Fine display of cricket from the South Africa attack today as the Proteas took seven wickets for 127 after Babar Azam and Fawad Alam looked to have set a decent platform on day one.

Pakistan wrapped up their first innings on 272 runs after losing all wickets. Two wickets in the same over for Nortje, finished with figures of 5 for 56 – his third five-wicket haul.

Pakistan resumed the day on 145-3 after the rain had cut short day one. The hosts were 22-3 at one stage but Azam and Fawad Alam batted responsibly to rescue the innings. Faheem Ashraf remain at Crease with 78 runs.

The Green Caps retained their winning combination from the first Test. South Africa made one change as Wiaan Mulder replaced Lungi Ngidi. The hosts had defeated the Proteas in the first Test at the National Stadium Karachi (NSK) by 7 wickets.

Squads

Pakistan Test squad:

Babar Azam (C), Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Sajid Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tabish Khan.

South Africa squad:

Quinton de Kock (C), Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie van der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Wiaan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla, Beuran Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Tabraiz Shamsi, George Linde, Daryn Dupavillon, Marco Jansen.