Pakistan battled through the first session, losing Azhar Ali, who played an innings filled with character, for 63, but prevented any further setbacks to go to lunch at 187 for 3.
Azhar and Younis Khan took the honours in the first hour this morning as they compiled an 82-run partnership, though not without some luck as Younis might have been out twice in one ball within the first fifteen minutes, but Mark Boucher fumbled a regulation catch and, with a panicked batsman stranded mid-pitch, a shy at the stumps went wide.
South Africa were far from their clinical best as Steyn and Morne Morkel toiled hard on a lifeless wicket but were let down by some flawed catching and outfielding, and with the seamers unable to break through,Pakistan 248 and 187 for 3 (Younis 46*, Misbah 14*) need 264 more runs to beat South Africa 380 and 318 for 2 dec (Amla 118*, Kallis 135*).
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