Olivier leads South Africa to Test series sweep of Pakistan
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Fiery fast bowler Duanne Olivier took key early wickets as South Africa wrapped up a clean sweep of their series against Pakistan with victory by 107 runs on the fourth day of the third and final Test on Monday.
Pakistan resumed their second innings needing a further 228 for victory with seven wickets in hand, but their chances faded when Olivier removed the dangerous Babar Azam (21) and captain Sarfraz Ahmed (0) in consecutive balls.
The home side chipped away at the wickets to bowl the visitors out for 273, with Olivier (3-74) and Kagiso Rabada (3-75) the pick of a hostile South African attack that has been key to the team’s success.
The teams begin a five-match one-day international series on Saturday with the first game in Port Elizabeth. They will also play three Twenty20 matches.
“I’m extremely proud, a 3-0 series win is just what we asked the guys for,” stand-in South Africa captain Dean Elgar said at the post-match presentation.
“It’s a good way to start the year, we have set our goals and are halfway there with one more Test series against Sri Lanka to come.”
“Our fast bowlers know what they want to do, which makes your life easier as a captain. They have worked out their game-plans and know how to execute,” he added.
Olivier was asked to open the bowling on the fourth morning and took his wicket tally in the series to 24 with two quick scalps.
The pace and bounce proved too much for Azam, who could only fend a vicious delivery to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
Pakistan’s in-form captain Sarfraz was bowled the very next ball, a double-strike that appeared to take the fight out of the visitors.
Faheem Ashraf (15) and Mohammad Amir (4) both steered Rabada deliveries to Aiden Markram at gulley, while Hasan Ali (22) became the latter’s third victim when he was caught and bowled.
Shadab Khan (47 not out) was impressive as he took the attack to the South Africans with some excellent stroke-play, but was denied a fourth Test half-century when number 11 Mohammad Abbas (9) was run-out trying to pinch a quick single.
Olivier’s tally over the three games, the second highest by a South African in a three-match series, is just one behind record-holder Buck Llewellyn, who took 25 wickets against Australia in 1902.
“We were in a nice position after the first day (having bowled South Africa out for 262), but could not capitalise on that with our batting,” Sarfraz said.
“Their bowlers played really well and are very difficult on these wickets. Well done to them.
“Shan Masood played really well (with the bat) and Babar showed his class. Shan and Babar were the positives (from the series).”
South Africa won the first two tests by six and nine wickets respectively, their seam attack leading the charge to victory on wickets that Pakistan’s vulnerable batting line-up found too spicy for their liking.
The teams begin a five-match one-day international series on Saturday with the first game in Port Elizabeth. They will also play three Twenty20 matches.
SCOREBOARD
South Africa 1st innings Aiden Markram c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Faheem Ashraf 90 Dean Elgar c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 5 Hashim Amla c Asad Shafiq b Shadab Khan 41 Theunis de Bruyn lbw Mohammad Abbas 49 Zubayr Hamza c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 41 Temba Bavuma c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 8 Quinton de Kock c Mohammad Abbas b Faheem Ashraf 18 Vernon Philander lbw Hasan Ali 1 Kagiso Rabada c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 0 Dale Steyn Not Out 2 Duanne Olivier c Mohammad Abbas b Faheem Ashraf 0 Extras 0b 2lb 4nb 0pen 1w 7 Total (77.4 overs) 262 all out Fall of Wickets : 1-6 Elgar, 2-132 Markram, 3-154 Amla, 4-229 de Bruyn, 5-238 Bavuma, 6-244 Hamza, 7-249 Philander, 8-257 Rabada, 9-262 de Kock, 10-262 Olivier Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Mohammad Amir 15.4 2 36 2 2.30 1nb Mohammad Abbas 18 6 44 2 2.44 Hasan Ali 17 3 75 2 4.41 1w Faheem Ashraf 15 2 57 3 3.80 3nb Shadab Khan 10 2 39 1 3.90 Asad Shafiq 2 0 9 0 4.50 ................................................................. Pakistan 1st innings Imam ul-Haq c Dean Elgar b Vernon Philander 43 Shan Masood c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander 2 Azhar Ali c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander 0 Mohammad Abbas c Theunis de Bruyn b Duanne Olivier 11 Asad Shafiq c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier 0 Babar Azam c Kagiso Rabada b Duanne Olivier 49 Sarfaraz Ahmed c Hashim Amla b Kagiso Rabada 50 Shadab Khan c Theunis de Bruyn b Kagiso Rabada 5 Faheem Ashraf c Zubayr Hamza b Duanne Olivier 0 Mohammad Amir c Zubayr Hamza b Duanne Olivier 10 Hasan Ali Not Out 0 Extras 5b 10lb 0nb 0pen 0w 15 Total (49.4 overs) 185 all out Fall of Wickets : 1-6 Khan, 2-6 Ali, 3-53 Abbas, 4-53 Shafiq, 5-91 ul-Haq, 6-169 Ahmed, 7-169 Azam, 8-169 Ashraf, 9-185 Amir, 10-185 Khan Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Dale Steyn 12 4 35 0 2.92 Vernon Philander 13 4 43 3 3.31 Kagiso Rabada 11.4 0 41 2 3.51 Duanne Olivier 13 2 51 5 3.92 ................................................................ South Africa 2nd innings Dean Elgar c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 5 Aiden Markram c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 21 Hashim Amla c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 71 Theunis de Bruyn c Asad Shafiq b Faheem Ashraf 7 Zubayr Hamza lbw Faheem Ashraf 0 Temba Bavuma c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shadab Khan 23 Quinton de Kock c Hasan Ali b Shadab Khan 129 Vernon Philander lbw Mohammad Amir 14 Kagiso Rabada c Shadab Khan b Faheem Ashraf 21 Dale Steyn Not Out 0 Duanne Olivier c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shadab Khan 1 Extras 2b 6lb 2nb 0pen 1w 11 Total (80.3 overs) 303 all out Fall of Wickets : 1-24 Elgar, 2-29 Markram, 3-45 de Bruyn, 4-45 Hamza, 5-93 Bavuma, 6-195 Amla, 7-223 Philander, 8-302 de Kock, 9-302 Rabada, 10-303 Olivier Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Mohammad Amir 20 2 56 2 2.80 Mohammad Abbas 18 3 73 1 4.06 1w Hasan Ali 17 1 83 1 4.88 Faheem Ashraf 14 3 42 3 3.00 2nb Shadab Khan 11.3 0 41 3 3.57 ............................................................... Pakistan 2nd innings Imam ul-Haq c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn 35 Shan Masood c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn 37 Azhar Ali c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier 15 Asad Shafiq c Dean Elgar b Vernon Philander 65 Babar Azam c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier 21 Sarfaraz Ahmed b Duanne Olivier 0 Shadab Khan Not Out 47 Faheem Ashraf c Aiden Markram b Kagiso Rabada 15 Mohammad Amir c Aiden Markram b Kagiso Rabada 4 Hasan Ali c&b Kagiso Rabada 22 Mohammad Abbas Run Out Aiden Markram 9 Extras 0b 2lb 1nb 0pen 0w 3 Total (65.4 overs) 273 all out Fall of Wickets : 1-67 ul-Haq, 2-74 Khan, 3-104 Ali, 4-162 Azam, 5-162 Ahmed, 6-179 Shafiq, 7-204 Ashraf, 8-208 Amir, 9-242 Ali, 10-273 Abbas Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Dale Steyn 20 2 80 2 4.00 Vernon Philander 14 4 41 1 2.93 Duanne Olivier 15 2 74 3 4.93 1nb Kagiso Rabada 16 2 75 3 4.69 Dean Elgar 0.4 0 1 0 1.50 ............................. Umpire Sundaram Ravi Umpire Joel Wilson Video Bruce Oxenford Match Referee David Boon
