South Africa won the second match of the series in Rawalpindi to level the series 1-1 against Pakistan. Here are the player ratings for South Africa following their drawn series.
Aiden Makram - 4
4 innings, 97 runs @ 24.25, HS: 42
The stand-in South Africa captain reached 20 thrice in four innings, but never made it past 42. While he led his troops well in the absence of Temba Bavuma, Markram would have wanted more runs off his bat.
Ryan Rickelton - 7
4 innings, 155 runs @ 51.66, 1 fifty, HS: 77
Rickelton impressed with his batting against spin. His lowest score in the series was 14, as he got starts every time he went out to bat. The highlight was his first-innings 71 in Lahore, which set South Africa up to overhaul Pakistan's total before they collapsed.
Also read: Marks out of 10: Pakistan player ratings after their 1-1 drawn series vs South Africa
Tristan Stubbs - 3
4 innings, 86 runs @ 21.50, 1 fifty, HS: 71
Stubbs had a disappointing series, getting out for single-digit scores thrice. The only thing that saved it from being a disaster for him was his patient 71 in the first innings in Rawalpindi, where he batted out 205 balls for four-plus hours, providing the platform for the South Africa lower order to eventually take a match-defining lead.
Tony de Zorzi - 9
4 innings, 175 runs @ 58.33, 1 fifty, 1 hundred, HS: 104
Tone de Zorzi was the find of the series for South Africa. Bavuma's absence provided him a lucky break as he defied his Test average of 27 from 13 matches to score what turned out to be the only hundred of the series, in Lahore. And it wasn't a one-off. He followed it up with a half-century in the first innings at Rawalpindi, to go with a blinder of a catch at silly point to dismiss Babar Azam. It would be hard for South Africa to drop him once Bavuma returns for the India series.
Dewald Brevis - 3
3 innings, 54 runs @ 18, 1 fifty, HS: 54
Brevis had an all-or-nothing series. He made a run-a-ball 54, igniting hopes of an unlikely chase in Lahore, but was out for ducks on either side of that knock. While he played some impressive attacking shots during his half-century, his defensive game against spin left much to be desired.
Kyle Verreynne - 2
3 innings, 31 runs @ 10.33, HS: 19
Verreynne's contributions with the bat were limited to a brief resistance in the second innings in Lahore amidst Shaheen Afridi's spell of reverse-swing. Behind the stumps, he took three catches and affected two stumpings.
Wiaan Mulder - 1
2 innings, 17 runs @ 8.50, HS: 17
1 innings, 0 wickets
Mulder played only the first Test and batted at three, but was dismissed cheaply by Noman Ali on both occasions. With the ball, he was only required for two overs.
Senuran Muthusamy - 10
3 innings, 106 runs @ 53, 1 fifty, HS: 89*
4 innings, 11 wickets @ 18.36, 2 5WI, BBI: 6-117
Muthusamy was an unlikely star for South Africa, acing the series with both bat and ball. In Keshav Maharaj's absence in the first Test, he led the spin attack with a record-breaking 11-wicket haul. When Maharaj returned in Rawalpindi and Muthusamy's bowling was limited to four overs out of 113 in the first innings, he showed enough versatility to make an impactful contribution with the bat, scoring a career-best 89* and shepherding the tail to help the visitors go from 235-8 to 404.
Marco Jansen - 2
1 innings, 12 runs @ 12, HS: 12
2 innings, 0 wickets
Jansen replaced Mulder for the second match and bowled 23 wicketless overs across the two innings. His most memorable contribution to the game perhaps came with the bat when he stepped out to Asif Afridi and bailed out of the shot even before the ball landed, looking to head back inside his crease instead.
Simon Harmer - 8
3 innings, 35 runs @ 35, HS: 19*
4 innings, 13 wickets @ 21.30, 1 5WI, BBI: 6-50
Returning to the Test side after two years, Harmer picked up his maiden Test five-for on the last day of the series and also reached 1,000 first-class wickets in the process. He was almost equally good against left and right-hand batters, dismissing them seven and six times respectively.
Prenelan Subrayen - 2
1 innings, 2 wickets @ 50, BBI: 2-78
Subrayen picked two important wickets in the first innings in Lahore - those of Shan Masood and Salman Agha - but both came after the batter had made 76 and 93. He was the first spinner to be used in the first innings, but was demoted to being the third in the second, before making way for Maharaj for the second Test.
Kagiso Rabada - 7
3 innings, 71 runs @ 23.66, 1 fifty, HS: 71
4 innings, 4 wickets @ 46.75, BBI: 1-33
Rabada's figures don't do justice to how well he bowled, especially in the second Test where he created a lot more chances than what the wickets column reflects. The story of the series as far as Rabada is concerned, though, was that he finally registered his maiden professional half-century after 174 attempts: a 61-ball 71 from No.11 that flipped the second Test from Pakistan's grasp into South Africa's hands.
Keshav Maharaj - 10
1 innings, 30 runs @ 30, HS: 30
2 innings, 9 wickets @ 15.11, 1 5WI, BBI: 7-102
Maharaj didn't play the first Test but appeared in a first-class match back home in preparation for the second Test. He came in and had an instant impact, taking seven wickets and breaking Muthusamy's one-week old record for the best figures by a visiting spinner in the first innings in Pakistan. He also added an important 71-run ninth-wicket stand with Muthusamy and picked up two more wickets in the second innings. All in all, a perfect game for the left-arm spinner.
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