Ryan Rickelton keeps South Africa on top in second Pakistan Test

CAPE TOWN: Ryan Rickelton scored his maiden double-century to take South Africa to a dominant 429-5 at Lunch on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan here at Newlands on Saturday.

Kyle Verreynne (74*) was on the crease with Rickelton, who was playing on 213* when umpires called for Lunch.

Rickelton resumed the second day’s play with his personal score of 176 off 232 balls, accompanied by David Bedingham (4*) with the scoreboard reading 316-4.

Bavuma fell prey to Salman Ali Agha in the dying minutes of the first day after playing a brilliant knock of 106 runs from 179 deliveries with the help of nine fours and two sixes.

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Bavuma and Rickelton joined hands after lunch to build a substantial 235-run partnership, which lasted throughout the second session and most of the third before Salman ended their collaboration.

Earlier, South Africa lost their third wicket at the stroke of Lunch as Salman Ali Agha dismissed Tristan Stubbs (0) to leave the hosts reeling at 72-3. Rickelton will resume his innings on 50 after Lunch.

The hosts got off to a solid start after opting to bat first as in-form Aiden Markram and Rickelton stitched a 61-run opening stand.

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However, Khurram Shahzad dismissed Markram, after he had scored 17 runs from 40 balls, to force Pakistan’s comeback.

The returning batter Wiaan Mulder (5) fell prey to Mohammad Abbas, while Stubbs was removed by Salman to end the first session.

Pakistan Playing XI: Shan Masood (c), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad.

South Africa Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka.

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