South Africa sniff win after Duanne Olivier blows away Pakistan

A magnificent spell of fast bowling from Duanne Olivier turned the first Test at Centurion in South Africas favour but Pakistan still closed Thursdays second day with a chance of going 10 up in the series Olivier took five for 59 as Pakistan collapsed in their second innings from 1001 at tea to 190 all out leaving South Africa needing 149 to winThe Pakistanis however believe they have enough runs on the board to take the series opener Have we got a chance Without a shadow of doubt we can defend 149 said Shan Masood who topscored for Pakistan with 65 and found himself fighting virtually a lone battle as his side lost their last nine wickets for 89 runsWe had them 43 for four in the first innings said Masood Ideally we would have liked to set them 200 but if we can get early wickets and contain the runs we can put pressure on them We are going to give it our all Temba Bavuma whose 53 was a major contributor to South Africa taking a 42run lead in the first innings said there was no sense of complacency in his dressing room The first 15 or 20 overs will be quite key We would like to be as positive as we can he saidPakistan have a very good bowling attack so it wont be easy If we can dominate those first 15 or 20 overs it will make things a lot easier Bavuma said batting conditions were tricky I never felt in Youve got to exercise a lot of patience but when a bad ball presents itself you want to be in a position to put it away Masood and ImamulHaq who made 57 took Pakistan to 100 for one at tea at which stage the tourists were wellplaced to set a challenging target Olivier on the charge Olivier took two wickets in four balls immediately after the interval and went on to complete match figures of 11 for 96 following his six for 37 in the first innings Imam was bowled off an inside edge in the first over after tea and Masood quickly found himself running out of partners before he was ninth out after a fighting 120ball innings which included seven foursThere was a bit of frustration because you hope one of your partners will bat well but the ball is deviating and the bounce is not consistent said Masood who only came into the team when Haris Sohail was injured during the warmup before the match The positive is that this game has ebbed and flowed both ways If we can win the crucial moments we have a very good chance of winning the series Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn supported Olivier with three and two wickets respectivelyIt was the second successive day on which 15 wickets fell Bavuma 53 and Quinton de Kock 45 were mainly responsible for South Africa squeezing out a 42run first innings lead despite good bowling from Mohammad Amir four for 62 and teenager Shaheen Shah Afridi who took four for 64 Imam and Fakhar Zaman wiped out the deficit with a firstwicket stand of 44 and Masood joined Imam in a 57run secondwicket partnershipImam survived a shaky start which included a chance to first slip Hashim Amla off Steyn when he had 15 to bat with assurance until tea But he did not add to his score before he was hurried by Olivier and played on to his stumps Olivier then claimed the wicket of the experienced Azhar Ali with the help of a diving Rabada at midwicket after a mistimed pull shot The rest of the batting crumbled with Steyn having Asad Shafiq caught behind and Rabada ripping out the next three batsmen cheaplyCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever