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Bold beginning for SA
SHEIKHUPURA. Pakistan. Oct 18: South Africa were 154-2 at close after winning the ■toss and electing
to bat on the second day of the Second cricket Test against Pakistan here today, reports AFP.
About 170 minutes of play was lost due to wet outfield and pitch after the first day's play on Friday was completely lost.
Opener Adam Bacher led the way with a flowing 78 not out and with him at the crease was Daryll Cullinan (1) when bad light stopped play 10 overs short.
South Africa were given a fluent and confident start of 135 runs by Gary Kirsten and Bacher.
Kirsten adopted a careful approach but Bacher was on the offensive, reaching 50 off Just 77 balls with eight Boundaries.
Pakistan captain Saeed Anwar. relying on his spinners, introduced Mushtaq Ahmed in the 13th over but both South African openers negotiated the spin well, hitting and driving at will.
Saqlain Mushtaq and All Hussain Rizvi were introduced before tea but the Pakistani Siers bowled a little short.
did beat the bat but with-ack.
"The pitch has slowed down after rain and we will have to restrict them to below 300." Pakistan coach Haroon
Rasheed said.
Pakistan gave Test cap to 23-year-old leg-spinner Rizvi, one of three spinners in Pakistan side.
, Wasim Akram staged a. After five mSYfb «
lay-off due to a niggling shoulder problem. Akram last played for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Faisalabad last year.
South Africa were forced to make four changes Allan Donald. Jacques Kallis. Dave Richardson and Brett Schultz were replaced by Lance Klu-sener. Paul Adams. Mark Boucher and Jonty Rhodes.
Schultz flew back home and Kallis will follow him after undergoing an appendicitis operation. Richardson who has
played all 38 Tests since South Africa's re-entry in 1991 failed to recover from a hamstring problem.
At tea the Africans were 89 without loss. Baches wasJet off by Akram in the slips off Rizvi when he was 64.4Cirsten compiled his 50 off 142 bails with six fours. After adding six more. Kirsten edged one off Akram on to his stumps giving the bowler his 312th wicket.
Brian McMillan, sent at one drop, never looked set against spin and fell to mistimed cut. He was caught behind by Moin Khan off Mushtaq for seven.
The pitch at Sheikhupura was described as "not a great cricket pitch" by former England opener Geoff Boycott who is here as a commentator. "It will take slow spin and batsmen will have to come to front foot but it is very diy with cracks on it.’’ Boycott said.
SCOREBOARD
Scorecard at stumps on the second day of the second Test between Pakistan and South Africa In Sheikhupura Satur-^^SOUTH AFRICA: first innings: Kirsten b Akram 56
Bacher not out 78
McMillan c Moin b Mushtaq 7
Cullinan not out 1
Extras (b-6. Ib-1. nb-5) 12
Total (for 2 wkts tn 53 overs) 154
Fall of wickets: 1 -135; 2-152
To bat: Hansie Cronje. Jonty Rhodes, Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock, Mark Boucher, Pat Syrncox and Paul Adams Bowling (to date): O M R W Akram 11 3 21 1
Mahmood 7 2 22 0
Mushtaq 13 6 36 1
Saqlain 13 2 40 0
Rizvi 9 1 28 0