South Africa was kind to Pakistani batsmen, lost the match on the first day after dropping 5 catches?

News India Live, Digital Desk: There is a very old saying in cricket, “Catches win matches”But on the first day of the second Test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, it seemed as if the South African team had forgotten this saying and entered the field. South African fielders demonstrated such poor fielding that they took not one or two wickets but full 5 catches Due to which Pakistan team managed to score a respectable score of 259 runs at the loss of 5 wickets by the end of the first day’s play.

Had these catches been taken, perhaps the entire Pakistan team would have returned to the pavilion today and the match would have been completely in South Africa’s control.

When and whose catches were missed?

The sequence of poor fielding by South Africa had started from the morning session itself.

• Saud Shakeel got two leases of life: The most ‘lucky’ batsman was Saud Shakeel, who got his life twice. For the first time, when he was on just 17 runs, Tony De Zorzi took a simple catch in the slips. The second time, when he had scored 59 runs, it was again Zorzi who dropped his catch. Taking advantage of these opportunities, Shakeel is unbeaten after scoring 84 runs.
• Babar Azam and Shan Masood were also lucky: Captain Shan Masood and Babar Azam also got one life each.
• Salman Ali Aga also got a chance: In the last session of the day, when Salman Ali Aga was on just 15 runs, Keegan Pietersen dropped his catch.

How was the condition of the first day?

Taking advantage of the continuous life support, Pakistani batsmen batted with patience. Openers Abdullah Shafiq and Imam-ul-Haq made a partnership of 62 runs for the first wicket. After this, Saud Shakeel and Salman Ali Aga made the team out of trouble by making an unbeaten partnership of 69 runs for the sixth wicket.

At the end of the day’s play, Pakistan’s score was 259/5, in which Shakeel was at the crease scoring 84 runs and Agha 33 runs.

South Africa’s bowlers bowled well, especially fast bowlers Nandre Berger and Enrique Norkhia. But his fielders spoiled all his hard work. Now South Africa will have to hope that these mistakes do not prove costly.