How Muthusamy saved the Pakistan Test series

COMING in with South Africa 1-0 down and five wickets lost and still 148 runs in arrears in the first innings of the second Test against Pakistan earlier this week, it seemed like Senuran Muthusamy would be part of a losing cause.

- MICHAEL SHERMAN

SENURAN Muthusamy's (pictured) match-winning performances, including a crucial 98-run partnership with Kagiso Rabada, led South Africa to a remarkable victory over Pakistan in the second Test, earning him the Player of the Series award.

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The second Test in Rawalpindi had been following a similar script to the first in Lahore.

Like the first match, Pakistan had made a decent first innings score of 333 and South Africa were battling in their reply.

When the allrounder Muthusamy strode to the middle, it seemed any lead of around 100 for Pakistan in the first innings would have been a decent effort from that position.

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