Pakistan’s Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Abbas led the charge, which left South Africa reeling. Shahzad’s twin strikes, and Abbas’ late strike, ensured that Pakistan would remain in contention despite a difficult day with batting.

In South Africa Dane Paterson is the first Corbin Bosch he played with football earlier in the afternoon. Paterson, a successful 35-year-old, took five wickets in a row, finishing with figures of five for 61. Bosch, producing a successful Test performance, partnered Paterson successfully by taking four wickets for 63 runs.

Pakistan’s innings declined a bit from Kamran Ghulam, whose knock of 54 from 71 balls gave life to their batting. Ghulam played with purpose, boundary and power during the test against the South African bowlers. However, his dismissal quickly began to unravel, as Pakistan lost their last five wickets for just 29 runs.

When South Africa came out to bat, the Pakistani players struck early. Shahzad removed Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma in quick succession, while Abbas removed Aiden Markram in the afternoon. Proteas captain Heinrich Klaasen remained unbeaten on 27, in partnership with 19-year-old Rassie van der Dussen.

With the grass pitch providing support to the bowlers, Day Two promises to be action packed as Pakistan look to capitalize on an early win and South Africa look to build a commanding lead.