RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan won the toss Monday and elected to bat in the second cricket test against a South Africa lineup bolstered by the return of left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj.

Pakistan leads the two-match series after a 93-run win on a spin-friendly wicket in the first test at Lahore last week.

Maharaj was available only for the second test because he was recovering from groin injury. He replaced off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen in one of the two changes the World Test Championship winners made to their XI.

Seaming all-rounder Marco Jansen returned in place of Wiaan Mulder, who bowled only two overs in the first test and struggled against spinners in both innings while batting at No. 3.

South Africa captain Aiden Markram said his team has learnt “couple of lessons” fr

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