Rest of SA chipping away...
Kimberley - The Rest of South Africa team were 220/4 scored off 68 overs in reply to Pakistan's formidable first-innings total of 485/9 declared, at stumps at De Beers Diamond Oval, here on Sunday.
The not-out batsmen were skipper Morné van Wyk on 70 scored off 134 balls (8x4) and Jacobs with 69 (118 balls, 10x4).
The pre-lunch session highlight was fast bowler Albie Morkel's "fiver".
Undeterred by Pakistan's formidable 401/3 first-day total, Morkel bowling a good line and length at lively pace, first had Younis Khan, who began the day on 74, caught behind for 76 (128b,175b, 7x4).
Faisal Iqbal, who took his overnight 23 to 42, Kamran Akmal, who contributed a brisk six-boundary 33, Umar Gul (0) and Shahid Nazir (4), were subsequently all caught off Morkel who in 11 overs snapped up five wickets for 44 runs.
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With skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq opting not to bat because of a slight chest infection, the declaration came at the fall of the ninth wicket 10 minutes before the scheduled lunch-break with Pakistan on 485.
Morkel's innings figures were 5/113 in 26 overs.
Paul Adams, who flew back to Cape Town on Saturday night to be with his expectant wife, was replaced at short notice by Diamond Eagles spinner Thandi Tshabalala.
In spite of a stylish six-boundary 29 from J-P Duminy and a solid 25 from Gulam Bodi, the Rest of South Africa team were struggling on 84/4 immediately after the tea-interval.
Had added 136 runs
Left-hander Arno Jacobs joined his captain, Morné van Wyk and, with sensible batting, their fifth wicket partnership blossomed on the batsman-friendly pitch.
By close of play, the pair had added 136 runs in even time.
The most successful of the Pakistani bowlers was the medium-fast Shahid Nazir with 2/33 in 12 accurate overs.
Off-spinner Muhammad Hafeez has figures of 2/61 in 15 overs.
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