CRICKET South Africa congratulated the Proteas Castle Lager squad on their series victory over Pakistan after winning the second Sunfoil Test match at Sahara Park Newlands by four wickets.<\/p>\n
The Proteas hold an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series with the final match to be played at SuperSport Park next week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is South Africa\u2019s sixth Test series victory in a row,\u201d said CSA Acting CEO Jacques Faul. \u201cThey have also won their last five Test matches in a row and have an unbeaten record of 14 successive Test matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis latest victory underlined once again the strength of character and mind of our team.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan had them under severe pressure at the end of the second day when they played some of the best cricket we have seen at Sahara Park Newlands by a visiting team for some time. In fact, both teams deserve congratulations for the wonderful entertainment they have provided over the past four days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis game has had its ebbs and flows in the best tradition of Test match cricket and there have been some fine individual performances on both sides.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a very fitting manner for our captain, Graeme Smith, to celebrate his 100th game as our captain and I thought his captaincy today contributed a great deal to bowling Pakistan out for a low second innings total and giving our players a lower final innings target than might otherwise have been the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would also like to congratulate Robbie Peterson on being named Sunfoil Man of the Match. He does not always get the credit he deserves for his efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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