Ryan Rickelton scored 259 as South Africa took control on day two of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands.

Batting first in the evening session, South Africa scored 615, their second-highest Test score against Pakistan and the highest against a team since the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka in 2020.

Rickelton, who started the day with a score of 176 and a score of 316-4 for the hosts, scored a further 83 runs before being caught off the bowling of Mir Hamza before tea.

It was the 28-year-old’s first time playing Test cricket and his 259 haul saw him join Graeme Smith in seventh place for the highest Test score by a South African against England in 2003.

Captain Temba Bavuma (106) and wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne (100) recorded their fourth Test centuries, while bowlers Marco Jansen (62) and Keshav Maharaj (40) quickly scored further down the order.

Bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Salman Ali Agha took three wickets each while Hamza and Khuram Shahzad claimed a pair each.

Responding to 615 after tea, Pakistan were quickly reduced to 20-3 by the bowling of Kagiso Rabada and Jansen.

Rabada defeated Pakistan captain Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel by two points and nil each, while Kamran Ghulam managed just twelve points before being bowled by Jansen.

Pakistan ended the second day on 64-3 with former captain Babar Azam remaining unbeaten on 31.

South Africa currently leads 1-0 in the two-match Test series.