Proteas win, Du Plessis gets off with fine
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South Africa inflicted an innings and 92-run defeat on Pakistan in the second test in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, yesterday and preserved its seven-year record of not losing a test series away from home.
Asad Shafiq made 130 with 15 fours and a six while captain Misbah-ul-Haq scored 88 before part-time spinner Dean Elgar broke through and Pakistan was eventually bowled out for 326 late on the fourth day.
South Africa got a massive lead of 418 runs by compiling 517 in its first innings in reply to Pakistan’s paltry 99.
Shafiq and Misbah shared a 197-run stand for the fifth wicket and thwarted South Africa for nearly the entire two sessions before the Pakistan captain was caught in the slips just before tea. Pakistan’s tailenders then fell to the spin of JP Duminy (3-67) and Imran Tahir (3-98).
South Africa lost the first test by seven wickets. But yesterday’s win means the top-ranked team has not lost a test series since losing to Sri Lanka in 2006.
Earlier, South Africa’s Faf du Plessis escaped with only a fine of 50 percent of his match fee for ball tampering.
Du Plessis was seen on television on Friday evening rubbing the ball on the zipper of his trouser pocket and the umpires called captain Graeme Smith, changed the ball and awarded Pakistan 5 penalty runs.
Du Plessis was spotted by TV umpire Paul Reiffel from Australia, who informed the on-field umpires to take necessary action against the player.
The onfield umpires, Ian Gould and Rod Tucker, reported the incident to match referee David Boon soon after the third day’s play and du Plessis was summoned for the hearing.
Du Plessis is the first South African to be charged for ball tampering, but former Pakistan players criticized the ICC for showing leniency to the batsman. “ICC can’t do justice on merit, it doesn’t have any guts to do so,” former test fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar told Geo Television.
In 2003, Akhtar was fined 75 percent of his match fee and was also banned for two one-day internationals for ball tampering during the tri-series in Sri Lanka in 2003.
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