Gary Kirsten hit a sparkling 118 on Monday as South Africa set Pakistan a tough target of 302 to win the second and last Test, with just one day’s play remaining. Kirsten, batting patiently, blunted the Pakistan attack to score his 19th Test hundred and his second against Pakistan — both at the same ground.

Left-arm spinner Paul Adams took a career-best 7-128 as South Africa restricted Pakistan’s first-innings total on the third day of the first Test at Gaddafi stadium on Sunday. Adams snapped five wickets to bring Pakistan’s innings to a close on 401 after the home side had been 346-5 at lunch.