<p>South Africa will need to knock off just 41 runs on Sunday to beat Pakistan in the second Test and take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-Test series despite Pakistan providing gallant resistance on the third day at Newlands.</p>.<p>Shan Masood, Asad Shafiq and Babar Azam all scored half-centuries on Saturday as Pakistan produced their best day of batting in the series but were eventually out for 294, setting their hosts a modest target to win.</p>.<p>They fought back to overhaul South Africa’s 254-run first innings lead but eventually succumbed as Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada both claimed four-wicket hauls.</p>.<p>Asad scored 88 runs, Babar 72 and Masood 61 to allow Pakistan to take some positives from the game after failing to get past 200 runs in their previous innings.</p>.<p>Masood had been promoted up the order in a bid to shore up a brittle batting lineup but saw his first two partners depart cheaply as Pakistan lost Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali, who both scored six runs each, and scored only 27 runs before lunch.</p>.<p>Home hopes of rattling through the rest of the batsmen after lunch were stymied as Asad proved aggressive and Babar took on the home bowlers.</p>.<p>Mohammad Amir took three wickets in a lively start to Saturday’s play as South Africa resumed on 382-6 and added 49 more runs before being bowled out.</p>.<p>He removed Quinton de Kock for 59 and then took the wickets of Vernon Philander and Rabada for figures of 4-88.</p>.<p>South Africa won the first Test in Pretoria last week by six wickets inside three days but must come back in the morning to finish off another win.</p>
<p>South Africa will need to knock off just 41 runs on Sunday to beat Pakistan in the second Test and take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-Test series despite Pakistan providing gallant resistance on the third day at Newlands.</p>.<p>Shan Masood, Asad Shafiq and Babar Azam all scored half-centuries on Saturday as Pakistan produced their best day of batting in the series but were eventually out for 294, setting their hosts a modest target to win.</p>.<p>They fought back to overhaul South Africa’s 254-run first innings lead but eventually succumbed as Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada both claimed four-wicket hauls.</p>.<p>Asad scored 88 runs, Babar 72 and Masood 61 to allow Pakistan to take some positives from the game after failing to get past 200 runs in their previous innings.</p>.<p>Masood had been promoted up the order in a bid to shore up a brittle batting lineup but saw his first two partners depart cheaply as Pakistan lost Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali, who both scored six runs each, and scored only 27 runs before lunch.</p>.<p>Home hopes of rattling through the rest of the batsmen after lunch were stymied as Asad proved aggressive and Babar took on the home bowlers.</p>.<p>Mohammad Amir took three wickets in a lively start to Saturday’s play as South Africa resumed on 382-6 and added 49 more runs before being bowled out.</p>.<p>He removed Quinton de Kock for 59 and then took the wickets of Vernon Philander and Rabada for figures of 4-88.</p>.<p>South Africa won the first Test in Pretoria last week by six wickets inside three days but must come back in the morning to finish off another win.</p>