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Pakistan vs South Africa Scorecard, 3rd Test, South Africa vs Pakistan 2018-19
Result · Jan 11 2019, Fri - 01:30 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA262, 303
PAKISTAN185, 273
South Africa won by 107 runs
CRR:4.16
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Match Info
| Series: | Pakistan in South Africa 2018/19 |
| Date: | Jan 11 2019, Fri - 01:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Johannesburg |
| Venue: | New Wanderers Stadium |
| Toss: | South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar (c), Hashim Amla, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Zubayr Hamza, Quinton de Kock (wk), Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Duanne Olivier |
| Pakistan Playing XI: | Imam ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c) (wk), Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali |
- South Africa have won six of their last seven Tests against Pakistan, including their last three on the bounce; they will be looking to win a fourth consecutive game against Pakistan for the first time and claim a series whitewash in the process.
- South Africa are undefeated in their three previous games against Pakistan at The Wanderers (W2, D1), with their most recent clash at the venue ending in a 211-run victory to the Proteas.
- South Africa have secured a series victory for their ninth time in their last 11 Test series and will now be looking to complete a series whitewash in a three or more game series for the first time since a 3-0 win against Sri Lanka in 2016/17.
- Each of South Africa's last 13 games at The Wanderers has seen the result change (W6, D1, L6); however, they will be searching for back-to-back victories at the venue for the first time since 2002/03 after cruising to a 492-run victory over Australia in their most recent fixture at the venue.
- Pakistan have now lost three consecutive Tests heading into this fixture; the last time they lost more in succession was a six-game stretch from October 2016 to January 2017.
- South Africa have lost just one of their last 11 games without Faf du Plessis in the XI (W6, D4); their only loss in that span coming against England at Lord's in July 2017.
- Vernon Philander (South Africa) has a bowling average of 15.1 at The Wanderers, the best of any player to have bowled in at least five innings there; in fact, it's his best Test bowling average at any venue where he's played more than once.
- Yasir Shah (203) is just six wickets shy of eclipsing Saqlain Mushtaq (208) as the third-most prolific wicket-taker among spin bowlers for Pakistan; Shah has taken just one Test wicket from three innings against South Africa, at an average of 123 however.
- Dale Steyn (South Africa) boasts bowling figures of 3/35 against opening batsmen so far this series, the best figures of any player; no other player has taken the wicket of openers more than twice this series.
- Shan Masood (Pakistan) has made 189 runs so far this series, the most of any player and 48 more than South Africa's best Temba Bavuma (141); indeed, Masood has managed more scores of 50+ against South Africa (3) in his Test career than against any other opponent.