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14-Jan-2019 14:41:00 GMT
SA v Pak - 3rd Test, Johannesburg, day 4

Olivier, Rabada stars as South Africa complete series sweep

South Africa 262 (Markram 90, Ashraf 3-57) and 303 (de Kock 129, Amla 71, Shadab 3-41) beat Pakistan 185 (Sarfraz 50, Olivier 5-51) and 273 (Shafiq 65, Olivier 3-74) by 107 runs

Johannesburg: Duanne Olivier again played a key role as South Africa completed a 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan with a 107-run victory in the third Test at the Wanderers here on Sunday.

Serenely the main wicket-taker in the arrangement, Olivier took his count to 24 with two scalps on Monday, which rejected Pakistan for 273 in their second innings.

The voyagers had continued on 153-3, however lost Babar Azam and Sarfraz Ahmed to progressive conveyances from Olivier - the chief chronicle his third duck in six innings - and came up well shy of their objective of 381 regardless of resistance from Asad Shafiq (65) and Shadab Khan (47 not out).

Olivier, who just played the primary Test on the grounds that Vernon Philander was harmed, completed with 3-74 and coordinate figures of 8-125, while there were likewise three wickets for Kagiso Rabada on the fourth and last day as the Proteas climbed to second in the Test rankings.

Pakistan's expectations endured a twofold blow from the get-go when Babar (21) and Sarfraz fell in the 43rd over.

Babar was tricked by a short-pitched conveyance that he gloved to Quinton de Kock, while Sarfraz was tidied up by one barely shy of a length after apparently foreseeing a comparative ball to that which represented his colleague.

From that point the Proteas relentlessly developed strain to confine their rivals' run rate and it was not some time before another wicket fell, with Shafiq snaffled at second slip off the knocking down some pins of Philander (1-41).

While Shadab played with a level of opportunity, gathering seven limits in his unbeaten thump, he found no solid organization out in the center.

It took a fine Aiden Markram catch to represent Faheem Ashraf (15), whose endeavored cut shot off Rabada (3-75) did not pay profits, and a similar bowler-defender mix represented Mohammad Amir as Pakistan reeled towards annihilation at 208-8.

They managed to defer the unavoidable for another 11 overs, Rabada taking out Hasan Ali got and knocked down some pins, previously a misunderstanding between Mohammad Abbas and Shadab saw the previous head out to finish Pakistan's wretchedness.


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