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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Senuran Muthusamy and Kagiso Rabada hit fighting half-centuries as South Africa took a crucial 71-run lead over Pakistan on day three of the second Test in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Muthusamy made a career-best 89 not out and Rabada struck his highest score of 71 as the visitors added 169 for the last two wickets.<\/p>\n

Veteran Pakistan spinner Asif Afridi ended the innings on 404 at the stroke of tea.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old Asif finished with figures of 6-79 and is the oldest man to take five wickets on a Test debut.<\/p>\n

The afternoon session though belonged to South Africa as the World Test champions bid to square the two-match series, after losing the first Test by 93 runs in Lahore.<\/p>\n

Muthusamy defied the Pakistan spinners, hitting eight fours to improve on his previous highest of 68 not out against Bangladesh at Chattogram last year.<\/p>\n

Muthusamy added an invaluable 71 runs for the ninth wicket with Keshav Maharaj (30) and then increased the lead with a last-wicket stand worth 98.<\/p>\n

Rabada smashed four sixes and as many fours, improving onthe 47 he made against New Zealand at Christchurch in 2022.<\/p>\n

The morning belonged to Asif, who at 38 years and 301 days overtook England’s Charles Marriott as oldest debutant to take five wickets.<\/p>\n

Marriott did so against the West Indies at The Oval in 1933 aged 37 years and 332 days.<\/p>\n

Like fellow left-armer Maharaj — who took seven wickets for the visitors in Pakistan’s 333 all out — Asif used the dry conditions to maximum effect.<\/p>\n

South Africa resumed on 185-4 and added 100 runs in the morning session.<\/p>\n

With the turn on the Rawalpindi stadium pitch increasing considerably, Asif dismissed Kyle Verreynne caught behind by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan for 10 with the fourth ball of the day.<\/p>\n

Tristan Stubbs defied Pakistan’s spinners for 256 minutes before a fastish delivery from Asif trapped him leg-before for 76. His knock was studded with six fours and a six.<\/p>\n

Asif completed his five-wicket haul by trapping Simon Harmer leg-before for two while Noman Ali dismissed Marco Jansen in the same manner for 12.<\/p>\n

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