Varahan: "20 overs before stumps, if SA can get couple of wickets, they are back in the game."

Badar: "I can truly understand SA's fans being critical of their team's performance but bear in mind that this team is playing its very first day of cricket here in totally alien conditions with security and Covid in the background. They're the very first one among the big guns to visit this unchanted territory. Not a bad performance after all. "

3.57pm An allround bowling performance - with four bowlers sharing the wickets. Five for the spinners, three to the pacers and two run outs, and it's those run-outs that Pakistan will be most pleased with and South Africa will be ruing tremendously. So many what-ifs for the South Africans. What if Rassie van der Dussen did not attempt the quick single, what if Temba Bavuma didn't go for the second. Both looked really good but alas. In fact, every South African batsman looked good, except perhaps Aiden Markram, but they simply could not get that one giant partnership of say 80-100 runs. In hindsight, even Quinton de Kock will be disappointed with his shot selection.

Nauman took two on debut, Yasir picked up three when it looked like he was going a bit. Hasan was solid with ball and in the field, Afridi took the first and last and Faheem delivered tight lines in his five-over burst for no reward. But overall, Pakistan will be delighted especially after losing the toss. The surface, though, is tricky, with some variable bounce and plenty of turn on offer. The light roller is currently being used, and it will be a perfect day for the hosts if they end the day with ten wickets in hand. For that, though, Abid and debutant Imran will need to see off Rabada and Nortje, which won't be easy.

Junaid Saleem: "If Hassan Ali bowls another over, I am going to be very angry. " Well we certainly wouldn't want that.

And Shaheen is into the attack

Sami Ullah: "Rabada is dragging Pakistan into that 12-15 overs survival game"

Lawrence: "The SA batsmen have clearly been studying the Sri Lankan batsmen to learn how to play on Asian pitches"

Hameez: "Talking about Yasir not succeeding in SENA I feel has been quite successful in England with over 20 wickets .What's your say?" Yes, it's more of a Southern Hemisphere problem

Reinier: "This is abysmal from SA! I mean really...entirely unacceptable! Everyone in the top 7 got starts, one got past 50 and yet nobody went big. " Getting a lot of anger from South African fans here, and the theme is recurrent