South Africa will have an opportunity to finally win a major cricket title at the World Test Championship, which has provided a tonic for the sport's five-day game.

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.

South Africa collapsed to 116-8 against Pakistan as fast bowler Mohammad Abbas ran riot on Day 4 of the first test as the tourists closed in on their first test win in South Africa in 18 years.

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 at Centurion,

An unpredictable, brilliant year in the sport ended with Temba Bavuma’s side making the World Test Championship final with a nail-biting win over Pakistan

Rain delayed the start of the third day’s play in the first cricket test between South Africa and Pakistan with no play possible before lunch.

South Africa were 32 runs shy of winning the first test while Pakistan needed only two wickets for success as the contest headed to a thrilling finish on the fourth day at Centurion on Sunday.

Quite an emotional moment for me, good advert for test cricket,” said South Africa captain Temba Bavuma, who made 40. “We haven’t been ruthless but have found a way to en