 | | South Africa captain Graeme Smith made 46, but was later bowled by Danish Kaneria |
Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis scored half centuries to guide South Africa to a fighting 259 for 6 against Pakistan on the first day of the second test at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore.
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat, with Prince (63) and AB de Villiers (45) dismissed in the final session to leave the match at an even standing after a slow but hard day on a pitch that had bounce and encouragement for the bowlers.
Mark Boucher was not out on nine and Andre Nel yet to score when bad light stopped play seven overs before the scheduled close.
Prince was bowled by Abdul Rehman, Pakistan's left arm spinner, who beat him in the air and turned one in sharply, after a patient innings that lasted 132 balls and 180 minutes with five fours.
He put on 83 in a fifth wicket partnership with de Villiers, who was unluckily caught out of his crease at the non-striker's end as a drive by Boucher was deflected by bowler Mohammad Asif on to the stumps.
South Africa were 47 for 2 after losing Herschelle Gibbs (13) and Hashim Amla (10) in the first session to Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif respectively.
Gul dismissed Gibbs in the eighth over when the opener cut uppishly and was well caught by Misbah-ul Haq, before Asif, who bowled a lengthy ten-over opening spell, produced a sharp inswinger to Amla, who misjudged the ball and was bowled. "We need to get close to 400 as the pitch will break up and they have to bat last on it." Ashwell Prince,
South African batsman
Leg spinner Danish Kaneria, who bowled 27 overs from one end, grabbed the wickets of captain Graeme Smith, bowled for 46 and Kallis, LBW for 59.
The 31-year-old Kallis hit two successive boundaries off paceman Gul to reach his half-century in nearly two and a half hours, and eventually struck a total of eight fours and a six during his 116-ball knock.
"De Villiers' wicket was unfortunate and it has tilted the match a bit in favour of Pakistan," Prince told reporters after his well-made 63."But this pitch still has something for the seamers and hopefully our guys will get back at them. "We need to get close to 400 as the pitch will break up and they have to bat last on it," he added. Inzamam makes final appearance
South Africa lead the short two-Test series by 1-0 after their 160-run win in the first Test in Karachi.
Pakistan, desperate to level the series, made two changes from their first Test line-up with experienced batsmen Inzamam-ul Haq and Mohammad Yousuf replacing opener Mohammad Hafeez and Faisal Iqbal.
Inzamam is playing in his last Test for Pakistan, having announced his retirement from the game of cricket.
Yousuf had been omitted from the first Test team at the last minute, citing lack of match fitness.
South Africa remained unchanged from the first Test, leaving veteran all-rounder Shaun Pollock sidelined after he was dropped for the first time in his 107-Test career for the first Test.
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