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

Babar Azam's team complete 2-0 series win in Rawalpindi

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

Ajit Vijaykumar

Feb 09, 2021

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.

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on February 7, 2021. / AFP / Aamir QURESHI

Mohammad Rizwan hits maiden Test century

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.

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