26/12Result
1st Test, Pakistan tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2024
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
211 & 237 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
301 & 150/8 (39.3 ov)
Player of the Match
26/12Result
1st Test, Pakistan tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2024
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
211 & 237 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
301 & 150/8 (39.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
M Jansen
- O14
- M3
- R52
- W6
- Eco3.71
| 2W | ||||
| 1W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
Mohammad Abbas
- O19.3
- M6
- R54
- W6
- Eco2.76
| 4W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
- PAK - 1st
- SA - 1st
- PAK - 2nd
- SA - 2nd
Pakistan - 1st - Innings
South Africa - 1st - Innings
Pakistan - 2nd - Innings
South Africa - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsThe tale of a Babar fifty that could have been so much more
Pakistan had plenty of chances to record a much higher second-innings score than they did, but "same mistakes" let them down
Pakistan keep their appointment in Samarra after yet another South African heartbreak
They came close - very close - but Pakistan's destiny in South Africa has not changed just yet
'You just can't script that' - SA breathe easy after a 'Camel classic' in Centurion
Eight wickets down, 32 runs still to get, and a WTC final spot at stake; there were more than a few jangling nerves at SuperSport Park
Stats - Jansen, Rabada and SA's ninth-wicket partnership for the ages
All the statistical highlights from the thrilling Centurion Test
'We had the game in our hand' - Masood calls for more ruthlessness from Pakistan to kill off Tests
"We must make sure we win the game rather than [allowing] the other team back into it"
