CENTURION: Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla hit half-centuries as South Africa beat Pakistan by way of six wickets within 3 days within the first Test at SuperSport Park on Friday.
The pair survived some early scares and placed on 119 for the second one wicket before Elgar was stuck behind off part-time medium-pacer Shan Masood for 50, one ball after attaining his half-century.
Scorecard: South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st Test
Amla finished a 12 months during which he seldom discovered top shape by way of making 63 now not out.
The value of the partnership between Elgar and Amla was shown as Theunis de Bruyn and captain Faf du Plessis each fell affordably before Temba Bavuma swept Yasir Shah for four to take South Africa past their goal of 149 shortly before tea at the 3rd day.
Both captains, Du Plessis and Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed, made 'pairs' by way of being brushed aside with out scoring in each innings.
Pakistan made an ideal get started when Hasan Ali trapped Aiden Markram leg before wicket before a run have been scored.
Hasan and Mohammad Amir didn't concede a run off the bat until Amla clipped Hasan for four within the sixth over.
There had been two the most important incidents with the entire on 16, either of which will have swung the game in Pakistan's favour.
Amla, on eight, was dropped by way of Fakhar Zaman at 3rd slip off Hasan when he slashed hard at the ball, which flew at chest top to the fielder. In the next over, Elgar, on four, edged new bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi low to first slip the place Azhar Ali looked as if it would take a diving catch.
On-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Sundaram Ravi conferred before regarding tv umpire Joel Wilson with a 'soft' sign of out, indicating they concept it was a blank catch.
After having a look at several replays, together with super-slow close-ups, Wilson ruled the ball had bounced and Elgar was reprieved.
The determination clearly astonished the Pakistan avid gamers and coach Mickey Arthur was seen leaving his place at the avid gamers' balcony and going to the adjacent office of fit referee David Boon.
Television commentator Michael Holding criticised his fellow West Indian Wilson.
"I'm convinced he was out," stated Holding. "I think the third umpire made a mistake. The protocol says you have got to be 100 percent sure the decision was wrong to change it."
In a similar scenario, Indian captain Virat Kohli was given out within the recent second Test towards Australia in Perth when tv umpire Nigel Llong discovered no conclusive evidence to overturn a 'soft' sign from the on-field umpires.
Elgar and Amla survived some testing bowling from the Pakistan seamers and regularly began to boost the scoring rate on a pitch which favoured bowlers all over.
South African rapid bowler Duanne Olivier was named guy of the fit for his fit return of 11-96.
The second Test starts in Cape Town on January 3.
The pair survived some early scares and placed on 119 for the second one wicket before Elgar was stuck behind off part-time medium-pacer Shan Masood for 50, one ball after attaining his half-century.
Scorecard: South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st Test
Amla finished a 12 months during which he seldom discovered top shape by way of making 63 now not out.
The value of the partnership between Elgar and Amla was shown as Theunis de Bruyn and captain Faf du Plessis each fell affordably before Temba Bavuma swept Yasir Shah for four to take South Africa past their goal of 149 shortly before tea at the 3rd day.
Both captains, Du Plessis and Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed, made 'pairs' by way of being brushed aside with out scoring in each innings.
Pakistan made an ideal get started when Hasan Ali trapped Aiden Markram leg before wicket before a run have been scored.
Hasan and Mohammad Amir didn't concede a run off the bat until Amla clipped Hasan for four within the sixth over.
There had been two the most important incidents with the entire on 16, either of which will have swung the game in Pakistan's favour.
Amla, on eight, was dropped by way of Fakhar Zaman at 3rd slip off Hasan when he slashed hard at the ball, which flew at chest top to the fielder. In the next over, Elgar, on four, edged new bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi low to first slip the place Azhar Ali looked as if it would take a diving catch.
On-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Sundaram Ravi conferred before regarding tv umpire Joel Wilson with a 'soft' sign of out, indicating they concept it was a blank catch.
After having a look at several replays, together with super-slow close-ups, Wilson ruled the ball had bounced and Elgar was reprieved.
The determination clearly astonished the Pakistan avid gamers and coach Mickey Arthur was seen leaving his place at the avid gamers' balcony and going to the adjacent office of fit referee David Boon.
Television commentator Michael Holding criticised his fellow West Indian Wilson.
"I'm convinced he was out," stated Holding. "I think the third umpire made a mistake. The protocol says you have got to be 100 percent sure the decision was wrong to change it."
In a similar scenario, Indian captain Virat Kohli was given out within the recent second Test towards Australia in Perth when tv umpire Nigel Llong discovered no conclusive evidence to overturn a 'soft' sign from the on-field umpires.
Elgar and Amla survived some testing bowling from the Pakistan seamers and regularly began to boost the scoring rate on a pitch which favoured bowlers all over.
South African rapid bowler Duanne Olivier was named guy of the fit for his fit return of 11-96.
The second Test starts in Cape Town on January 3.
1st Test: Elgar, Amla guide South Africa to victory against Pakistan
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