Rickelton hits 259 as SA take control against Pakistan

Second Test, time two, Cape Town

South Africa 615: Rickelton 259, Bavuma 109, Verreynne 100; Abbas 3-94

Pakistan 64-3: Azam (31*); Rabada 2-9

South Africa lead by 551 runs

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Ryan Rickelton scored 259 arsenic South Africa seized power connected time 2 of nan 2nd Test against Pakistan astatine Newlands.

Batting first, South Africa were bowled retired for 615 successful nan evening session, their second-highest Test full against Pakistan and their highest against immoderate squad since nan Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka successful 2020.

Rickelton, who started nan time 176 not retired pinch nan hosts 316-4, posted different 83 runs earlier being caught disconnected nan bowling of Mir Hamza earlier tea.

It was nan 28-year-old's first clip opening successful Test cricket and his 259 moves him joint-seventh for nan highest Test people by a South African alongside Graeme Smith against England successful 2003.

Captain Temba Bavuma (106) and wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne (100) recorded their 4th Test centuries, while bowlers Marco Jansen (62) and Keshav Maharaj (40) scored quickly little down nan order.

Bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Salman Ali Agha took 3 wickets each, while Hamza and Khuram Shahzad claimed a brace apiece.

Responding to 615 aft tea, Pakistan were quickly reduced to 20-3 by nan bowling of Kagiso Rabada and Jansen.

Rabada removed Pakistan skipper Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel for 2 and nought respectively, pinch Kamran Ghulam only managing 12 earlier being bowled by Jansen.

Pakistan ended nan 2nd time 64-3, pinch erstwhile skipper Babar Azam unbeaten connected 31.

South Africa presently lead 1-0 successful nan two-match Test series.