Friday 18 October 2013
Pakistan beat South Africa in 1st Test by seven wickets
Pakistan v SA, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi, 4th day: Pakistan wrap up huge upset
Pakistan 442 (Manzoor 146, Misbah 100) and 45 for 3 beat South Africa 249 (Amla 118, Irfan 3-44) and 232 (de Villiers 90, Ajmal 4-74) by seven wickets
- The seven-wicket victory was Pakistan's fourth win in 22 Tests against South Africa. South Africa won 11, and seven ended in a draw.
- Pakistan have now won four consecutive Tests in the UAE and have not been beaten in the country in nine consecutive Tests. The last time they lost was to Australia in Sharjah in 2002.
- The defeat was South Africa's first in 16 Tests. The last time they lost a Test was to Sri Lanka in Durban in 2011. The 15-Test sequence was South Africa's longest undefeated run in Tests.
- Before this Test, South Africa had won six consecutive matches, beginning with their win against Australia in Perth in November 2012.
- Misbah-ul-Haq is now the third-highest run scorer in 2013, first-class, list-A and Twenty20 matches included. He overtook James Taylor during his century in the first innings of this Test.
- Shan Masood became only the third Pakistan batsman and 28th overall to score a half-century and a duck on Test debut. Masood is also the 13th Test debutant from Pakistan to make a fifty-plus score in a winning cause on debut.
Misbah-ul-Haq: "It's really unbelievable and a much-needed win for us, it was a team effort and everyone contributed, especially the youngsters. Both openers and Zulfiqar Babar, they really did a tremendous job for us. I think everyone chipped in, especially with the bowling. We go the advantage from the first innings. In these conditions, it's difficult to score runs, that's why I was disappointed when i lost the toss. But when we got them under 250, we thought, if we batted well, we could get ourselves into a good position. That was a much-needed 100 for me, the last one came in 2011, and I was looking forward to it. It came at a time when the team needed it. Conditions will remain the same in Dubai, maybe more bounce and spin. So they are likely to suit us. But SA have played there before too, so we need to repeat the performance."
Khurram Manzoor is the Man of the Match for his century in the first innings. He says, "I was a bit tense till the match finished, but i am happy that we won it in the end. I have worked hard with the coach, focused on domestic cricket, and I have been working on my fitness as well. The hard work is now paying off. I and Shan Masood play quite a lot together, so we have good communication. In fact, I was getting more confidence from watching Shan play."
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