RAWALPINDI, Pakistan :South Africa fought a rearguard action to turn the second test against Pakistan on its head and take the upper hand after an enthralling third day’s play on Wednesday.

Spinner Simon Harmer took three wickets to leave Pakistan 94-4 at stumps in their second innings, with a slender 23-run lead, but it was the comeback from the South African tail that saw the tourists go on top with two days left.

Seerun Muthusamy scored an unbeaten 89 and Kagiso Rabada a maiden test 50 as South Africa’s lower order hauled them out of trouble and secured a 71-run lead after they scored 404.

South Africa started the day on 185-4, trailing by 148 runs, and were in trouble when they lost three wickets in the first hour to be 210-7, well behind Pakistan’s first innings total of 333.

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