The No. 11 batter Kagiso Rabada and Senuran Muthusamy hit career-best half-centuries as South Africa scripted one of its most memorable comebacks to dominate Pakistan on Day 3 of the second and final Test. South Africa was all out Wednesday for 404 in its first innings " having resumed on 185-4 and being reduced to 235-8 and 306-9 " to take a 71-run lead. Pakistan`s left-arm spinner Asif Afridi claimed six wickets and became the oldest bowler in test cricket to grab a five-wicket haul in his debut test at the age of 38. Pakistan collapsed to 94-4 in its second innings at stumps. Off-spinner Simon Harmer took 3-26 and Rabada had Abdullah Shafique caught in the slips cordon in his incisive opening spell with the new ball.

Babar Azam, who hasn`t scored an international century in more than two years, is 49 not out and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan undefeated on 16 as the pair led Pakistan`s resistance. South Africa earlier fought back in a match where Pakistan had won the important toss on a spinning wicket. Afridi (6-79) had put Pakistan in sight of a meaningful first-innings lead before the home team ran into Muthusamy and Rabada`s electrifying 98-run last wicket stand. Muthusamy made an unbeaten 89 off 155 balls and Rabada smashed four sixes and four boundaries in his belligerent 71 off 61 as the Proteas bid to level the two-match series. Afridi`s five-wicket haul saw World Test Championship winner South Africa slipping to 221-7 in 80 overs before Pakistan`s ploy to finish off the innings with the second new ball misfired badly.