Rawalpindi, Oct. 22 -- An explosive half-century by pacer Kagiso Rabada at number 11 handed South Africa a massive advantage as they got a 71-run first innings lead and ended the day three of the second Test against Pakistan with four opposition wickets under their belt at Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

At the end of the day's play, Pakistan was 94/4, with Babar Azam (49*) heading towards a half-century and Mohammed Rizwan (16*) unbeaten at the other end.

SA had started the day three at 185/4, with Tristan Stubbs (68*) and Kyle Verreyne (10*) unbeaten. In the first innings, opting to bat first, Pakistan had put 333 runs on the board thanks to half-centuries from skipper Shan Masood (87), Saud Shakeel (66) and Abdullah Shafique (57).

The day ...