Pakistan spinners Yasir Shah and Nauman Ali took five wickets between them to restrict South Africa to 220 all out, but the home side faltered in reply to close on 33 for four on day one of a fast-moving first Test in Karachi on Tuesday.
New Zealand bundled out Pakistan on 297 in 83.5 overs.
Pakistan were 30-1 at stumps on Day 2, still 401 runs behind New Zealand's 431 in the first innings.
The immensely talented Abid bats in a manner similar to one of cricket's all-time greats.
Pakistan had been reduced to 76 for five in their second innings as South Africa's spinners made inroads through the top order having been bowled out for 201 in another shambolic display with the bat.
Sri Lanka took an 80-run lead despite Shaheen Shah's five-star effort on Day 2 of the 2nd Test in Karachi.
The win also pushed the Black Caps firmly into contention for one of two berths in June's inaugural World Test Championship final at Lord's.
The selectors have also put Bilal Asif, Imran Butt, Musa Khan and Mohammad Nawaz on standby to cover for any player who fails pre-tour COVID-19 Testing scheduled later this month.
Six of the 10 Pakistan cricketers bound for England who tested positive for COVID-19 have now registered negative results on re-testing, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday. Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, however, must return a second negative result before they can join the main squad of 20 players who will leave for England on Sunday.
Batsman Fawad Alam, who was also named in the 20-member squad along with two specialist spinners could make a comeback to Pakistan's Test team after 11 years.
A jumbo Pakistan squad, led by Babar Azam, arrived in New Zealand on Tuesday and is serving a mandatory 14-day quarantine period as per COVID-19 protocol.
Following in the footsteps of openers Abid Ali and Shan Masood, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam smashed centuries before Pakistan declared their second innings on 555-3.
Azhar was named Test captain this month in place of Sarfaraz Ahmed whose spot as wicketkeeper has been taken by Mohammad Rizwan.
Chasing 476 for victory, Sri Lanka were all out for 212.
Sri Lanka ended the day at the score of 64/3, still trailing the hosts by 127 runs.
Misbah praised wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan's gutsy and fighting 72 that came off 222 balls and included seven fours.
'He is a really exciting talent and probably the guy I am looking forward to seeing the most this summer. I have seen the Aussies a lot and I have seen a lot of the Kiwis, but I am really excited to see him'
Statistical highlights on the third day of the first Test between India and West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Champion shooter Gagan Narang's Gun For Glory academy in Secunderabad is on its way to recovery, less than a month after a relentless downpour flooded the facility and damaged equipment.
Mohammed Shami set two records on day 4 of the Perth Test, says Rajneesh Gupta.
India have never won the first Test of a series in Australia and will be looking to come hard at Australia on Day 5. Rajneesh Gupta has all the numbers from the fourth day of the Adelaide Test.
India's pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been sidelined with injury fell to sixth in the latest ICC Test rankings, Starc up to career-best fifth spot.
Pakistan's teenage fast bowler Naseem Shah led the hosts' recovery against Sri Lanka on a riveting opening day as Test cricket returned to the country on Wednesday for the first time since a militant attack in 2009.
Suspected Pakistani ISI agent Asad Ali, arrested from Haridwar, allegedly had a string of relationships with local women apparently to win people's confidence to extract information regarding cantonment areas.
Who knows what would have happened if the dice of fate had not gone Viv's way during the Delhi Test?
Pacer Chris Woakes claimed five wickets while batsmen Joe Root and Eoin Morgan hit half-centuries as England defeated Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth and final One-Day International at Headingley on Sunday.
Abid Ali Neemuchwala, its vice-president and global head of BPO Services, said these deals, along with its end-to-end BPO services offering, will help it attain a compounded annual growth rate of 45-50 per cent, to touch its target of $3 billion in the next five years. The BPO unit had a revenue of $415 million (around Rs 2,033 crore) last year.
It was only the fourth time in history that a side has lost an ODI chase with two centurions.
'They have got so much talent. And in the last 10 years when they have not been playing home Test matches (for security reasons), they have done a remarkable job to be as competitive as they have and continue to bring on the level of talented players they have.'
Australia opener Matt Renshaw is a doubt for the series-opening Test against Pakistan after suffering a head injury in a tour match in Dubai.
When Match Referee and former India wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer hands down his judgment on Monday on the Harbhajan Singh/S Sreesanth IPL fracas which unfolded in Mohali on Friday, he can go back 33 years to draw on personal experience.
Wipro hires former TCS veteran as Group Prez & COO.
India's captain is happy that for the first time as captain he has an injury-free team at his disposal.
Pakistan batsman Khushdil Shah ruled out for up to 3 weeks after suffering thumb injury
A brilliant 109 by skipper Ajay Jadeja and a supporting knock of 59 by Mithun Manhas helped Delhi to 78-run win over Jammu and Kashmir in a North Zone Ranji Trophy One-day match in Dharamsala on Sunday.
A century opening stand between Abid Ali and Fakhar Zaman guided Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final One-Day International in Karachi on Wednesday. The victory enabled the hosts clinch the series 2-0.
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India, at the SCG, on Sunday.
Debutant Mohammed Shami produced a devastating spell of reverse swing to finish with a match haul of nine wickets as India beat the West Indies by an innings and 51 runs in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.
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