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1st Test: Elgar Steadies South Africa After Early Wickets Against Pakistan

By AFP News January 26, 2021 • 13:13 PM View: 2300

South Africa reached 94-2 at lunch on the first day of the opening Test in Karachi as they began their first Test in Pakistan in 14 years on Tuesday.

Opener Dean Elgar was on a solid 46 with Faf du Plessis on 14 after South Africa won a crucial toss on a flat, grass-less National Stadium pitch.

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