South Africa and Pakistan did battle in the 1st 5-Day Test at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg which started at 10:30 SA Time on Friday 1 February and which was supposed to run till Tuesday 5 February 2013.

This was the Live Game Article for the Match.

South Africa won the toss and batted first on a difficult wicket, getting 253 in the First Innings, then dismissing Pakistan for a poultry 49 runs. South Africa had the choice to ask Pakistan to follow-on but chose to bat again, amassing 275 / 3 before declaring in their Second Innings, a lead of 479.

Pakistan put up a brave performance in their Second Innings, only losing 4 wickets on Day 3, but with South Africa taking the New Ball early on Day 4, they bundled Pakistan out for 268.

South Africa win comfortably with a Day and a Half spare, before Lunch on Day 4 and win by 211 runs.

 

 

 

South Africa: 253 All Out (85.2 overs) & 275 / 3 Declared (62 overs)

Pakistan: 49 All Out (29.1 overs) & 268 All Out (100.4 overs)

 

South Africa won by 211 runs

  • Pakistan in South Africa Test Series – 1st Test
  • Test no. 2072 | 2012/13 season
  • Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
  • 1,2,3,4 February 2013 (5-day match)
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
GC Smith* c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Umar Gul 24 96 59 2 0 40.67
AN Petersen c Mohammad Hafeez b Junaid Khan 20 91 53 2 0 37.73
HM Amla c Azhar Ali b Younis Khan 37 112 67 6 0 55.22
JH Kallis c Asad Shafiq b Umar Gul 50 82 78 9 0 64.10
AB de Villiers† c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Hafeez 31 124 84 3 0 36.90
F du Plessis b Junaid Khan 41 131 107 2 0 38.31
D Elgar c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Hafeez 27 54 40 3 1 67.50
RJ Peterson b Mohammad Hafeez 0 17 11 0 0 0.00
VD Philander run out (Asad Shafiq/†Sarfraz Ahmed) 1 11 2 0 0 50.00
DW Steyn not out 12 11 10 1 1 120.00
M Morkel b Mohammad Hafeez 0 7 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 1) 10
Total (all out; 85.2 overs; 370 mins) 253 (2.96 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-46 (Petersen, 18.3 ov), 2-46 (Smith, 19.1 ov), 3-125 (Kallis, 39.4 ov), 4-135 (Amla, 45.3 ov), 5-199 (de Villiers, 70.1 ov), 6-232 (du Plessis, 78.2 ov), 7-239 (Peterson, 81.6 ov), 8-240 (Elgar, 83.1 ov), 9-243 (Philander, 83.6 ov), 10-253 (Morkel, 85.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Umar Gul 19 2 56 2 2.94
Junaid Khan 18 8 33 2 1.83
Rahat Ali 14 0 56 0 4.00 (1nb, 1w)
Saeed Ajmal 23 4 68 0 2.95
Younis Khan 4 0 16 1 4.00
Mohammad Hafeez 7.2 1 16 4 2.18
Pakistan 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
Mohammad Hafeez c †de Villiers b Steyn 6 14 14 1 0 42.85
Nasir Jamshed lbw b Steyn 2 25 15 0 0 13.33
Azhar Ali c †de Villiers b Kallis 13 81 46 2 0 28.26
Younis Khan c Smith b Steyn 0 5 5 0 0 0.00
Misbah-ul-Haq* c †de Villiers b Kallis 12 77 45 3 0 26.66
Asad Shafiq c †de Villiers b Philander 1 17 5 0 0 20.00
Sarfraz Ahmed† c †de Villiers b Steyn 2 28 13 0 0 15.38
Umar Gul c Smith b Philander 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
Saeed Ajmal c †de Villiers b Steyn 1 10 10 0 0 10.00
Junaid Khan not out 8 18 14 2 0 57.14
Rahat Ali c du Plessis b Steyn 0 9 6 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 3, w 1) 4
Total (all out; 29.1 overs; 148 mins) 49 (1.68 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-9 (Mohammad Hafeez, 3.5 ov), 2-12 (Nasir Jamshed, 5.1 ov), 3-12 (Younis Khan, 5.6 ov), 4-36 (Azhar Ali, 19.5 ov), 5-37 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 21.1 ov), 6-39 (Asad Shafiq, 22.1 ov), 7-39 (Umar Gul, 22.3 ov), 8-40 (Saeed Ajmal, 25.2 ov), 9-41 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 27.1 ov), 10-49 (Rahat Ali, 29.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
VD Philander 9 5 16 2 1.77
DW Steyn 8.1 6 8 6 0.97
M Morkel 6 3 11 0 1.83 (1w)
JH Kallis 6 2 11 2 1.83
South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
AN Petersen c Mohammad Hafeez b Umar Gul 27 98 60 5 0 45.00
GC Smith* c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Umar Gul 52 108 73 9 0 71.23
HM Amla not out 74 184 114 7 0 64.91
JH Kallis c Asad Shafiq b Saeed Ajmal 7 15 13 1 0 53.84
AB de Villiers† not out 103 158 117 11 0 88.03
Extras (lb 4, w 3, nb 5) 12
Total (3 wickets dec; 62 overs; 281 mins) 275 (4.43 runs per over)
Did not bat F du Plessis, D Elgar, VD Philander, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, M Morkel
Fall of wickets 1-82 (Petersen, 21.2 ov), 2-87 (Smith, 23.2 ov), 3-99 (Kallis, 26.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Umar Gul 14 2 58 2 4.14 (3w)
Junaid Khan 13 1 63 0 4.84 (5nb)
Rahat Ali 11 1 44 0 4.00
Mohammad Hafeez 5 0 32 0 6.40
Saeed Ajmal 18 1 74 1 4.11
Younis Khan 1 1 0 0 0.00
Pakistan 2nd innings (target: 480 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
Mohammad Hafeez c †de Villiers b Philander 2 16 10 0 0 20.00
Nasir Jamshed c Peterson b Steyn 46 96 65 8 0 70.76
Azhar Ali lbw b Kallis 18 97 68 2 0 26.47
Younis Khan c †de Villiers b Morkel 15 45 28 2 0 53.57
Misbah-ul-Haq* c †de Villiers b Steyn 64 258 167 11 0 38.32
Asad Shafiq c Kallis b Steyn 56 221 168 9 0 33.33
Sarfraz Ahmed† b Philander 6 22 11 1 0 54.54
Umar Gul c †de Villiers b Steyn 23 71 43 3 0 53.48
Saeed Ajmal c †de Villiers b Morkel 11 25 16 2 0 68.75
Junaid Khan lbw b Steyn 9 44 23 2 0 39.13
Rahat Ali not out 3 12 9 0 0 33.33
Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 3, nb 4) 15
Total (all out; 100.4 overs; 456 mins) 268 (2.66 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-7 (Mohammad Hafeez, 3.6 ov), 2-64 (Nasir Jamshed, 21.5 ov), 3-70 (Azhar Ali, 24.4 ov), 4-82 (Younis Khan, 29.5 ov), 5-209 (Asad Shafiq, 82.4 ov), 6-210 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 84.4 ov), 7-218 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 87.1 ov), 8-240 (Saeed Ajmal, 91.6 ov), 9-261 (Umar Gul, 98.1 ov), 10-268 (Junaid Khan, 100.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
DW Steyn 28.4 10 52 5 1.81
VD Philander 22 3 60 2 2.72 (1nb)
M Morkel 25 7 89 2 3.56 (3nb)
JH Kallis 15 5 35 1 2.33 (1w)
RJ Peterson 10 3 24 0 2.40
Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Test debuts Nasir Jamshed and Rahat Ali (Pakistan)
Player of the match tba
Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and BNJ Oxenford (Australia)
TV umpire SJ Davis (Australia)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire JD Cloete
Close of play
– day 1 – Pakistan 1st innings 6/0 (Mohammad Hafeez 6*, Nasir Jamshed 0*, 2 ov)
– day 2 – South Africa 2nd innings 207/3 (HM Amla 50*, AB de Villiers 63*, 53 ov)
– day 3 – Pakistan 2nd innings 183/4 (Misbah-ul-Haq 44*, Asad Shafiq 53*, 75 ov)

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