Shan Masood and Babar Azam's determined partnership provides Pakistan with a glimmer of hope after a tough follow-on. With Masood's century and Babar's valiant knock, they kept Pakistan in the game, though still trailing by 208 runs.

Shan Masood's century and Babar Azam's 81 lead Pakistan to 213/1 after being bowled out for 194 in first innings.

1 - Masood became the first Pakistan captain to score a Test hundred in South Africa. Previously, Salim Malik, leading Pakistan in the only Test in Johannesburg in 1995, was out for 99. Inzamam-ul-Haq was left stranded on 92 while batting at number eight in Gqeberha in 2007.

Babar Azam and Shan Masood made history by setting the highest opening partnership for Pakistan in a Test match against South Africa.As per Cricket Pakistan, their partnership of 140 runs, achieved on day three of the second Test in Cape Town.

South Africa’s youngest test cricketer Kwena Maphaka got the key wicket of Babar Azam as Pakistan slipped to 155-6 on the third day of the second and final test on Sunday. The 18-year-old Maphaka celebrated his maiden test wicket in his debut test when the left-arm fast bowler had Babar caught down the leg side and left the visitors still trailing by 460 runs at lunch.

Shan Masood with his century and Babar Azam with his 81 led Pakistan's fightback after South Africa enforced a follow-on on them in the second Test

Shan Masood and Babar Azam shared a record opening partnership as Pakistan fought back after conceding a 421-run first innings deficit on the third day of the second Test against at Newlands on Sunday.