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Pakistan bowlers seize initiative Shoaib helps skittle South Africa
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Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar marked his Test comeback with two wickets against South Africa during a frenetic opening session in Port Elizabeth. Shoaib Akhtar marked his comeback with fine figures of 4-36 as Pakistan bowled South Africa out for 124 on day one of the second Test in Port Elizabeth.
The home side, who won the opening Test at Centurion by seven wickets, were 64-5 at lunch after winning the toss. The paceman, back in the side after the lifting of a drugs ban, removed AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla before lunch.
Shoaib, back in the side after the lifting of a drugs ban, removed AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla. Jacques Kallis (24) and Shaun Pollock fell to him after the interval, while Danish Kaneria (3-36) dismissed Graeme Smith (28) and Mark Boucher (35).
Spinner Danish Kaneria also picked up a couple and Mohammad Sami had in-form Ashwell Prince caught at slip for two. Pakistan lost Imran Farhat and Mohammad Hafeez in reply to reach tea on 17-2.
Pakistan went into the game with a side showing three changes, recalling Shoaib, Sami and batsman Mohammad Yousuf, while South Africa were unchanged. Shoaib was one of three changes to their side - fellow seamer Mohammad Sami and prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf also coming in - while South Africa were unchanged.
Batsman Herschelle Gibbs was available for the home side despite being given a two-match ban for making racist comments during the first Test. He has lodged an appeal and can continue to play until it is heard. It took him only three overs to strike in his first Test appearance for 11 months, de Villiers under-edging behind in an attempt to pull a ball from outside off-stump.
But it was not a happy morning for Gibbs, who fell lbw to Kaneria for two after being dropped by keeper Kamran Akmal off the previous delivery. Amla quickly followed when he gloved a catch down the leg-side and leg-spinner Kaneria, surprisingly introduced after only an hour, was soon in on the act.
Pakistan also put down a chance offered by Prince and although that did not prove costly, they also failed to catch Jacques Kallis, who edged between Akmal and first slip on 11 and survived to be 15 not out at lunch. Smith greeted his introduction by hitting him over mid-off for four, but his attempt to drive the next ball resulted in a nick which deflected off Kamran Akmal's gloves and looped up for Younis Khan to take at slip.
All eyes were on Shoaib at the start of the game as he shared the new ball in his first Test appearance for 11 months. Ashwell Prince was next to go for two as he flashed outside off-stump at Sami, having been dropped four balls earlier by wicket-keeper Akmal.
And it only took him until his third over to make a breakthrough when de Villiers attempted to pull a ball from outside off stump and under-edged to the keeper. Herschelle Gibbs was available for the home side despite being given a two-match ban for making racist comments during the first Test. He has lodged an appeal and can continue to play until it is heard.
He departed for two and Amla, who made 71 and 64 not out in the first Test, quickly followed for five when a gloved a catch down the leg-side. But he joined the procession and the hosts went to lunch on 64-5 when he was lbw sweeping at Kaneria for two after being dropped by Akmal the previous delivery.
Shoaib and new ball partner Mohammad Asif were kept to six-over spells by captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, who surprisingly turned to Kaneria as first change after only an hour of play. Kallis was the big wicket Pakistan wanted and he was undone by a beauty from Shoaib which was angled in and straightened to find the edge.
Smith greeted his introduction by advancing down the pitch and hitting him powerfully back over mid-off for four, but his attempt to drive the next ball resulted in a nick which deflected off Akmal's gloves and looped into the air before being taken by Younis Khan. This time Akmal held on and Pollock lazily flicked a leg-stump half-volley from the "Rawalpindi Express" to square-leg to make it 89-7.
Prince was next to go for two as he flashed outside off stump, having not learned the lesson from his let-off four balls earlier, and Gibbs missed an attempted sweep to give the umpire an easy decision. Boucher attacked with three fours and a swept six off Kaneria but he perished trying a repeat and Mohammd Asif (2-34) polished off the tail.
Makhaya Ntini recovered some ground for South Africa when he saw Farhat fend to third slip and Hafeez miscue a pull.