Pakistan won the toss Monday and elected to bat in the second cricket test against a South Africa lineup bolstered by the return of left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj. Pakistan leads the two-match series after a 93-run win on a spin-friendly wicket in the first test at Lahore last week.

Pakistani bowled first but South Africa a mammoth score which they then easily defended in a game that was curtailed multiple times due to rain

Star Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan's future as the ODI captain has been put into doubt after the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) is looking to make some changes in the captaincy front ahead of the SA series.

With the win in Lahore, Shan Masood's men toppled the Shubman Gill-led Indian team in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.