South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday to level a two-match series 1-1.
Chasing a meager 68-run target, the visitors got over the line with eight wickets to spare. Captain Aiden Markram made 42 before being dismissed by Noman Ali, who also removed Tristan Stubbs (0) in the same over.
Resuming Day 4 on 94-4, Pakistan’s batters folded, adding just 44 runs. Off-spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets to help dismiss Pakistan for 138. The 36-year-old finished with 6-50 for a maiden five-wicket haul — also completing 1,000 first-class wickets — on a deteriorating Rawalpindi stadium pitch.
Harmer jolted Pakistan’s hopes of saving the Test when he trapped Babar Azam leg-before with the fifth ball of the day after the batsman had reached his 30th Test half-century.
