PIETERMARITZBURG, Dec 22: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Zahid strengthened his Test claims by grabbing five for 43 against South Africa ‘A’ on the second day of the three-day here on Sunday.

Earlier, Jacques Rudolph was out for 92 as South Africa ‘A’ took a lead of 32 on the first innings.

The visitors were 91 for two wickets in their second innings at the close.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN (1st Innings) 174 (R.J. Peterson 6-72).

SOUTH AFRICA ‘A’ (overnight 76-2):

J.A. Rudolph c Kamran b Razzaq 92

A. Petersen c Kamran b Zahid 2

M van Jaarsveld c Inzaman b Saqlain 2

D.J. Cullinan b Razzaq 40

J.L. Ontong lbw b Saqlain 0

A.G. Prince c Younis b Saqlain 8

R.J. Peterson b Zahid 18

T.L. Tsolekile lbw b Zahid 1

C.K. Langeveldt lbw b Zahid 9

D.J. Terbrugge b Zahid 2

M. Zondeki not out 0

EXTRAS (B-8, LB-8, W-4, NB-12) 32

TOTAL (all out, 65 overs) 206

FALL OF WKTS: 1-20, 2-45, 3-150, 4-157, 5-159, 6-187, 7-187, 8-187, 9-204.

BOWLING: Waqar Younis 10-0-33-0; Mohammad Zahid 15-2-43-5 (5nb, 4w); Abdul Razzaq 13-3-30-2 (4nb); Saqlain Mushtaq 26-9-78-3 (3nb); Taufiq Umar 1-0-6-0.

PAKISTAN (2nd Innings):

Taufiq Umar not out 54

Salim Elahi lbw b Terbrugge 1

Younis Khan c Cullinan b Langeveldt 34

Yousuf Youhana not out 0

EXTRAS (W-1, NB-1) 2

TOTAL (for two wkts, 28 overs) 91

FALL OF WKTS: 1-9, 2-87.

BOWLING (to-date): Terbrugge 7-1-16-1; Zondeki 8-2-27-0 (1nb, 1w); Peterson 5-0-28-0; Langeveldt 4-1-8-1; Ontong 4-0-12-0.—Reuters/AFP