At the end of the day's play, Pakistan was at 313/5, with Mohammed Rizwan (62*) and Salman Agha *(52*) unbeaten, having stitched a 114 run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test of the two-match series against the defending champions of the World Test Championship (WTC), South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday.
Namibia revelled in its history as it inaugurated the new Namibia Cricket ground by hosting its neighbours, South Africa, for the first time and thrashed them with a four-wicket win during a nail-biting thriller on Saturday.
South Africa Women's left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba has been reprimanded for an inappropriate gesture directed at Indian batter Harleen Deol during their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 match in Visakhapatnam.
India will play unbeaten reigning champions Australia on Sunday. Following the Aussies, India's next two matches are against fellow heavyweights England and New Zealand.
South African cricketer Nadine de Klerk lauded the team's calculated approach as key to their victory over India Women, highlighting a pivotal partnership with Chloe Tryon. She further stated that their focus was on pacing the innings, targeting pacers, and building a steady partnership -
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur praised South Africa's Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk for their impressive batting in their fixture in the ongoing Women's World Cup, saying they deserved the win. She acknowledged India's collapse in batting but appreciated their total of 250.
India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana eclipsed former Australia skipper Belinda Clark and shattered the record for most runs in a calendar year in Women's ODIs.
Relentless rain in Visakhapatnam forced the toss to be delayed by an hour. Despite the unprecedented setback, not a single over has been lost to weather. The ground staff put in the hard yards by using a super sopper to ensure the surface doesn't hinder the players.
An undefeated India, after wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan, will take on a motivated South Africa, who seem to have gotten over a horror ten-wicket loss to England while defending just 70 in the campaign opener following a win over New Zealand which saw Tazmin Brits smash a record-breaking