Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Pakistan face target of 354

South Africa 584 and 203 for 5 dec (Amla 62, Prince 47*) lead Pakistan 434 by 353 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
South Africa declared their second innings closed on 203 for 5 on the last day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi, setting Pakistan a target of 354 in 82 overs.
South Africa had ended the fourth day on 173 for 4, a lead of 323, but opted to continue batting on the fifth morning. Ashwell Prince and Mark Boucher strode to the crease with one mandate: add runs and add them quickly. Prince followed instructions, reverse-sweeping the first ball he faced for four.
Boucher was unable to follow suit. Umar Gul, who was extracting a touch of reverse-swing from the pitch, jagged one back in, Boucher missed it and Gul had his first wicket of the match. Boucher departed for 15. Instead of ending their innings there, South Africa sent out Johan Botha. In the dressing room Dale Steyn sat padded up, an indication that South Africa wanted to bat until they felt they had shut Pakistan out of the match completely.
Tanvir Ahmed, who concentrated on bowling yorkers, and Gul kept the run scoring in check and in the end South Africa added 30 runs in six overs. They batted for just under half an hour on the fifth day before deciding to take the field again. Prince was unbeaten on 47.

Popular Posts