Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen turned batting heroes on Sunday as South Africa edged Pakistan by two wickets to win a thrilling first test at Centurion and book themselves a place in next year's World Test Championship final.

He might have been bowling since 2007, the last time Pakistan won a Test match in South Africa, because Pakistan have effectively been playing the same Test match here since. There are reasons South Africa cannot win this Test,

In one of the most thrilling finishes even by the standards of Test cricket today, South Africa went a long way to throw off their reputation as chokers by defeating Pakistan by two wickets in Centurion,