Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Oct 23, 2025 (AFP) - South Africa close on win after six-wicket Harmer rocks Pakistan

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2025-10-23

Off-spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets to help dismiss Pakistan for 138, giving South Africa a 68-run target to win the second Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday and draw the series. The 36-year-old finished with 6-50 for a maiden five-wicket haul -- also completing 1,000 first-class wickets -- on a deteriorating Rawalpindi stadium pitch. Pakistan's batters folded, adding just 44 runs after resuming the fourth day on 94-4. Harmer jolted Pakistan's......

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