Pakistan versus South Africa Test Series, 2024-2025

1st Test

Day-1 Afternoon Session Highlights:

Dane Paterson and Corbin Bosch has striked consistently to damage Pakistan’s top order

At The Tea of Day-1:

Pakistan scored 209/9 (1st Innings) vs South Africa.

South Africa continued to make inroads in the post-lunch session at Centurion, as Pakistan was reduced to 209/9 before Tea, with Dane Paterson claiming a five-wicket haul and debutant Corbin Bosch taking four wickets.

The visitors added 121 runs to their total in the second session, largely thanks to Kamran Ghulam’s 54.

Although Kagiso Rabada remained wicketless, he was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts, consistently probing both edges of the bat.

After Lunch, Rabada maintained his impeccable lines, even managing to rattle Mohammad Rizwan’s finger.

Meanwhile, Marco Jansen struggled with occasional loose deliveries, which Rizwan and Ghulam capitalized on, scoring boundaries.

Ghulam, on 48, survived a tense moment against Rabada, narrowly avoiding a few deliveries outside off.

However, Rabada finally got the breakthrough, drawing an aggressive shot from Ghulam that was spilled by Jansen at gully.

Ghulam moved to 50, but he soon threw his wicket away, falling to Paterson’s first delivery of his spell with a wild swipe to deep backward-square leg, ending the 81-run stand.

Rizwan, too, fell shortly after, edging to slips as Paterson took his fourth wicket.

Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal briefly steadied the innings, adding 47 quick runs, with Jamal hitting Bosch for a six over point before being dismissed.

A mini-collapse followed, with Salman and Naseem Shah departing in quick succession.

Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Abbas helped Pakistan past the 200-run mark before Tea was called.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan’s openers survived a fiery first hour, but the game changed dramatically when Bosch made an impact, taking his first-ever Test wicket by dismissing Shan Masood off his first ball.

Paterson followed up with a brilliant delivery that found Salim Ayub’s edge, leaving Pakistan 56 for 4.

Babar Azam added only four runs before Saud Shakeel played an aggressive, albeit brief, knock, as Pakistan’s collapse continued.