RAWALPINDI (Pakistan): South Africa were 127-1 at close chasing a daunting target of 370 on the fourth day of the second Test against Pakistan on Sunday.
Aiden Markram was unbeaten on 59 and Rassie van der Dussen was on 48 at the crease. South Africa will need another 243 runs on the fifth and final day to win the match and level the series at 1-1.
Earlier, Pakistan were dismissed for 298 in their second innings to set South Africa a daunting target of 370 to win the second Test on the fourth day’s play in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
Resuming on 129-6 Pakistan’s lead was extended by wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan who scored a brilliant unbeaten 115 and extended the home side’s overnight lead of 200 to 369.
Spinners George Linde finished with figures of 5-64 and Keshav Maharaj took 3-118.
Pakistan lead the two-match series 1-0.