South Africa edges Pakistan to Test win in dramatic finish

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South Africa edges Pakistan to Test win in dramatic finish
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South Africa has emerged victorious in the first Test match against Pakistan, winning by a narrow margin of 2 wickets. This thrilling finish has secured a spot for South Africa in the World Test Championship final. The match was played at Centurion, where Pakistan's target was set at 148 runs to win. Mohammed Abbas was the standout performer for Pakistan, taking 6 wickets, but it was not enough to prevent the South African team from achieving their goal. In a crucial partnership, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen scored 51 runs together, which proved to be a turning point in the match. Temba Bavuma also contributed 40 runs for South Africa, helping his team to edge past Pakistan. The win marks a significant moment for South Africa, and they will now look to build on this momentum in the upcoming matches.


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South Africa's batsmen of the matchKagiso Rabada (31*) and Marco Jansen (16*)Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen scored 51 runs togetherMarco Jansen: 51 runs, match-winning partnership with Kagiso RabadaN/A
Pakistan's targetN/AtrueN/A148 runs
South Africa's required runsN/AtrueN/A121
Abbas's wicketsN/AN/A6 wickets, including 6-fer2
Shahzad's wicketsN/AtrueN/A1
Aiden Markram's scoreN/A37 runsN/A22
South Africa's World Test Championship final hopesN/AtrueN/ADependent on win in first test or second test
Second test dateN/ASecond Test at Newlands next FridayN/AJan 3 at Newlands in Cape Town
Babar Azam's nomination for ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the YearN/AN/AICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year AwardICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
Arshdeep Singh's nomination for ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the YearN/AN/AICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year AwardICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
Travis Head's nomination for ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the YearN/AN/AICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year AwardICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
Sikandar Raza's nomination for ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the YearN/AN/AICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year AwardICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
South Africa won by 2 wicketsN/A
South Africa booked a place in the World Test Championship finalN/A
Pakistan's target was 148 runs to winN/A
Mohammed Abbas took 6 wickets for PakistanN/A
Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen scored 51 runs together in a crucial partnershipN/A
The match took place at CenturionN/A
Temba Bavuma scored 40 runs for South AfricaN/A

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