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SA vs PAK 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Paterson, Bosch Skittle Pakistan Before Markram’s Cruise Control

Aakash Saini∙ Updated: Dec 26 2024, 9:55 PM

South African players celebrating a Pakistan wicket [Source: @ProteasMenCSA/x]South African players celebrating a Pakistan wicket [Source: @ProteasMenCSA/x]

South African fast bowlers, especially Dane Paterson and debutant Corbin Bosch, devoured the entire Pakistani batting line-up on the opening day of the ‘Boxing Day’ Test match at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Senior batter Aiden Markram also hogged the limelight, albeit with the bat later in the day as the Proteas seized full authority over the visitors by stumps on Day 1.

Here’s the timeline of how SA vs PAK panned out in Centurion:

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SA vs PAK Highlights: Dane Paterson, Debutant Bosch Wreck PAK Top-Order

Pakistan openers Shan Masood and Saim Ayub survived South Africa’s opening onslaught by batting out the first 14 overs of the day, yielding 36 cautious runs for their team. However, after seeing off the Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen’s new ball threat, Masood nicked one towards slips off Proteas debutant Corbin Bosch to hand hosts their first breakthrough of the day.

Dane Paterson, operating from the other end, also soon dismissed Saim Ayub and number three Babar Azam in quick succession as Pakistan’s top-order crashed to 41-3 in 17.2 overs.

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In an extended spell, Bosch earned his second wicket of the innings in the form of Saud Shakeel for just 14 as the visitors lost their fourth wicket in the space of just four overs after their 36-run opening stand.

SA vs PAK Highlights: Ghulam Leads Pakistan Fightback Before Late Collapse

Kamran Ghulam at number four punched out a fighting 54 from just 71 balls, and shared a counterattacking 81-run partnership with white-ball skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan. Ghulam’s brisk and boundary-laden effort attained some respectability for the faltering Pakistan innings until he squandered away his start by becoming Paterson’s third wicket of the day.

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Tails up at the halfway stage of the day, South African pacers Paterson and Corbin Bosch mopped up the remainder of Pakistan line-up at just 211 from 57.3 overs. Paterson bagged his second Test five-fer, and his career-best spell with figures of 5-61, while Bosch had a debut to remember with figures of 4-63.

SA vs PAK Highlights: Markram Steadies South African Ship After Early Jolt

South Africa lost opener Tony de Zorzi with an absolute peach from Khurram Shahzad earlier in the innings. The right-arm fast bowler also had Ryan Rickelon nick one towards Mohammad Rizwan for just eight as the hosts lost its second wicket for just 24 on the board.

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Steadying South Africa’s sinking ship, senior opening batter Aiden Markram counterattacked with a swift 47* from 67 balls, punching out nine boundaries in the process to take his team to 82 from 22 overs until stumps.

Along the way, Markram lost Tristan Stubbs to a jaffa from Mohammad Abbas as the Proteas will now the resume their first innings on Day 2 by trailing another 129 runs away from Pakistan.