South Africa asserts dominance over Pakistan on day two of the second Test in Cape Town, thanks to a double century from Ryan Rickelton and centuries from Temba Bavuma and Kyle Verreynne.
The South Africa ns are very much on top after day two in Cape Town . Ryan Rickelton and Kyle Verreynne led the Proteas’ charge at Newlands on Saturday. Thanks to a thrilling double century from Ryan Rickelton and several other good batting contributions, the Proteas ended day two of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday very much in the driving seat.
At the close of play, Pakistan were 64/3 after 21 overs faced in reply to the South Africans’ first innings score of 615 all out. South Africa won the first Test between the teams in Centurion last Sunday to take a 1-0 lead into this, the final match of the series. Looking to bat Pakistan into some sort of position to challenge South Africa on day three, Sunday, will be Babar Azam (31) and Mohammad Rizwan (9).Ryan Rickelton hits scintillating 259: All the numbers Resuming his innings after the first day’s play on 176 on Saturday, the 28-year-old went on to score his double hundred before lunch and then was dismissed in the afternoon session after spending 131.4 overs batting. He struck 29 fours and three sixes from 343 balls faced. It was Rickelton’s second score of 100 runs or more, in his 10th Test, after he scored his maiden Test ton against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha in early December. The opening batter’s score was also the second highest Test score recorded at Newlands, after New Zealand’s Stephen Fleming, who made 262 in 2006. Rickelton also shared important partnerships in the innings with Aiden Markram (61), Temba Bavuma (235), Kyle Verreynne (148) and Marco Jansen (86).Besides the 259 scored by the Lions man, Verreynne (100) went to a thrilling century of his own on Saturday, from 147 balls and including nine fours and five sixes), following Bavuma’s 106 on Friday. Jansen struck a quick-fire 62 and Keshav Maharaj 4
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