Monday 14 October 2013
Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi on 1st day at stumps
Pakistan v South Africa, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi, 1st day: Amla makes century, Pakistan make inroads
South Africa 245 for 8 (Amla 118*, Duminy 57, Babar 3-89) v Pakistan
The ebbs and flows of Test cricket were in full evidence on the first day in Abu Dhabi, ending with Pakistan the slightly happier side despite Hashim Amla adding to his rapidly increasing century count. Pakistan's new-ball bowlers produced the breakthroughs in the morning session, then Amla and the middle order made the pitch seem utterly docile in the second session, before the spinners sparked a collapse in the final session.
Few sights are as reassuring for South Africa fans as seeing Amla in the middle. He produced a typically graceful innings, full of whiplash drives through the off and was comfortable camping on the backfoot and playing late against the spinners. As usual, he walked across the stumps to flick balls well outside off to the leg side and serenely progressed to his 20th Test century.
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