By Admin 
Pakistan has tightened its grip in the first test match. By the end of the second day’s play in the Lahore Test, South Africa had scored 216 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. The African team is still behind by 162 runs in the first innings. Tony De Georgi is playing on 82 runs till stumps on the second day. Pakistan’s 39-year-old bowler Nauman Ali wreaked havoc and dismissed 4 batsmen. Let us tell you that Pakistan had scored 378 runs in the first innings.
Pakistan increased its scoreboard to 313/5 on the second day. On the first day, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha both returned unbeaten after scoring half-centuries. Neither of them could complete a century. Rizwan was out after scoring 75 runs and Salman Agha was out after scoring 93 runs.
5 wickets fell in 16 runs
When Mohammad Rizwan was out, Pakistan had lost the sixth wicket at the score of 362. After this there was such a fall of wickets that the last 5 wickets of the Pakistan team fell within just 16 runs. Salman Agha remained at the crease till the end, but missed the century by 7 runs. Due to the quick fall of the last 5 wickets, Pakistan team was reduced to 378 runs. At one time, the Pakistan team must have been dreaming of more than 450 after seeing the partnership of Rizwan and Salman.
Pakistan tightened its grip on Lahore test
In reply, the South African team, which came to bat, had a bad start as captain Aiden Markram was out after scoring only 20 runs. Viaan Mulder also walked out after scoring only 17 runs, but Ryan Rickelton stood firm from one end, he was out after scoring 71 runs.
At one time South Africa had scored 174 runs at the loss of 2 wickets, but as soon as Rickelton’s wicket fell, the South African batting started disintegrating. 4 wickets fell within just 26 runs and within no time the African team had lost 6 wickets for 200 runs. The South African team’s last hope rests on Tony de Georgi, who is currently playing on 81 runs.
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