KIMBERLEY (South Africa), Jan 8: Pakistan fast bowler Shahid Nazir boosted his chances of playing in the first Test by completing a five-wicket haul in a drawn tour match against a Rest of South Africa XI in Kimberley on Monday.

Shahid took five for 61 in the home side's first innings of 383, which they scored in reply to Pakistan's total of 485 for nine declared.

Pakistan were 96 for two in their second innings when the three-day match was abandoned as a draw with three overs remaining.

Shahid’s chances of playing in the first Test against South Africa, which starts in Centurion on Thursday, would seem to be further increased after Umar Gul sustained an ankle injury that let him bowl just three overs.

Morne van Wyk and Arno Jacobs took their fifth-wicket stand to 188 before they were dismissed seven overs apart before lunch. Van Wyk batted for more than four hours for his 102, while Jacobs hit 23 fours and a six in his 143.

Left-arm fast bowler Yusuf Abdullah struck twice in Pakistan's second innings when he had Imran Farhat caught behind by Van Wyk for 34 before trapping Yasir Hameed in front for a second-ball duck.

Mohammad Hafeez, who scored 108 in the first innings, was 48 not out when play was called off.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN (1st Innings) 485-9 declared (Mohammad Hafeez 108, Imran Farhat 106, Yasir Hameed 79, Younis Khan 76; J.A. Morkel 5-113).

REST OF SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings, overnight 220-4):

H.H. Dippenaar b Shahid 5

G.H. Bodi c Younis b Hafeez 25

J-P Duminy c Younis b Shahid 29

V.B. van Jaarsveld lbw b Hafeez 17

M.N. van Wyk c Faisal b Sami 102

A. Jacobs c Younis b Shahid 143

J.A. Morkel lbw b Asif 9

J. Botha c Kamran b Shahid 13

T. Tshabalala c Hafeez b Shahid 21

G.J.P. Kruger c Yasir b Kaneria 1

Y.A. Abdullah not out 0

EXTRAS (LB-4, LB-7, NB-7) 18

TOTAL (all out, 113.1 overs) 383

FALL OF WKTS: 1-20, 2-53, 3-63, 4-84, 5-272, 6-296, 7-353, 8-362, 9-383.

DID NOT BAT: C. Pietersen, P.R. Adams.

BOWLING: Mohammad Asif 25-6-68-1 (3nb); Umar Gul 3-2-3-0; Shahid Nazir 21-4-61-5 (2nb); Mohammad Hafeez 15-3-61-2; Danish Kaneria 28.1-6-95-1; Imran Farhat 4-0-15-0; Mohammad Sami 12-1-46-1 (2nb); Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 5-0-23-0.

PAKISTAN (2nd Innings):

Mohammad Hafeez not out 48

Imran Farhat c van Wyk b Abdullah 34

Yasir Hameed lbw b Abdullah 0

Faisal Iqbal not out 11

EXTRAS (LB-2, NB-1) 3

TOTAL (for two wkts, 20 overs) 96

FALL OF WKTS: 1-63, 2-65.

BOWLING: Kruger 5-0-23-0 (1nb); Morkel 5-0-24-0; Botha 5-0-26-0; Abdullah 5-1-21-2.

RESULT: Match drawn.

UMPIRES: B.G. Jerling and R.E. Koertzen.

NOTE: 13 players per side (11 bat, 11 field).—Agencies