Pakistan head coach Azhar Mahmood criticised his batters' shot selection for throwing away a position of near-total dominance in the first Test . On the stroke of tea on day three, Pakistan found themselves in a near-impregnable scenario, leading by 259 runs on a rapidly deteriorating surface with six wickets still in hand. Within 45 minutes, those six wickets fell for just 17 runs, and South Africa had an unlikely - but not impossible - 277 to chase.

"We put ourselves in this situation [where South Africa have a chance in the game]," Mahmood said at the press conference. "We were 150 for 4, and then lost 6 for 17. No one is to blame but our shot selection and decision-making.

"It's simple. If you lose 6 for 17, that's not ideal. The pitch allowed the ball to break but the pitch d

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