Dane Paterson took five for 61 -– his second five-wicket haul in successive Tests -– and debutant Corbin Bosch took four for 63.

South African fast bowler Corbin Bosch took a wicket with his first ball in test cricket and together with Dane Paterson had reduced Pakistan to 209 runs for nine at tea on the opening day of the first test at Centurion on Thursday.

However, Ghulam threw his wicket almost immediately, as Paterson struck in the first over of his spell, with a wild swipe to deep backward-square leg. It brought an end to the 81-run stand. Salman Agha too raced off the blocks with a boundary but Rizwan fell soon after edging one to slips as Paterson picked up his fourth.

Dane Paterson bagged his second successive five-wicket haul and Corbin Bosch made a dream test debut with a wicket off his first ball as 13 batters fell to pace bowlers on an eventful start to the Boxing Day test match between South Africa and Pakistan on Thursday.

South Africa 82 for 3 (Markram 47*, Shahzad 2-28) trail Pakistan 211 (Gulam 54, Paterson 5-61, Bosch 4-63) by 129 runs South Africa did to Pakistan what they always do to Pakistan at Centurion, blitzing them with the ball in the second hour of the first session before skittling them out for 209.