South Africa earn seventh successive Test win - Proteas defeat Pakistan by 10 wickets at Newlands

CAPE TOWN, South Africa:

South Africa earned a seventh successive win after beating Pakistan by 10 wickets on day four of the second Test cricket match at Newlands on Monday and swept the series 2-0.

Pakistan, who were forced to follow on after scoring 194 in the first innings, fought hard to avert an innings defeat with only 10 batters after opener Saim Ayub was injured on the first day. Starting the day on 213-1, they were bowled out for 478 in the last session, leaving South Africa only 58 runs to win.

David Bedingham and Aiden Markram knocked off the runs in just 7.1 overs to wrap up the series after their narrow two-wicket win at Centurion, also inside four days.

"It's satisfying, good old Test cricket that we're used to," South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said. "There was something for the new-ball bowlers and then it (pitch) flattened out ... late on day four there was some spin and it's what we were accustomed to growing up."

Since beating the West Indies by 40 runs at Providence last August, South Africa have achieved 2-0 series wins against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and qualified for their first World Test Championship final in June at Lord's.

Ryan Rickelton's 259 in South Africa's decisive first-innings total of 615 earned him the player of the match, but he didn't take the field on Monday because of a groin injury.

Pakistan's long resistance on the flat, dry pitch was largely based on a determined century from captain Shan Masood, who batted for just over six hours before falling for 145 to 18-year-old debutant Kwena Maphaka after lunch. - AP