CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith rewrote the record books with a 368-run first wicket partnership against Pakistan on Thursday.
The stand, a record for any South African wicket, set the home side on their way to 445 for three at stumps on the first day of the second Test at Newlands. Gibbs hit a career-best 228 while Smith, who has been left out of the World Cup squad, made 151 as South Africa amassed their most runs ever in a single day's Test cricket.
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