South Africa Excellent performance at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, winning by 10 points Pakistan in the second test. This huge victory not only completed the 2-0 series sweep, but also reaffirmed the Proteas’ dominance in the following games. ICC World Test Championship (WTC).

Game summary

The home team showed their dominance right from the start, scoring a massive 615 runs in the first innings. Pakistan’s batting was poor and they were bowled out for just 194, forcing South Africa to take enforcement action in the remainder of the match. Pakistan got on the scoreboard with 478 runs in their second innings after captain Shan Masood scored 145.

South Africa’s bowlers showed no mercy, with Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada leading the attack. The duo dismantled Pakistan’s batting line-up with precision, ensuring that the batsmen scored only a target of 58 runs.

South Africa’s decisive chase

Proteas Don’t waste time chasing trivial goalsreached 58 runs in just 7.1 overs without losing a wicket. Openers Aiden Markram and David Bedingham displayed composure and flair to seal victory in style. This comprehensive victory highlighted South Africa’s overall excellence and tactical superiority throughout the series.

Temba Bavuma’s impeccable record as captain

The series win also marks another milestone for South Africa captain Temba Bavuma, who is yet to taste defeat as Test captain. Bavuma has continued to improve the team’s performance under his leadership with seven wins and one draw in eight games.

South Africa eyeing ICC World Test Championship final

With the series over, South Africa now turns their attention to the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s in June. The Proteas will aim to carry that momentum into the high-stakes clash as they seek to cement their status as one of the top teams in world cricket.

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Here’s how fans reacted:

#Congratulations #pakistancricket So far, teams from different eras have achieved this great achievement together👏🙌🥳😜 #Pakistan #SAvPAK #PAKvsSA https://t.co/vIn7h8WCen

— Kunal Chatterjee (@KunalCh37079569) January 6, 2025

Since 2013, Pakistan has played 20 Tests in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand but failed in all 20 of them.#SAvPAK | #pakistancricket pic.twitter.com/hV6t5H45JJ

— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) January 6, 2025

Pakistan’s last 20 Test matches played in Australia and South Africa:

Lost 20
Win 0
Draw 0#SAvPAK #cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) January 6, 2025

Pakistan’s Test record in Australia and South Africa since 1999

Match 30
Win 1 game
Lost 29

The only victory came in 2007 in Port Elizabeth (now known as Gqeberha). Since 1999, Pakistan has toured Australia and South Africa 11 times.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) January 6, 2025

🚨Pakistan’s last 16 Tests in SENA Nations

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– Pakistan have not won in 16 Test matches in SENA countries.#SAvPAK pic.twitter.com/bw0yf9vrfB

— Sama Umair (@umair6723) January 6, 2025

Temba Bavuma has never lost a Test match as captain. Illusive things 🥵 #SAvPAK #PAKvsSA pic.twitter.com/h5PlAqMLUV

— Attasham Riaz (@ahtashamriaz22) January 6, 2025

South Africa beat Pakistan in New Year’s Test match

Scorecard: https://t.co/J6YlClks2c #SAvPAK #test #cricket pic.twitter.com/d5jHgIZVoR

— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) January 6, 2025

🚨 South Africa moves to second place in ICC Test rankings 🚨

– India have slipped to third place in the ICC Test rankings.#PAKvsSA #SAvPAK pic.twitter.com/Op6MTnhiND

— Tanveer (@tanveermamdani) January 6, 2025

Temba bavuma to Babar Azam #PAKvsSA #SAvPAK pic.twitter.com/rAN0aR0DCb

— memes_hallabol (@memes_hallabol) January 6, 2025

Pakistan faced Pakistan 3-0 and 2-0 in Australia (2024) and South Africa (2025) respectively, but the results did not reflect the actual situation. Pakistan did play better cricket during Shan Masood’s captaincy. The general problem for the Pakistan team continues to be the collapse in the Australia/SA tour. #SAvPAK

— PTI Murree and kotlisattian (@Satti78678) January 6, 2025

It has been 2416 days since Pakistan last won a Test match in a SENA country.#SAvPAK #SAvsPAK #PAKvsSA #PAKvSA 🇿🇦🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/TP3IhJ4CYu

— Pro Cricket PK🇵🇰 (@Pro_CricketPK) January 6, 2025

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