South Africa made it seven wins in a row after beating Pakistan by 10 wickets to claim a 2-0 series win on the fourth day of the second Test at Newlands.
Pakistan, who had been bowled out for 194 in the first innings, struggled to prevent an innings loss with just 10 batsmen after Saim Ayub suffered an injury on the first day, and South Africa won by just 58 runs.
David Bedingham and Aiden Markram also sealed the series by scoring runs in just 7.1 overs after a narrow two-wicket win at Centurion in four days.
After beating the West Indies by 40 runs in Providence last August, South Africa followed up with 2-0 series wins over Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and qualified for their first World Test Championship final in London in June.
In South Africa’s decisive first-innings total of 615, Ryan Rickelton scored 259 and was adjudged man of the match, but a groin injury ruled him out on Monday.
Pakistan’s long resistance on a flat and dry pitch was largely based on the steadfastness of captain Shan Masood, who batted for just over six hours before falling to debutant Kwena Maphaka on 145 after lunch.
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South Africa have ensured their place in next year’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s after a two-wicket win over Pakistan at Centurion.
Pakistan started the match on 213-1 and night watchman Khurram Shahzad thwarted South Africa before Marco Jansen caught him on 18 in the morning. Jansen almost dismissed Kamran Ghulam for no score in the same over, but Bedingham missed an easy catch. First slip.
Ghulam hit four boundaries in his 28 but was canceled out by a delivery that Kagiso Rabada returned enough to hit the off-stump when the batsman attempted a loose drive and missed the line of the ball.
The Proteas took the new ball after lunch and struck twice in their next two overs.
Rabada found Saud Shakeel’s outside edge on 23, the left-hander was caught in the slips and South Africa got the big wicket of Masood. A successful lbw referral saw Maphaka’s sharp delivery hit the Pakistan captain’s front pad.
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Tensions rise in the second Test match against Pakistan when South African bowler Wiaan Mulder attacks Babar Azam.
Masood helped reduce the deficit to 109 but Pakistan lost five wickets with only four wickets remaining.
Salman Ali Agha (48) and Mohammad Rizwan (41) survived close lbw reviews early in the innings before spinner Keshav Maharaj, who bowled a long spell on Monday, dismissed both batsmen.
9th batsman Mir Hamza (16) beat Rabada with 6 consecutive hits and became the last out, ending the game at 3-115.
Maharaj (3-137) and Jansen (2-101) also helped when South Africa needed to complete 122.1 overs.
Bedingham opened the batting for the Proteas in the absence of the injured Rickelton and hit an unbeaten 44 off 30 balls with four boundaries and two sixes.
