South Africa battle past valiant Pakistan to continue Test winning streak
South Africa battle past valiant Pakistan to continue Test winning streak
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Pakistan battled hard on day four but were made to pay for a dreadful first innings with the bat. South Africa made light work of a modest target of 58 to claim victory against Pakistan by 10 wickets at a sun-bathed Newlands, wrapping up the series 2-0 inside four days of the second and final Test.
![[Kwena Maphaka, South Africa’s youngest Test cricketer, claimed a couple of key scalps]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/06/16/newFile-11.jpg)
Pakistan had held up the home side’s victory charge with a second innings score of 478 having been asked to follow on, their effort led by captain Shan Masood’s fine 145 on a docile wicket. But seamer Kagiso Rabada (3-115) and spinner Keshav Maharaj (3-137) kept chipping away at the Pakistan wickets, aided by some poor shot selection.
![[Pakistan captain Shan Masood fought hard but fell LBW to Kwena Maphaka on review]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/06/16/newFile-12.jpg)
David Bedingham was promoted to open in the South African second innings after double-centurion from their first, Ryan Rickelton, sustained a hamstring strain. Bedingham raced to 44 from 30 balls to see his side to victory in 7.1 overs. “The result is very satisfying, it was good old Test cricket. There was something in it for the bowlers with the new ball and then the wicket really flattened out,” South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said.
“It was a good experience that will hold us in good stead as a team. Certain parts of the game we let go, but all those learnings will make us better.”. South Africa have won their last seven Tests in a row, their second best run of victories behind a nine-game winning streak between 2002-2003.
