Wed, Nov 24 10 06:28 PM
Pakistan's opening batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar steered them safely through to lunch on the final day of their test against South Africa on Wednesday as they chase victory.
The hosts were on 66 without loss on the fifth day of the second test at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, chasing 354 to win.
South Africa, who led by 150 runs after the first innings, batted on for six overs in the morning, taking their score from 173 for four to 203 for five declared, to set Pakistan 354 to win in a minimum of 82 overs.
The first match in the two-test series was drawn in Dubai.
Hafeez, with a confident, forceful 34 not out, and Taufeeq, the ideal foil on 31 not out, safely negotiated 19 overs without any scares, both hitting four boundaries.
Pakistan claimed one wicket in the morning, Umar Gul bowling Mark Boucher for 15, before Ashwell Prince (47 not out) and Johan Botha (seven not out) carried South Africa through to the declaration.
But the visitors, after reaching 113 for one after 21 overs on the fourth afternoon, added just 90 more runs in 34 overs from there, probably killing off their chances of winning the test and the series.
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