South Africa on Monday have resumed their second innings at overnight score of 127 for 1 on fifth and last day of Rawalpindi Test.
South Africa are chasing the target of 370 runs need while Pakistan need eight wickets to win the two match series.
On Sunday, Aiden Markram hit a solid half century and Rassie van der Dussen gave him able company to give South Africa hope of an improbable and intriguing win in the second Test in Rawalpindi.
Set a daunting 370-run target, South Africa finished the fourth day on 127-1 with Markram on 59 and Dussen unbeaten on 48. The tourists will need another 243 runs to level the series on Monday.
Earlier, Pakistan were helped to 298 all out in their second innings by a scintillating maiden hundred by wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan who finished on 115 not out.
