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South Africa seeking ruthless edge against Pakistan in second test
Nick Said - Reuters -
01/01
South Africa have already sealed their place in this year’s World Test Championship (WTC) final ahead of the second and final test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday but will want to keep their momentum going in the longest format.
CAPE TOWN, Jan 1 (Reuters) - South Africa have already sealed their place in this year’s World Test Championship (WTC) final ahead of the second and final test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday but will want to keep their momentum going in the longest format.
South Africa beat Pakistan by two wickets in a tense first test in Pretoria and have won their last six red ball matches in a row, their joint best run since a team record nine victories in succession in 2002 and 2003.
This form has propelled them into the WTC final at Lord’s in June but questions around their brittle batting line-up will be a major focus on what has recently been a perilous Newlands pitch.
The previous test played there against India 12 months ago lasted only 107 overs as the visitors won by seven wickets inside two days, the shortest test that has had a winner in history.
The wicket should be better this time round, but at a ground that used... [Short citation of 8% of the original article]
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