Pakistan may add a third spinner for second Test as pitch favors spin, following dominant first-innings performance.

Pakistan is considering adding a third spinner—possibly Abrar Ahmed or 38-year-old Asif Afridi—for the second Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi, where pitch conditions are expected to favor spin. The move follows a 93-run first Test win at Gaddafi Stadium, where spinners took 34 of 40 wickets. Coach Azhar Mahmood stressed building a strong first-innings total on the drying pitch. South Africa returns Keshav Maharaj, who missed the opener due to injury, and stand-in captain Aiden Markram emphasized the team’s preparation for a high-spinning contest.