PAK vs SA- South Africa 216/6 at Stumps, Day 2:Tony de Zorzi returns unbeaten on 81 runs; Pakistan all out for 378 in first innings

On the second day of the Lahore Test, South Africa scored 216 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their first innings. The team is still trailing by 162 runs. Tony de Zorzi returned unbeaten on 81 and Senuran Muthusamy on 6 runs. At Gaddafi Stadium, two batters from the Proteas team scored half-centuries. Apart from Tony de Zorzi, opener Ryan Rickelton played an innings of 71 runs. Noman Ali took the most wickets for Pakistan, with 4 wickets. On Monday, Pakistan resumed play from their first day’s score of 313/5 and lost 5 wickets while adding 65 runs. The team was all out for 378 runs. Imam-ul-Haq and Salman Agha scored the most runs for Pakistan, with 93-93 runs each. Senuran Muthusamy took 6 wickets for South Africa. Rikelton’s 71 Runs South Africa had a poor start. The team lost captain Aiden Markram’s wicket for 45 runs. Markram scored 20 runs off 37 balls. He was caught by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan off Noman Ali. After this, Ruan Rikelton carried the innings forward. He scored 71 runs off 137 balls. Rikelton was dismissed by Salman Agha. Tristan Stubbs was out for 8 and Dewald Brevis for a duck. De Zorzi’s Fifty
Middle-order batter Tony de Zorzi batted brilliantly. He scored an unbeaten 81 runs off 140 balls, including 9 fours and one six. Wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne could not do much. He was dismissed LBW by Nauman Ali. Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali took the most wickets for Pakistan, claiming 4. Besides him, Sajid Khan and Salman Agha took one wicket each. Rizwan out after scoring 75 runs
The team started playing today from a score of 313/5. Mohammad Rizwan (62) and Salman Agha (52) continued their innings. The first wicket of the day was Rizwan’s. Rizwan was out after scoring 75 runs. This was Pakistan’s sixth wicket in the first innings. After this, Noman Ali and Sajid Khan could not even open their accounts. Shaheen Shah Afridi returned after scoring 7 runs. The last wicket of the innings was Salman Agha’s. Agha returned to the pavilion after scoring 93 runs. From South Africa, Senuran Muthusamy took the most wickets, 6. Prenelan Subrayen took 2 wickets. Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer got one wicket each. On the first day, Shan and Imam added 161 runs Pakistan had a poor start. The team’s first wicket fell for just 2 runs. Kagiso Rabada dismissed Abdullah Shafique LBW. After this, captain Shan Masood continued the innings with Imam. Both completed their fifties. Imam fell just 7 runs short of his century. He was caught out by Muthusamy for 93 runs. Imam hit 7 fours and one six in his innings.