• PAKISTAN SERIES RATINGS: Abid Ali - 2. A horror series for both openers. Abid struggled against the quality new-ball pairing of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. A paltry 33 runs from four innings. AFP
    PAKISTAN SERIES RATINGS: Abid Ali - 2. A horror series for both openers. Abid struggled against the quality new-ball pairing of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. A paltry 33 runs from four innings. AFP
  • Imran Butt - 2. A mere 36 runs in four innings showed the new Pakistan opener has a long way to go in Test cricket. EPA
    Imran Butt - 2. A mere 36 runs in four innings showed the new Pakistan opener has a long way to go in Test cricket. EPA
  • Azhar Ali - 7. A respectable series for the veteran batsman. Got out for a duck in the second Test in between scores of 51, 31 not out and 33. Good returns in a low-scoring series. AFP
    Azhar Ali - 7. A respectable series for the veteran batsman. Got out for a duck in the second Test in between scores of 51, 31 not out and 33. Good returns in a low-scoring series. AFP
  • Babar Azam -7. Great two Tests as a captain but worrying signs as a batsman. Babar was trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj in three out of four innings, exposing a technical flaw. His selection calls, mainly sticking to the same XI, were spot on. AFP
    Babar Azam -7. Great two Tests as a captain but worrying signs as a batsman. Babar was trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj in three out of four innings, exposing a technical flaw. His selection calls, mainly sticking to the same XI, were spot on. AFP
  • Fawad Alam - 9. A comeback story that deserves its own Amazon series. His quirky technique has delivered two centuries in successive series against quality attacks of South Africa and New Zealand. Looks desperate to make up for the 10 years he spent on the sidelines. AFP
    Fawad Alam - 9. A comeback story that deserves its own Amazon series. His quirky technique has delivered two centuries in successive series against quality attacks of South Africa and New Zealand. Looks desperate to make up for the 10 years he spent on the sidelines. AFP
  • Mohammad Rizwan - 9. Arguably the best wicketkeeper-batsman in the game. His 166 runs from three innings were crucial after familiar top order collapses. Made a series defining second-innings century in Rawalpindi. EPA
    Mohammad Rizwan - 9. Arguably the best wicketkeeper-batsman in the game. His 166 runs from three innings were crucial after familiar top order collapses. Made a series defining second-innings century in Rawalpindi. EPA
  • Faheem Ashraf - 8. The most improved player in the team. The all-rounder has taken his batting to a new level, and warrants a place in the XI purely on his batting. His bowling could have been more incisive, but the whole package is top-class. EPA
    Faheem Ashraf - 8. The most improved player in the team. The all-rounder has taken his batting to a new level, and warrants a place in the XI purely on his batting. His bowling could have been more incisive, but the whole package is top-class. EPA
  • Yasir Shah - 7. Picked up seven wickets in the first Test but could only manage one in the second. However, his runs lower down the order were crucial. EPA
    Yasir Shah - 7. Picked up seven wickets in the first Test but could only manage one in the second. However, his runs lower down the order were crucial. EPA
  • Hasan Ali - 8.5. After a quiet first Test, burst into life in the second with a 10-wicket haul. Looks close to his best, which is great news for Pakistan. EPA
    Hasan Ali - 8.5. After a quiet first Test, burst into life in the second with a 10-wicket haul. Looks close to his best, which is great news for Pakistan. EPA
  • Nauman Ali - 8. The unsung hero of the series. Be it with the ball or the bat, Nauman looked at ease at the Test level. At 34 years of age, has all the experience he needs to handle any situation. AFP
    Nauman Ali - 8. The unsung hero of the series. Be it with the ball or the bat, Nauman looked at ease at the Test level. At 34 years of age, has all the experience he needs to handle any situation. AFP
  • Shaheen Afridi - 7. Was incisive with the new and old ball. Continued his rise as a world-class seam bowler. AP
    Shaheen Afridi - 7. Was incisive with the new and old ball. Continued his rise as a world-class seam bowler. AP

Hasan Ali 8.5, Fawad Alam 9, Abid Ali 2: Pakistan Test series ratings v South Africa


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Fast bowler Hasan Ali took a career-best 10 wickets as Pakistan beat South Africa by 95 runs in the second Test in Rawalpindi to complete a 2-0 Test series sweep.

Chasing a target of 37, South Africa were well placed at 241-3 just after lunch on the fifth day following a century from Aiden Markram (108).

But Hasan (5-60) decimated their line-up with the second new ball as he, and Shaheen Afridi (4-51), dismissed the visitors for 274.

It was a memorable series win for Babar Azam's men in green over the Proteas – their first in 18 years.

Pakistan players' ratings from the series can be seen in the picture gallery above. To view the next image, click on the arrows or simply swipe if on a mobile device.