CAPE TOWN: South Africa made light work of a modest target of 58 to claim victory against Pakistan by 10 wickets at a sun-bathed Newlands on Monday, wrapping up the series 2-0 inside four days of the second and final Test. Pakistan had held up the home side’s victory charge with a second innings score of 478 having been asked to follow on, their effort led by captain Shan Mas­ood’s fine 145 on a docile wicket. But seamer Kagiso Rabada (3-115) and spinner Keshav Maharaj (3-137) kept chipping away at the Pakistan wickets, aided by some poor shot selection. David Bedingham was promoted to open in the South African second innings after double-centurion from their first, Ryan Rickelton, sustained a hamstring strain. Bedingham raced to 44 from 30 balls to see his side to victory in 7.1 overs. “The result is very satisfying, it was good old Test cricket. There was something in it for the bowlers with the new ball and then the wicket really flattened out,” South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said. “It was a good experience that will hold us in good stead as a team. Certain parts of the game we let go, but all those learnings will make us better.” South Africa have won their last seven Tests in a row, their second best run of victories behind a nine-game winning streak between 2002-2003. It is perfect preparation for their appearance in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lords from June 11-15. Pakistan resumed the fourth day on 213 for one, though they were effectively two down after in-form batter Saim Ayub fractured his ankle while fielding on the first day. Despite the wicket offering little to the bowlers in terms of seam or turn, South Africa picked up two wickets in the morning session, as Khurram Shahzad was caught by Maharaj at point off seamer Marco Jansen for 18. Rabada bowled Kamran Ghulam for 28, a delivery that nipped back off the wicket and crashed into the off-stump. The home side took the new ball shortly after lunch and that brought two more wickets, including the key scalp of Shan, who was trapped leg before wicket by 18-year-old fast bowler Kwena Maphaka, South Africa’s youngest ever Test player. Saud Shakeel scored 23 before he was caught at second slip by Aiden Markram off Rabada. Mohammad Rizwan (41) and Salman Ali Agha (48) continued to show resistance but both fell to Maharaj, who also claimed the wicket of Aamer Jamal following a breezy 34. Pakistan’s total of 478 is the highest ever follow-on score by a visiting team in South Africa, a vastly improved display after they had been bowled out for 194 in their first innings. “We didn’t start off well with ball and bat, conceding too many runs (in South Africa’s first innings of 615) and folded quite early in our first innings on a really nice surface,” Shan said. “The fightback after that was the thing you look for as a team and individuals really stepped up. (But) we need to learn how to win the crucial moments. Shan said he saw enough from his side to believe there are better days ahead as they held their own for long periods in challenging conditions despite ending up being defeated in the series. South Africa won the first test in Pretoria by two wickets despite being reduced to 99-8 chasing 148 on a difficult surface, before a more comprehensive win in Cape Town. But even in their latest defeat, Pakistan showed fight as they scored big following on in their second innings, led by Shan’s ton. “There were lots of good things (in the series),” Shan said. “Knowing we did really well in (Pretoria) but didn’t close it out. Even here, we didn’t start off well with ball and bat. “We conceded too many runs initially, then we folded with the bat (in their first innings) on a really nice surface. But then the fightback, we made our highest score against South Africa in Test cricket. Individually, people stepped up.” Shan will rue the fact his side allowed South Africa to score a massive 615 in their first innings, which meant the tourists were always chasing the game. Not that it is anything new, Pakistan have played well in patches recently but also underperformed under pressure. Shan hoped they can be more consistent in their upcoming two-Test home series against West Indies that starts on Jan. 17. “We need to learn how to win the crucial moments,” he said. “We bounced back well against England (to win the series 2-1 in October last year). With our backs against the wall, we did well. “But we need to learn how to land the first punch. We have a lot of young cricketers who will learn, and luckily we go straight into another series with West Indies. A lot of individuals in this team have stepped up when required.” PAKISTAN (2nd Innings, overnight 213-1): Shan Masood lbw Maphaka 145 Babar Azam c Bedingham b Jansen 81 Khurram Shahzad c Maharaj b Jansen 18 Kamran Ghulam b Rabada 28 Saud Shakeel c Markram b Rabada 23 Mohammad Rizwan c Bavuma b Maharaj 41 Salman Ali Agha c Markram b Maharaj 48 Aamir Jamal c Bedingham b Maharaj 34 Mir Hamza c Maphaka b Rabada 16 Mohammad Abbas not out 0 EXTRAS (B-7, LB-19, NB-18) 44 TOTAL (all out, 122.1 overs) 478 FALL OF WICKETS: 1-205 (Babar), 2-235 (Khurram), 3-278 (Kamran), 4-329 (Saud), 5-329 (Shan), 6-417 (Rizwan), 7-441 (Salman), 8-478 (Aamir), 9-478 (Hamza) DID NOT BAT: Saim Ayub BOWLING: Rabada 25.1-2-115-3 (13nb), Jansen 24-0-101-2 (2nb), Mulder 12-1-38-0 (3nb), Maphaka 13-0-47-1, Maharaj 45-5-137-3, Markram 3-0-14-0 D. Bedingham not out 44 A. Markram not out 14 EXTRAS 0 TOTAL (for no wicket, 7.1 overs) 58 DID NOT BAT: R. Rickelton, T. Bavuma, T. Stubbs, W. Mulder, K. Verreynne, M. Jansen, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, K. Maphaka BOWLING: Abbas 2-0-19-0, Salman 3-0-25-0, Kamran 2-0-13-0, Saud 0.1-0-1-0 RESULT: South Africa won by 10 wickets. PLAYER-OF-THE-MATCH: Ryan Rickelton SERIES: South Africa won the two-match series 2-0. PLAYER-OF-THE-SERIES: Marco Jansen