AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis rescued South Africa with sparkling hundreds to guide them to 311-5 at close on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday
AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis rescued South Africa with sparkling hundreds to guide them to 311-5 at close on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday.
De Villiers was unbeaten on 120 for his 11th hundred while Kallis notched 105 for his 37th, as the duo added 179 runs for the fourth wicket after debutant paceman Tanveer Ahmed shook South Africa with three early
wickets.
Mark Boucher was unbeaten on 26 at stumps. Ahmed (4-67) had justified Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq's decision to bowl first with South Africa tottering at 33-3 but Kallis and De Villiers thwarted any attempts in the next two sessions.
Kallis, 34, was more dominant during the stand, hitting 12 boundaries and three towering sixes during his 147-ball knock before he played on to Ahmed in the first over after tea.
Kallis is behind India's Sachin Tendulkar (49) and Australia's Ricky Ponting (39) in the all-time Test century-makers list.
