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Pakistan destroyed by Steyn haul

October 06, 2007 00:00:00


KARACHI, Oct 5 (BBC): South Africa sealed an emphatic 160-run victory over Pakistan before tea on the final day of the first Test in Karachi.
Resuming on 146-3 in search of 424, Younus Khan clipped Andre Nel to the boundary to seal his 13th Test century in the fourth over of the morning.
Nightwatchman Mohammad Asif looped to short-leg before Dale Steyn took the key wicket of Younus, beaten by reverse swing and playing down the wrong line.
Paceman Steyn finished with 5-56 as Pakistan were dismissed for 263.
Pakistan needed Younus to bat all day if they were going to threaten a target six runs higher than the world record 418 scored by West Indies against Australia in 2003.
But after he recorded his first century against South Africa and his first in the second innings of a Test, he was dismissed after almost four hours at the crease by one that kept a shade low.
Steyn took his team to the brink of victory by removing tailenders Abdul Rehman and Umar Gul with the second new ball to notch his third five-wicket Test haul.
Skipper Shoaib Malik was the final wicket to fall when he top-edged Makhaya Ntini.
South Africa 450 and 264 for 7 dec (Kallis 100*, Prince 45, Rehman 4-105) beat Pakistan 291 and 263 (Younis 126, Steyn 5-56) by 160 runs.

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