1 of the 1st Test between Pakistan and South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Corbin Bosch and Dane Paterson's breakthrough wickets have sparked a collapse in Pakistan's top order, leaving them at 88/4 at lunch.

Pakistan versus South Africa Test Series, 2024-2025

1st Test

Day-1 Morning Session Highlights:

Corbin Bosch and Dane Paterson has ignited Pakistan’s collapse in the opening session

Debutant Corbin Bosch made an impact with his very first ball in Test cricket.

At The Lunch of Day-1:

Pakistan scored 88/4 (1st Innings) vs South Africa.

South Africa and Pakistan experienced a session of contrasting fortunes on Day One at a festive SuperSport Park in Centurion.

Pakistan weathered the fiery opening spells from Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen, with both openers surviving a challenging first hour.

However, debutant Corbin Bosch made an immediate impact, striking with his very first ball in Test cricket right after the drinks break.

This set off a dramatic collapse, as Pakistan lost four wickets for just 20 runs in the next 4.3 overs.

Temba Bavuma, opting to bowl in overcast conditions, saw his star bowler Rabada nearly get Shan Masood out on the first ball, with the batter narrowly avoiding a chop onto his stumps.

Rabada followed it up by beating Masood’s outside edge in his next over, while Saim Ayub survived an early DRS review off Jansen, with the ball clipping the leg stump but staying with the umpire’s not-out call.

Masood weathered a bouncer from Jansen and even pulled him for a boundary, but the hosts, eager to make early breakthroughs, found themselves increasingly frustrated as Rabada saw an edge from Ayub fall short of slip fielder Tristan Stubbs.

Rabada beat Ayub three times in the same over, but Pakistan managed to find a few streaky boundaries, reaching 36 for 0 by the drinks break.

The introduction of Bosch turned the tide immediately.

Masood drove loosely at the first ball he faced from Bosch, edging it to Jansen at gully.

Dane Paterson followed with a brilliant delivery to Ayub that found the faintest of edges.

Both openers fell within two overs of the drinks break.

Babar Azam, who had dispatched Bosch for a boundary off his pads, fell soon after, playing a loose shot to a delivery well outside off stump, which was easily caught at second slip.

Saud Shakeel, known for his composure, countered with three boundaries off Paterson in his first three balls but threw his wicket away, gloving a short ball down the legside off Bosch, leaving Pakistan in dire straits at 56 for 4.

Mohammad Rizwan and Kamran Ghulam formed a brief but valuable 32-run stand before lunch, counter-attacking with some unorthodox shots, including a streaky top-edge that went for six.

At lunch, Pakistan was 88 for 4, facing a difficult situation in challenging batting conditions.

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