PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 4 Live Score – South Africa just 29 runs ahead with 6 wickets in hand – South Africa batsmen Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen showed grit and determination to hit 74 and 64 respectively, but the three wickets in the final half-hour gave Pakistan the edge on day three of the first Test at the National Stadium on Thursday.
11:40 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 4 Live Score
George Linde and Temba Bvuma have stabilised South Africa’s innings after they lost two early wickets on Day 4. Proteas are currently leading by 76 runs.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 74 | 224 | 10 | 0 | 33.03 | |
| Dean Elgar | 29 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 64.44 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 64 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 42.38 | |
| Faf du Plessis | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 47.61 | |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Quinton de Kock (WK/C) | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 | |
| Temba Bavuma | 33 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 50.76 | |
| George Linde | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.82 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 1, nb 7, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 234/6 (90.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | K Rabada, A Nortje, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 17 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 3.58 |
| Hasan Ali | 16 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 3.81 |
| Nauman Ali | 20.6 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1.33 |
| Yasir Shah | 31 | 7 | 75 | 4 | 2.41 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | 1-48 | 16.1 |
| HE van der Dussen | 2-175 | 67.1 |
| F du Plessis | 3-185 | 71.6 |
| AK Markram | 4-185 | 72.3 |
| KA Maharaj | 5-187 | 75.1 |
| Q de Kock | 6-192 | 78.2 |
10:50 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 4 Live Score
OUT! Yasir Shah removes de Kock to put South Africa in trouble. The Proteas lead by just 37 runs with only four wickets in hand. de Kock c Abid Ali b Yasir Shah 2(17)
199/6 (81.1 ov)
10:30 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 4 Live Score
OUT! Bowled! Hasan Ali strikes on the very first ball of the day as he removes nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj. Maharaj b Hasan Ali 2(7)
At stumps on day three, Proteas’ score read 187/4 and the side has a lead of 29 runs. Keshav Maharaj and Quinton de Kock were unbeaten on 2 and 0 respectively. After conceding a lead of 158, Proteas would have been hoping for the batsmen to show some grit, and that is what exactly happened as the top-order was in no mood to give in. However, the final half-an-hour brought about a change in the fortunes of Pakistan as the hosts managed to pick three quick wickets — Markram, van der Dussen, and Faf du Plessis (10) — to come right back into the game.
Resuming their second innings with a deficit of 158, Proteas openers Markram and Dean Elgar provided a steady start to the side as the duo put on 37 runs, ensuring that the visitors did not lose any wicket before the lunch break. At the interval, Markram and Elgar were batting on 16 and 18 respectively.
However, the break worked in Pakistan’s favour as Yasir Shah provided the hosts with the breakthrough of Elgar (29) and the Proteas’ opening stand of 48 runs came to an end. Dussen then joined Markram in the middle and the duo ensured that the side did not suffer more hiccups before the tea break and at the interval, Proteas’ score read 84/1, still trailing the hosts by 74 runs.
In the final session of the day, both Dussen and Markram increased the pace of their scoring and this threw Pakistan bowlers off the radar for a while. Both batsmen kept the bowlers at bay, and Pakistan was left searching for answers. However, just on the cusp of stumps on day three, Shah dismissed Dussen (64), ending the second-wicket partnership of 127 runs.
Soon after, Faf du Plessis (10) was trapped in front of the wickets by Shah, and Markram was sent back to the pavilion by Nauman Ali, and as a result, Proteas were four down before stumps. Proteas management decided to send nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj and he along with skipper Quinton de Kock ensured that the visitors did not lose further wickets before the close of play.
Brief Scores: South Africa 220 and 187/4 (Aiden Markram 74, Rassie van der Dussen 64; Yasir Shah 3-53); Pakistan 378.