'He's perfectly fine' – Olivier brushes off Steyn injury concern

Steyn, who went past Shaun Pollock as the South Africa's leading wicket-taker in the first Test, bowled five overs in the morning session before walking off with apparent discomfort on the same shoulder that he had had surgery on.

The injury had bothered Steyn since 2016, and it sparked worries that it had aggravated again. Steyn did return to bowl a couple of overs, but the concerns remained. But Olivier, who again ravaged Pakistan with 5/51 to take his series tally to 21 wickets, provided much-needed relief.

"I don't think we've thought about it, too far ahead," said Olivier after play on Saturday, 12 January. "He went off to get a bit of treatment, and he's perfectly fine."

Olivier himself has been in outstanding form. In a series where both Steyn and Rabada have bowled well, the 26-year-old has outshone his more senior compatriots on the wicket-takers' charts quite comfortably – Rabada with 14 wickets is still seven behind Olivier's tally.

"I'd take it any day," said Olivier. "I just try to enjoy every moment, commit every ball and just have fun. To be leading wicket-taker, I'm very happy about that. It's awesome to bowl at the Wanderers. Any fast bowler would be happy to bowl here."

Olivier's efforts helped bowl Pakistan out for 185, securing his side a big first-innings lead of 77, which they added to by scoring 135/5 at stumps.

With a 212-run lead already, South Africa seem to have strengthened their hold on the game as they look to whitewash Pakistan. The only thing that marred the day for the hosts was the fielding in the first hour, when five catches were put down among other lapses.

"It is frustrating from a team point of view, but it happens, it's cricket," said Olivier. "We just needed to re-group and move on as quickly as possible, not dwell or think too much about it. The drinks break came, a bit of a break for us, and (we) just tried to do the same as we've done before."