Shan Masood Statement after Lose Test Series vs South Africa: After the defeat against South Africa in the second and final match of the series, Pakistan captain Shan Masood said that his team “did not start well” in the game in Cape Town. Temba Bavuma-led South Africa registered a massive 10-wicket win over Pakistan in the second and final match of the series at Newlands, Cape Town on Monday. With this win, the Proteas eliminated Pakistan in the two-match Test series.
Speaking after the match, Masood praised his team for their performance against South Africa in the first Test match of the series in Centurion. He said that the players performed well individually in the game. “A lot of good things, knowing that we did really well in Centurion but couldn’t finish it off. Here too, we didn’t start well with the ball and the bat. We gave away too many runs in the beginning, then we started with the bat. We lost. On a really good surface, we scored our highest score against South Africa in Test cricket (but) we need to learn how to win the important moments.
The Pakistan captain said that he never paid attention to his personal records. “We have a lot of young cricketers who will learn, and fortunately we are going straight into another series with the West Indies. I never pay attention to individual milestones. You want it to end with a win. Babar To make that stand, to fight back after being sent back. A lot of people on this team have stepped up when needed,” he said.
Pakistan lost nine wickets in its second innings, trailing South Africa by 208 runs on the fourth day of the second Test. After remaining unbeaten throughout the night, Pakistan captain Shan Masood continued to reduce South Africa’s score with the help of Pakistan’s middle order. However, South Africa was successful in taking the wickets of Khurram Shahzad (18) and Kamran Ghulam (28) in the first session.
Pakistan’s innings faltered in the last session. Keshav Maharaj was the star of South Africa, who took the wickets of Rizwan, Salman and Aamir Jamal. When Kagiso Rabada dismissed Mir Hamza for 16, Pakistan had reached 478 runs, leaving the Proteas a modest target of 58 runs. After being promoted as an opening batsman, David Bedingham came out all guns blazing on the total and scored an unbeaten 44 off just 30 balls, helping South Africa win in just 43 balls without losing any wicket.
Ryan Rickelton was named Player of the Match for his impressive double century, which helped South Africa post a mammoth score of 615 runs in the first innings. Pakistan team was out for only 194 runs in the first innings, after which it was asked to play follow-on.
