Robin sings for the Proteas

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CAPE TOWN, Feb 16, 2013 (AFP) – Robin Peterson and Dale Steyn led a South African fightback which left the second Test against Pakistan evenly poised at the end of the third day at Newlands on Saturday.

Robin Peterson raises his bat after scoring a half century during day 3 of the second test between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands in Cape Town on February 16, 2013. AFP

Pakistan were 100 for three in their second innings at the close, a lead of 112. Peterson hit 84 to enable South Africa to get within 12 runs of Pakistan’s first innings total of 338 and Steyn bowled at blistering pace to take two wickets as Pakistan lost their first three second innings wickets for 45 runs.

At that stage South Africa were slightly on top but Azhar Ali and captain Misbah-ul-Haq shared a largely cautious unbeaten partnership of 55 to see Pakistan through to the close without further loss.
South Africa were hampered by a recurrence of a hamstring injury to Morne Morkel, who left the field after bowling one ball in his second spell.

He had to stop bowling because of the same injury in the first innings as well and seems unlikely to take the ball again in the match.
Peterson led a fighting performance by South Africa’s lower order batsmen as they recovered from an overnight 139 for five to reach 326 all out.

Pakistan’s first innings lead of 12 runs was soon shown to be negligible as Steyn and Vernon Philander both took wickets in their first overs.

Scoreboard

Pakistan, first innings, 338
South Africa, first innings
(overnight 139-5)
G. Smith lbw b Ajmal 19
A. Petersen c Ali b Ajmal 17
H. Amla lbw b Ajmal 25
F. du Plessis c Khan b Ajmal 28
J. Kallis lbw b Ajmal 2
A. de Villiers c Gul b Irfan 61
D. Elgar c Khan b Ajmal 23
R. Peterson c Gul b Hafeez 84
V. Philander c Jamshed b Irfan 22
D. Steyn c Ahmed b Irfan 10
M Morkel not out 8
Extras (b12, lb8, nb7) 27
Total (102.1 overs) 326
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Smith), 2-50 (Petersen), 3-84 (Amla), 4-102 (Kallis), 5-109 (Du Plessis), 6-164 (Elgar), 7-210 (De Villiers), 8-277
(Philander), 9-303 (Steyn)
Bowling: Umar Gul 20-5-74-0, Tanvir Ahmed 10-4-26-0 (2nb),
Mohammad Irfan 21-1-86-3 (5nb), Saeed Ajmal 42-9-96-6, Mohammad
Hafeez 9.1-1-24-1
Pakistan, second innings
Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Steyn 0
Nasir Jamshed lbw b Philander 0
Azhar Ali not out 45
Younis Khan b Steyn 14
Misbah-ul-Haq not out 36
Extras (lb2, w3) 5
Total (3 wkts, 44 overs) 100
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Hafeez), 2-7 (Jamshed), 3-45 (Younis)
Bowling: Steyn 9-2-24-2 (3w), Philander 11-4-26-1, Morkel 3.1-0-8-0, Peterson 15-5-32-0, Kallis 5.5-2-8-0
Match situation: Pakistan lead by 112 runs with seven wickets remaining in the second innings

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Robin sings for the Proteas

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